and the Minnesota Twins hit the field on Monday at Target Field against , who is starting for the Kansas City Royals. First pitch is set for 7:40 PM ET for the first game of a three-game series. Here is everything you need to watch the Twins vs. Royals matchup. Guardians vs. Twins Highlights | MLB Twins vs. Royals Game Information & How to Watch When: Monday, August 12, 2024 at 7:40 PM ET Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota TV: Watch on BSKC Box Score: Learn more about the vs. the Sports! Twins vs. Royals Prediction Score Prediction: Twins 5, Royals 4 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs Win Probabilities: Twins 52%, Royals 48% Twins vs. Royals Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 5/30/2024 Twins -1.5 8.5 -161 +136 7-6 MIN 5/29/2024 Twins -1.5 7.5 -132 +112 6-1 KC 5/28/2024 Royals -1.5 7.5 -135 +115 4-2 MIN 5/27/2024 Twins -1.5 7.5 -169 +142 6-5 MIN 3/31/2024 Twins -1.5 9 -121 +102 11-0 KC 3/30/2024 Twins -1.5 8 -120 +101 5-1 MIN 3/28/2024 Twins -1.5 8.5 -127 +107 4-1 MIN 7/30/2023 Twins -1.5 9 -170 +144 2-1 KC 7/29 Alonzo Mourning Jersey /2023 Twins -1.5 9.5 -188 +160 10-7 KC 7/28/2023 Twins -1.5 10 -170 +145 8-5 KC Twins Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 5.1 HR 14 ERA 3.89 K/9 9.8 Twins Player Insights Carlos Santana is batting .245 with 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 41 walks. Of all hitters in baseball, Santana is 82nd in homers and 92nd in RBI. Willi Castro has a club-high .260 batting average. Castro is 181st in home runs and 133rd in RBI in the bigs. Castro has four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double. has 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks while hitting .308. Buxton has 23 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .278. Buxton has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .357 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and three RBI. Twins Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 7 @ Cubs L 8-2 vs Javier A sad August 9 Guardians W 4-2 vs Joey Cantillo August 9 Guardians W 6-3 vs Alex Cobb August 10 Guardians L 2-1 vs Gavin Williams August 11 Guardians L 5-3 vs Tanner Bibee August 12 Royals - vs Brady Singer August 13 Royals - Joe Ryan vs August 14 Royals - Bailey Ober vs August 15 @ Rangers - Simeon Woods Richardson vs Cody Bradford August 16 @ Rangers - David Festa vs Nathan Eovaldi August 17 @ Rangers - Pablo Lopez vs Andrew Heaney Royals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 6.5 HR 15 ERA 3.65 K/9 7.2 Royals Player Insights Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (22), runs batted in (87) and has put up a team-best batting average of .347. Witt's home run total puts him 21st in the majors, and he ranks fourth in RBI. Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .264 with 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 35 walks. Pasquantino is 57th in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in MLB. Salvador Perez is hitting .280 with 20 doubles, 21 home runs and 33 walks. is hitting .238 with 21 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 32 walks. Royals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 5 Red Sox L 9-5 Brady Singer vs James Paxton August 6 Red Sox L 6-5 Seth Lugo vs Brayan Bello August 7 Red Sox W 8-4 Cole Ragans vs Kutter Crawford August 9 Cardinals L 8-5 vs Miles Mikolas August 10 Cardinals W 8-3 vs Andre Pallante August 12 @ Twins - Brady Singer vs Pablo Lopez August 13 @ Twins - Seth Lugo vs Joe Ryan August 14 @ Twins - Cole Ragans vs Bailey Ober August 16 @ Reds - Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martnez August 17 @ Reds - Michael Wacha vs Nick Lodolo August 18 @ Reds - TBA vs TBA FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Goran Dragic Jersey