Royals 8-6 Twins (Jun 4, 2026) Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

8–6

Final

Minnesota TwinsMIN

Target Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Minnesota TwinsLeads 13 of 18

Batting

3.84Runs per game4.60
0.235Batting average0.236
0.312On-base percentage0.316
0.375Slugging percentage0.382
0.687OPS0.698
0.94Home runs per game1.03
7.79Hits per game7.89
58Home runs65
43Stolen bases44

Pitching

4.43ERA4.59
1.39WHIP1.37
8.39Strikeouts per nine8.22
4.02Walks per nine3.74
4.35Runs allowed per game4.49
0.250Opponent batting average0.250
511Pitching strikeouts506
32Quality starts23
15Saves16

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (MIN)	Total	KC ML	MIN ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-118	-102
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-116	-102
BBetMGM	—	9	-115	-105
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-115	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-111	+101
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-115	-108
BBetus	+1.5	9	-111	+101
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-121	+101
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-111	+101
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-113	-103

Game Information

Target Field

Stadium

Jun 4, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

MIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	29th	21st
MIN	11th	24th

Matchup

KCMIN

24-38Record29-34
38.7%Win %46.0%
15-17Home record17-15
9-21Road record12-19
3-7Last 103-7
1Streak-1
-50Run diff-24
9-14Division10-7
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatMIN

8Runs6
12Hits9
0Errors2
1Home runs4
6RBI6
1Stolen bases0
7K (bat)7
7K (pit)7
2BB (pit)6

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Carter JensenC	6	1	1	0	2	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Nick Loftin2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	2	1	1	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	1	0	2	0
Lane ThomasCF	1	1	1	0	0	0
Alex LangeRP	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Tolbert2B	0	1	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	5.0	6	5	5	1	4
Alex LangeRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Brooks LeeSS	5	0	0	0	0	0
Byron BuxtonCF	4	1	2	1	1	1
Kody Clemens1B	4	2	2	2	2	0
Austin MartinRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Victor CaratiniC	4	1	3	1	2	0
Ryan KreidlerCF	3	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Keaschall2B	3	1	0	0	0	1
Trevor LarnachLF	3	1	1	0	0	0
James OutmanCF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando ArciaSS	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh BellDH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Gray3B	1	0	0	0	0	0

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Mike ParedesRP	3.2	2	3	3	1	1
Andrew MorrisRP	2.0	5	2	2	1	2
Eric OrzeRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Taylor RogersRP	0.2	2	2	2	0	0
Yoendrys GomezRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	2
Justin LawrenceRP	0.2	1	0	0	2	2
Anthony BandaRP	0.1	1	1	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

114 events · 13 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. stole second.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Morris.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino walked.
0-0
Top
Perez hit sacrifice fly to right, Witt Jr. scored.
1-0
Top
Caglianone singled to right, Pasquantino to third.
1-0
Top
Collins flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Buxton homered to center (430 feet).
1-1
Bottom
Lee lined out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Clemens grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Martin struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Massey singled to center.
1-1
Top
Loftin singled to right, Massey to second.
1-1
Top
Isbel reached on infield single to catcher, Loftin to second, Massey to third.
1-1
Top
Jensen fouled out to third.
1-1
Top
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to first, Isbel to second, Loftin to third, Massey out at home.
1-1
Top
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
Top
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
Top
Pasquantino struck out looking.
2-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Larnach flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Keaschall walked.
2-1
Bottom
Caratini doubled to center, Keaschall scored.
2-2
Bottom
Kreidler grounded out to third.
2-2
Bottom
Outman struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Paredes relieved Morris
2-2
Top
Perez fouled out to first.
2-2
Top
Caglianone flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Collins flied out to center.
2-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Buxton flied out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Lee lined out to shortstop.
2-2
Bottom
Clemens homered to center (414 feet).
2-3
Bottom
Martin grounded out to pitcher.
2-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Massey homered to right (360 feet).
3-3
Top
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
3-3
Top
Isbel grounded out to second.
3-3
Top
Jensen grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Larnach singled to center.
3-3
Bottom
Keaschall lined out to center.
3-3
Bottom
Caratini flied out to second.
3-3
Bottom
Kreidler tripled to center, Larnach scored.
3-4
Bottom
Outman struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
3-4
Top
Pasquantino safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Keaschall.
3-4
Top
Perez flied out to right.
3-4
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
3-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Buxton flied out to left.
3-4
Bottom
Lee fouled out to left.
3-4
Bottom
Clemens homered to right (379 feet).
3-5
Bottom
Martin struck out swinging.
3-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Collins walked.
3-5
Top
Massey lined out to right.
3-5
Top
Loftin flied out to second.
3-5
Top
Isbel singled to left, Collins to third.
3-5
Top
Banda relieved Paredes
3-5
Top
Jensen doubled to left, Collins scored and Isbel scored, Jensen to third.
5-5
Top
Jensen scored on error, Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Kreidler, Witt Jr. safe at second on error.
6-5
Top
Pasquantino lined out to center.
6-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Lugo
6-5
Bottom
Larnach struck out swinging.
6-5
Bottom
Keaschall struck out swinging.
6-5
Bottom
Caratini homered to right (364 feet).
6-6
Bottom
Kreidler fouled out to first.
6-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Orze relieved Banda
6-6
Top
Perez flied out to right.
6-6
Top
Caglianone walked.
6-6
Top
Collins singled to center, Caglianone to second.
6-6
Top
Massey popped out to second.
6-6
Top
Loftin lined out to left.
6-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Lynch IV relieved Schreiber
6-6
Bottom
Arcia hit for Outman
6-6
Bottom
Arcia grounded out to shortstop.
6-6
Bottom
Buxton reached on infield single to shortstop.
6-6
Bottom
Lee struck out swinging.
6-6
Bottom
Clemens lined out to center.
6-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Kreidler in center field.
6-6
Top
Arcia at shortstop.
6-6
Top
Gómez relieved Orze
6-6
Top
Isbel struck out looking.
6-6
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
6-6
Top
Witt Jr. walked.
6-6
Top
Rogers relieved Gómez
6-6
Top
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
6-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Strahm relieved Lynch IV
6-6
Bottom
Martin flied out to center.
6-6
Bottom
Bell hit for Larnach
6-6
Bottom
Bell grounded out to shortstop.
6-6
Bottom
Keaschall lined out to third.
6-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Clemens in left field.
6-6
Top
Bell at first base.
6-6
Top
Perez singled to left.
6-6
Top
Tolbert ran for Perez
6-6
Top
Thomas hit for Caglianone
6-6
Top
Thomas singled to left, Tolbert to second.
6-6
Top
Collins hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Thomas to second, Tolbert to third.
6-6
Top
Garcia hit for Massey
6-6
Top
Lawrence relieved Rogers
6-6
Top
Garcia walked.
6-6
Top
Rojas hit for Loftin
6-6
Top
Rojas singled to center, Thomas scored and Tolbert scored, Garcia to second.
8-6
Top
Marte ran for Garcia
8-6
Top
Isbel walked, Rojas to second, Marte to third.
8-6
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
8-6
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
8-6

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Tolbert at second base.
8-6
Bottom
Thomas in right field.
8-6
Bottom
Lange relieved Marte
8-6
Bottom
Rojas at third base.
8-6
Bottom
Caratini singled to left.
8-6
Bottom
Gray hit for Kreidler
8-6
Bottom
Gray flied out to center.
8-6
Bottom
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 Arc
8-6
Bottom
Buxton walked, Arcia to second.
8-6
Bottom
Lee grounded out to second.
8-6

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