Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

62-79, 27-43 Away

Final

72-69, 39-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. BuxtonCF	0-4	0	0	0	.271
T. LarnachDH	1-4	0	0	0	.258
J. OutmanPR-DH	0-0	0	0	0	.146
L. Keaschall2B	1-4	0	0	0	.325
K. Clemens1B	0-3	0	0	0	.212
A. MartinLF	1-4	0	0	0	.282
M. WallnerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.206
R. Lewis3B	0-3	0	0	0	.231
B. LeeSS	1-3	1	0	0	.243
R. FitzgeraldPR	0-0	0	0	0	.200
J. PeredaC	1-2	0	0	1	.500
M. GasperPH	0-1	0	0	0	.153
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pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
P. Lopez	6.0	6	2	1	4	92-58	2.84
K. Funderburk	1.0	0	0	0	2	15-11	4.65
J. Topa	1.0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.97

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, September 5, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,255

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Tyler Jones
Second Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

Garcia's two-run homer and Wacha's strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1

— Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night.

Sep 5, 2025, 10:32 pm - AP


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	6	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				MIN	KC
		3rd	Garcia homered to left (412 feet), Pasquantino scored.	0	2
		5th	Pereda doubled to right, Lee scored.	1	2

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Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 1

4/7

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

4/8

Twins
4
Royals
0

Game 3

4/9

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 4

4/10

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 5

9/5

Twins
2
Royals
11

Game 6

9/6

Twins
5
Royals
1

Game 7

9/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Garcia's two-run homer and Wacha's strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1

M. Wacha9-11

P. Lopez5-4

C. Estevez38

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year