How to Watch Twins vs. Royals: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 12

Updated Aug. 12, 2024 3:22 p.m. ET

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Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins hit the field on Monday at Target Field against Brady Singer, 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.

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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: Fox Sports

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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
7/29/2023	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.
Jose Miranda 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	Joe Ryan vs Javier Assad
August 9	Guardians	W 4-2	Bailey Ober vs Joey Cantillo
August 9	Guardians	W 6-3	Louie Varland vs Alex Cobb
August 10	Guardians	L 2-1	Simeon Woods Richardson vs Gavin Williams
August 11	Guardians	L 5-3	David Festa vs Tanner Bibee
August 12	Royals	-	Pablo Lopez vs Brady Singer
August 13	Royals	-	Joe Ryan vs Seth Lugo
August 14	Royals	-	Bailey Ober vs Cole Ragans
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

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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.
Maikel Garcia 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	Michael Lorenzen vs Miles Mikolas
August 10	Cardinals	W 8-3	Michael Wacha 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 Martínez
August 17	@ Reds	-	Michael Wacha vs Nick Lodolo
August 18	@ Reds	-	TBA vs TBA