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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

57-59  |  Road

2
FINAL
Sat, Aug 9 • 7:10 PM ET
Target Field
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MINNESOTA

TWINSMIN

55-60  |  Home

0
Probable Pitchers
Lucas Erceg
STARTING PITCHER

Lucas Erceg

#60 | Relief Pitcher
@
Bailey Ober
STARTING PITCHER

Bailey Ober

#17 | Starting Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Lucas Erceg None-None 2.44 -- 1.0 1
Bailey Ober None-None 5.16 -- 6.0 4
None-None W-L None-None
2.44 Ldr ERA 5.16
-- WHIP --
1.0 IP (Innings Pitched) Ldr 6.0
1 K (Strikeouts) Ldr 4
AI Model Win Probability
ROYALS
51%
📊
TWINS
49%
ROYALS --
TWINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
8.9
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 27%
Under 0 73%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.5
MINNESOTA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.5 points (Minnesota)
RoyalsKC (-3.5) 0 TwinsMIN (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Royals Cover

44.8%

Twins Cover

55.2%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around MIN -0.5 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (MIN)

KC By 1-2 runs

17.4%

KC By 3-4 runs

12.0%

MIN By 1-2 runs

19.2%

MIN By 3-4 runs

15.0%

AI Model Projected Score
4.21
KANSAS CITY
4.73
MINNESOTA
Simulated Score
3
KANSAS CITY
5
MINNESOTA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Twins Loss
49% Win Prob
D
Sim Twins Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Twins (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -0.5
C
Sim Twins (+0) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 8.9
D
Sim u0.0
Proj Total: 8.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Aug 6, 2026 MIN @ KC 4 - 3
Aug 5, 2026 MIN @ KC 1 - 2
Aug 4, 2026 MIN @ KC 2 - 8
Jul 30, 2026 KC @ MIN 3 - 4
Jul 29, 2026 KC @ MIN 4 - 0
Season Statistics Comparison
Kansas City KC
vs
Minnesota MIN
162
Games Played
162
4.26
Runs / Game
▲ 4.56
.247 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.245
.316
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .317
.402
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .403
.718
OPS
▲ .720
170
Home Runs
▲ 187
Key Model Drivers
Strikeouts (L5) +77.2% more
Minnesota: 8.2 vs Kansas City: 4.6
Home Runs (L5) +56.9% more
Minnesota: 2.0 vs Kansas City: 1.3
Errors (L5) +29.0% more
Minnesota: 0.4 vs Kansas City: 0.1
Total Bases (L5) +24.8% more
Minnesota: 19.0 vs Kansas City: 15.2
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
KC Score 4.2 2
MIN Score 4.7 0
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.4 / 0.1 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 10.6 / 9.0 8.0 / 7.0
Home Runs 2.0 / 1.3 0.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 8.2 / 4.6 4.0 / 9.0
Total Bases 19.0 / 15.2 8.0 / 8.0
Walks 1.7 / 2.8 3.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
66%TICKETS34%
87%MONEY13%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
29%TICKETS71%
80%MONEY20%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
61%TICKETS39%
81%MONEY19%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
MIN Advantage
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.4 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
MIN Advantage
(51.8%)
Margin: -0.4 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
MIN
88-64-10
O: 57.9% / U: 42.1% Total +/-: +1.0
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
MIN
KC
MIN
KC
ML
52% 84-78
55% 89-72
50% 80-81
56% 90-70
ATS
59% 95-67
57% 91-70
59% 95-66
58% 93-67
TTL
51% 78-75-9
58% 90-64-7
53% 80-72-9
54% 83-70-7
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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