In the final game of a three-game set at Target Field, the Kansas City Royals (58-59) take on the Minnesota Twins (55-61), Sunday at 1:05 p.m. ET.
The Twins (-113 moneyline odds to win) play the Royals (-107) in an expected close contest. The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Jose Urena, and Ryan Bergert (1-1) getting the nod for the Kansas City Royals.
Yesterday, the Royals claimed a 2-0 victory over the Twins, with Noah Cameron (5.2 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 4 K) earning the win for the Royals. Maikel Garcia finished 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI to lead the offense. Bailey Ober (6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss for the Twins.
Before this Twins vs. Royals matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Twins (-113, bet $113 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (-107, bet $107 to win $100)Over/under: 9.5Twins vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, August 10, 2025Game time: 1:05 p.m. ETLocation: Minneapolis, MinnesotaStadium: Target FieldTV channel: RokuLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThe Twins have entered the game as favorites 70 times this season and won 36, or 51.4%, of those games.Minnesota has a record of 34-31, a 52.3% win rate, when favored by -113 or more by bookmakers this season.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 53.1% chance to win.So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 50 of 115 games with a total.The Twins are 61-54-0 against the spread this season.Jose Urena (Twins probable starter)Urena gets the start for the Twins, his fourth of the season. He is 0-0 with a 5.24 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out was on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the right-hander tossed four innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.In 10 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 5.24 ERA and 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .301 to opposing hitters.He will take the hill against a Royals squad that is batting .244 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .385 (23rd in MLB) with 102 total home runs (28th in MLB).Twins batting statsThe Twins have hit 136 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.Fueled by 331 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks 15th in MLB with a .401 slugging percentage this season.The Twins have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.Minnesota has scored the 22nd-most runs in the majors this season with 489 (4.2 per game).The Twins have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).Minnesota ranks 13th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been underdogs in 72 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (45.8%) in those contests.This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 30 times in 68 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.The Royals have an implied victory probability of 51.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 50 of its 117 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Royals are 61-56-0 against the spread in their 117 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Ryan Bergert (Royals probable starter)Bergert (1-1 with a 2.83 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 41 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his ninth of the season.In his last outing on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.The 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.83, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .177 batting average against him.Bergert has yet to register a quality start so far this season.Bergert will look to record his fifth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 3.4 innings per appearance.In six of his 12 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Twins offense has a collective .242 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 941 total hits and 22nd in MLB play with 489 runs scored. They have the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.401) and are 13th in all of MLB with 136 home runs.Royals batting statsThe Royals are third-worst in MLB play with 102 home runs.So far this year, Kansas City’s .385 slugging percentage is 23rd in the majors.The Royals have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).Kansas City is the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.7 runs per game (431 total).The Royals are 27th in baseball with a .301 on-base percentage.