Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. PerezDH |
T. TolbertPR-2B |
S. MartePR |
K. IsbelCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .292 | .374 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .356 | .462 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .301 | .339 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .258 | .351 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .222 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .319 | .396 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .355 | .313 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .330 | .310 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .287 | .477 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .328 | .384 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .324 | .311 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .323 | .341 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .298 | .361 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
a-singled to left for Caglianone in the 9th
b-walked for Massey in the 9th
c-singled to center for Loftin in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJensen (9, Banda)
- HRMassey (6, 4th inning off Paredes 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPerez (26), Rojas 2 (2), Massey (20), Jensen 2 (28)
- 2Out RBIJensen 2.
- SFPerez
- SHCollins
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP3-13 (Rojas 1-1, Isbel 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-3, Collins 0-1, Pasquantino 0-2, Massey 0-1, Loftin 0-1, Jensen 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (21, 2nd base off Morris/Caratini)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Lee3B |
K. Clemens1B-LF |
R. KreidlerSS-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .320 | .551 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .300 | .409 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .311 | .460 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .353 | .337 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .373 | .389 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .289 | .345 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .321 | .316 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .299 | .290 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .345 | .510 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .298 | .394 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .229 | .250 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .303 | .313 |
| 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
a-grounded to shortstop for Outman in the 7th
b-grounded to shortstop for Larnach in the 8th
c-flied out to center for Kreidler in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BCaratini (3, Lugo)
- 3BKreidler (1, Lugo)
- HRBuxton (18, 1st inning off Lugo 0 on, 0 Out); Caratini (3, 6th inning off Schreiber 0 on, 2 Out); Clemens 2 (8, 3rd inning off Lugo 0 on, 2 Out, 5th inning off Lugo 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIBuxton (28), Caratini 2 (22), Clemens 2 (20), Kreidler (10)
- 2Out RBIClemens 2; Kreidler; Caratini.
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-4 (Outman 0-2, Kreidler 0-1, Lee 0-1)
- Fielding
- EKreidler (2, fielding); Keaschall (6, fielding)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Schreiber(B, 1) |
M. Strahm(W, 2-1) |
A. Lange(S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 92-60 | 3.91 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-12 | 2.96 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.78 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.18 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 149-100 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 2/3; Lugo 15/22; Schreiber 3/4; Lange 4/5; Lynch IV 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-1-1-2-3; Lugo-12-11-20-16; Schreiber-6-3-1-1; Lange-1-4-3-4; Lynch IV-2-1-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrahm 1-2; Lugo 3-8; Schreiber 0-1; Lange 2-1; Lynch IV 1-1
- Game ScoresS Lugo 38
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- WPMorris ( 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRogers 4/4; Banda 3/3; Lawrence 4/5; Gómez 2/3; Orze 3/5; Morris 6/12; Paredes 13/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRogers-2-0-4-4; Banda-2-0-1-3; Lawrence-4-3-2-1; Gómez-4-3-3-0; Orze-2-0-4-4; Morris-10-3-10-8; Paredes-9-1-9-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRogers 2-0; Banda 0-2; Orze 0-3; Morris 1-3; Paredes 5-6
- Game ScoresA Morris 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Perez hit sacrifice fly to right, Witt Jr. scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Buxton homered to center (430 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Loftin scored on Morris wild pitch, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Morris, Isbel to third on wild pitch by Morris. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Caratini doubled to center, Keaschall scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Clemens homered to center (414 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Massey homered to right (360 feet). | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Kreidler tripled to center, Larnach scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Clemens homered to right (379 feet). | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Jensen doubled to left, Collins scored and Isbel scored, Jensen to third. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Jensen scored on error, Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Kreidler, Witt Jr. safe at second on error. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Caratini homered to right (364 feet). | 6 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Rojas singled to center, Thomas scored and Tolbert scored, Garcia to second. | 8 | 6 | ||
KC @ MIN Videos
Victor Caratini smashes a home run
Kody Clemens mashes his second home run for the Twins
Michael Massey belts a home run to tie the game for Royals
KC leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Field
7:40 PM, June 4, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,802
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
- First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 36 | 28 | .563 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 33 | 29 | .532 | 2 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 29 | 35 | .453 | 7 | L2 |
| Detroit | 25 | 38 | .397 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 25 | 38 | .397 | 10.5 | W2 |

