When the Royals play next
The next Kansas City Royals game is against the Minnesota Twins on Thu, Mar 25, with the start time still to be set, at Kauffman Stadium. For that game neither club has named a starting pitcher yet.
The Royals closed the 2026 regular season at 69-93, 5th in the American League Central, 16 games behind the leader.
How to watch Royals games
The TV channel for the next Royals game has not been confirmed. National networks usually announce their picks a few days out, and in the postseason MLB often sets the Royals channel only when the previous round ends. This Royals page refreshes every morning, so the channel shows up here once it is listed.
Radio details for the next Royals game are not listed yet.
Upcoming Royals schedule
The Royals have 11 games listed next, and they divide into 6 at Kauffman Stadium and 5 on the road. The next game is also the next home game. TV channels in the table are the ones MLB lists today, and empty slots fill in as networks announce their Royals picks.
| Date (ET) | Opponent | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 25 · time TBA | vs Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Mar 27 · time TBA | vs Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Mar 28 · time TBA | vs Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Mar 29 · time TBA | vs Chicago White Sox | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Mar 30 · time TBA | vs Chicago White Sox | Regular season | To be announced |
| Wed, Mar 31 · time TBA | vs Chicago White Sox | Regular season | To be announced |
| Thu, Apr 1 · time TBA | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Apr 3 · time TBA | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Apr 4 · time TBA | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Apr 5 · time TBA | @ Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Apr 6 · time TBA | @ Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
The Royals season in numbers
- Record
- 69-93
- Division
- 5 of 5
- Run diff.
- -120
- Expected wins
- 69
- Home
- 41-40
- Road
- 28-53
Across 162 games the Royals scored 690 times and allowed 810 runs, a run differential of -120. That works out to 4.26 runs scored and 5.00 allowed per game, against a league average of 4.48 for each side. Based on those runs, a typical team would have won about 69 games, so the Royals finished exactly where their run differential pointed. That is close enough to say the Royals record reflects how well they actually played.
At home the Royals went 41-40, on the road 28-53. That home edge is wider than most, so the ballpark matters more than usual when the Royals are priced at home. Against left-handed starters they were 15-32, against right-handers 54-61, and they closed the regular season 2-8 over the last ten games, winning the final game.
Recent form: the last 10 games
In their last 10 regular-season games the Royals went 2-8, scoring 4.9 and allowing 7.6 runs per game. 7 of those 10 games finished above 9 total runs, 4 were decided by a single run, and the widest margin was 9-1 at home against CWS. The chart plots each of those Royals games, runs scored above the line and runs allowed below it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | 1st inning runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CLE | W 3-2 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs CLE | L 5-11 | 3 |
| Sep 25 | vs CLE | L 9-12 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs CWS | L 1-9 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | W 5-4 | 4 |
| Sep 22 | vs CWS | L 11-14 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | @ PIT | L 3-4 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | @ PIT | L 5-6 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | @ PIT | L 5-8 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | L 2-6 | 2 |
The Royals in the first inning
The first inning stayed scoreless in 47.5% of Royals games, compared with 49.4% across the league. The Royals scored in the first inning 33.3% of the time and allowed a first-inning run in 32.1% of games. That is close to the league norm. The NRFI Lab puts the Royals next to every other team and starter on the same split.
How to read the Royals numbers
Reading these Royals numbers before a game: the run differential and expected wins say more about team quality than the raw record, the home and road split shows how much Kauffman Stadium helps, and the last-ten totals show whether recent Royals games have run high or low. With 4 one-run games in the last ten, the Royals are a good example of why the run line at -1.5 or +1.5 can price very differently from the moneyline. None of these Royals figures predicts a single game, and no bet is ever a sure thing.
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Royals
The Kansas City Royals play their home games at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO, at an elevation of 856 feet. Games there averaged 9.98 total runs, an index of 1.11 against the league average, so Kauffman Stadium plays as a hitters' park. At Kauffman Stadium, wind direction and temperature change how far the ball carries, so the game-day forecast matters. The ballpark scoring page ranks all 30 parks.
Royals injured list
8 players are on the Royals injured list: Alec Marsh (P, IL 60-Day), Carlos Estévez (P, IL 60-Day), Cole Ragans (P, IL 60-Day), Connor Seabold (P, IL 60-Day), Jonathan India (2B, IL 60-Day), Luinder Avila (P, IL 60-Day), plus 2 more. The list comes from the Royals 40-man roster and refreshes every morning.
