Twins 5-1 Royals (Apr 2, 2026) Final Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

5–1

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 0 of 2

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 2 of 2

Batting

4.20Runs per game4.40

Pitching

5.40Runs allowed per game4.60

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	MIN ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9.5	+129	-156
FFanDuel	-1.5	9.5	+136	-162
BBetMGM	—	9.5	+130	-155
CCaesars	-1.5	9.5	+130	-155
BBetRivers	-1.5	9.5	+128	-159
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+130	-155

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Apr 2, 2026

2:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

MIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	15th	27th
KC	13th	21st

Matchup

MINKC

1-4Record3-2
20.0%Win %60.0%
1-4Last 103-2
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Team Stats

MINStatKC

5Runs1
8Hits7
1Errors1
3Home runs0
4RBI1
0Stolen bases0
12K (bat)6
6K (pit)12
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Royce Lewis3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt WallnerRF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Tristan Gray3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Keaschall2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Josh Bell1B	3	2	1	1	1	1
Byron BuxtonCF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kody Clemens1B	3	2	2	1	1	1
Austin MartinCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Victor CaratiniC	3	0	1	0	0	0
James OutmanCF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor LarnachLF	0	0	0	0	0	1

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Taj BradleySP	6.0	5	0	0	1	3
Justin TopaRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Kody FunderburkRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Cole SandsRP	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
Taylor RogersRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	1	0	0
Lane ThomasRF	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	1	0	0
Jonathan India2B	4	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	1	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	1	0
Carter JensenC	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cole RagansSP	6.0	4	1	0	1	8
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Steven CruzRP	1.0	3	3	3	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1

Scoring Summary

89 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Martin struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Buxton flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Keaschall reached on infield single to second.
0-0
Top
Wallner flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Caratini singled to left.
0-0
Top
Clemens singled to right, Clemens to second, Caratini thrown out at third.
0-0
Top
Bell struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Clemens scored on pickoff error by catcher Perez.
1-0
Top
Clemens scored on pickoff error by catcher Perez.
1-0
Top
Lewis struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
1-0
Bottom
India flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Gray struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Martin lined out to left.
1-0
Top
Buxton struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Collins flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas popped out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Isbel singled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Garcia walked, Isbel to second.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Keaschall reached on infield single to third.
1-0
Top
Wallner flied out to center.
1-0
Top
Caratini grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Keaschall out at second.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone reached on infield single to shortstop, Pasquantino to second.
1-0
Bottom
India flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Collins reached on infield single to second, Caglianone to second, Pasquantino to third.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Clemens walked.
1-0
Top
Bell flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Lewis struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Clemens caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel popped out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Garcia lined out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
1-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Gray struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Martin struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Buxton lined out to right.
1-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Perez reached on infield single to third.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to right.
1-0
Bottom
India flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Strahm relieved Ragans
1-0
Top
Keaschall struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Wallner struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Caratini hit by pitch.
1-0
Top
Clemens flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Funderburk relieved Bradley
1-0
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas fouled out to catcher.
1-0
Bottom
Isbel flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Strahm
1-0
Top
Bell walked.
1-0
Top
Lewis doubled to left, Bell to third.
1-0
Top
Gray struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Larnach hit for Martin
1-0
Top
Larnach intentionally walked.
1-0
Top
Outman ran for Larnach
1-0
Top
Buxton hit sacrifice fly to center, Bell scored, Lewis to third.
2-0
Top
Outman stole second.
2-0
Top
Keaschall grounded out to third.
2-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Outman in left field.
2-0
Bottom
Sands relieved Funderburk
2-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right, Garcia to third.
2-0
Bottom
Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to right, Garcia scored.
2-1
Bottom
Perez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Witt Jr. out at second.
2-1
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Perez
2-1
Bottom
Rogers relieved Sands
2-1
Bottom
Tolbert stole second.
2-1
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Jensen catching.
2-1
Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
2-1
Top
Wallner homered to left center (405 feet).
3-1
Top
Caratini grounded out to second.
3-1
Top
Clemens homered to left (391 feet).
4-1
Top
Bell homered to right (393 feet).
5-1
Top
Lewis struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Gray popped out to first.
5-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Topa relieved Rogers
5-1
Bottom
India safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Lewis.
5-1
Bottom
Collins walked, India to second.
5-1
Bottom
Thomas grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Collins out at second, India to third.
5-1
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
5-1

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