Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 4, 2026 • 7:40 PM • Target Field
Status
Final
Minnesota Twins
MIN
6
Kansas City Royals
KC
8
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsMinnesota Twins
29-34 (.460)
Div
#3
WC
#7
GB
6.5
Kansas City Royals
24-38 (.387)
Div
#5
WC
#11
GB
11.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .718 | .694 |
| HR | 86 | 64 |
| Runs | 338 | 288 |
| ERA | 4.86 | 4.44 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.38 |
| Strikeouts | 592 | 576 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (2B) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas (RF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia (PH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling Marte (PR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Rojas (3B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth Lugo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Schreiber (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Lynch IV (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Strahm (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Byron Buxton (DH) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Lee (3B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kody Clemens (LF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Martin (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Larnach (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Bell (1B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Keaschall (2B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Caratini (C) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Kreidler (CF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Gray (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Outman (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Arcia (SS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Morris (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Paredes (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Banda (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Orze (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoendrys Gómez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Rogers (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Lawrence (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Andrew Morris | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Paredes | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Banda | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Orze | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoendrys Gómez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lawrence | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Sac Fly • 0-1
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-1
Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.
top 2 • Strikeout • 1-2
Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
bottom 2 • Double • 2-2
Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 3-2
Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.
top 4 • Home Run • 3-3
Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.
bottom 4 • Triple • 4-3
Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores.
bottom 5 • Home Run • 5-3
Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.
top 6 • Double • 5-5
Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
top 6 • Field Error • 5-6
Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Home Run • 6-6
Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.
top 9 • Single • 6-8
Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 6-8
Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 9 • Walk • 6-8
Byron Buxton walks. Orlando Arcia to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Forceout • 6-8
Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Orlando Arcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini out at 2nd. Orlando Arcia to 1st.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 6-8
Tristan Gray flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
bottom 9 • Single • 6-8
Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 9 • Strikeout • 6-8
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 6-8
Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Walk • 6-8
Kyle Isbel walks. Starling Marte to 3rd. Josh Rojas to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 6-8
Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
top 9 • Walk • 6-6
Maikel Garcia walks.
top 9 • Sac Bunt • 6-6
Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Taylor Rogers to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Lane Thomas to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 6-6
Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 6-6
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 6-6
Luke Keaschall lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 6-6
Josh Bell grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 6-6
Austin Martin flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
top 8 • Groundout • 6-6
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.
top 8 • Walk • 6-6
Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
top 8 • Strikeout • 6-6
Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Strikeout • 6-6
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 6-6
Kody Clemens lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 6-6
Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Single • 6-6
Byron Buxton singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 6-6
Orlando Arcia grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 7 • Lineout • 6-6
Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
top 7 • Pop Out • 6-6
Michael Massey pops out to second baseman Luke Keaschall on the infield fly rule.
top 7 • Single • 6-6
Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to center fielder James Outman. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 6-6
Jac Caglianone walks.
top 7 • Flyout • 6-6
Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.
bottom 6 • Pop Out • 6-6
Ryan Kreidler pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.