Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

2–8

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

MINKC

Batting

4.71

R/G

4.13

0.245

AVG

0.245

0.318

OBP

0.313

0.408

SLG

0.398

0.726

OPS

0.711

1.19

HR/G

1.02

8.24

H/G

8.25

135

115

Pitching

4.62

ERA

4.87

1.38

WHIP

1.43

8.41

K/9

7.63

3.74

BB/9

3.84

4.54

RA/G

4.75

0.251

OPP AVG

0.262

933

841

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	MIN ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-142	+133
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-140	+130
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-150	+125
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-145	+135
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-146	+132
BBetRivers	+1	9	-139	+123
BBetus	+1.5	9	-146	+131
BBovada	+1.5	9	-150	+126
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-150	+125
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-146	+132
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-152	+129

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 4, 2026

11:40 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

92°

Lineups

MIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	9th	26th
KC	25th	27th

Matchup

MINKC

56-57Record46-67
49.6%Win %40.7%
30-27Home record26-27
26-30Road record20-40
6-4Last 103-7
-2Streak-4
-29Run diff-109
18-16Division16-21
2Rest days2

Scores

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

Team Stats

MINStatKC

2Runs8
7Hits10
2Errors1
1Home runs0
2RBI8
2Stolen bases1
4K (bat)5
5K (pit)4
4BB (pit)4

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ryan JeffersC	5	0	0	0	0	0
Josh BellDH	4	1	2	1	1	0
Royce Lewis3B	4	0	4	0	0	0
Kody Clemens1B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Keaschall2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brooks Lee3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	0	2
Austin MartinRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alan RodenRF	1	0	0	0	1	0

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Joe RyanSP	5.1	7	5	4	2	3
Kody FunderburkRP	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
Travis AdamsRP	0.2	1	2	2	1	0
Taylor RogersRP	0.1	2	1	1	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	2	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	2	1	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	1	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	2
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	1	1	1	2	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	5.0	3	1	1	3	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

93 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Larnach grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Jeffers grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Bell grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
0-0
Bottom
Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Witt Jr. scored.
0-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to center, Caglianone scored.
0-2
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 2 Top

Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Lewis doubled to left.
0-2
Top
Lee grounded out to pitcher, Lewis to third.
0-2
Top
Roden flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Rave popped out to shortstop.
0-2
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Keaschall grounded out to third.
0-2
Top
Kreidler walked.
0-2
Top
Kreidler stole second.
0-2
Top
Larnach grounded out to first, Kreidler to third.
0-2
Top
Jeffers flied out to center.
0-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right.
0-2
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to second.
0-2
Bottom
Perez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Caglianone out at second.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bell singled to right.
0-2
Top
Clemens grounded into fielder's choice to first, Bell out at second.
0-2
Top
Clemens stole second.
0-2
Top
Lewis singled to center, Clemens to third.
0-2
Top
Lee walked, Lewis to second.
0-2
Top
Roden hit sacrifice fly to right, Clemens scored on error, Lee safe at second on error, Lewis safe at third on throwing error by right fielder Rave.
1-2
Top
Keaschall grounded out to shortstop.
1-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
1-2
Bottom
Loftin flied out to left.
1-2
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
1-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kreidler grounded out to third.
1-2
Top
Larnach walked.
1-2
Top
Jeffers flied out to center.
1-2
Top
Bell flied out to left.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rave grounded out to second.
1-2
Bottom
Isbel singled to left.
1-2
Bottom
Jensen walked, Isbel to second.
1-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to left, Jensen scored on error and Isbel scored, Witt Jr. safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Kreidler.
1-4
Bottom
Caglianone grounded into fielder's choice to first, Witt Jr. scored.
1-5
Bottom
Caglianone stole second.
1-5
Bottom
Perez lined out to first.
1-5
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
1-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Lynch IV relieved Dobnak
1-5
Top
Clemens popped out to second.
1-5
Top
Lewis singled to right.
1-5
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
1-5
Top
Martin hit for Roden
1-5
Top
Martin grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Martin in right field.
1-5
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
1-5
Bottom
Collins walked.
1-5
Bottom
Funderburk relieved Ryan
1-5
Bottom
Rave hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Collins to second.
1-5
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Lynch IV
1-5
Top
Keaschall struck out looking.
1-5
Top
Kreidler flied out to left.
1-5
Top
Larnach walked.
1-5
Top
Jeffers struck out looking.
1-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen lined out to center.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
1-5
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
1-5
Top
Bell homered to center (417 feet).
2-5
Top
Clemens grounded out to second.
2-5
Top
Lewis reached on infield single to third.
2-5
Top
Lee flied out to left.
2-5
Top
Martin flied out to center.
2-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Adams relieved Funderburk
2-5
Bottom
Perez doubled to center.
2-5
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Perez
2-5
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
2-5
Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-5
Bottom
Collins grounded into fielder's choice to third, Loftin safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Lee, Tolbert out at third.
2-5
Bottom
Rogers relieved Adams
2-5
Bottom
Marte hit for Rave
2-5
Bottom
Marte doubled to center, Collins scored and Loftin scored.
2-7
Bottom
Isbel singled to center, Marte scored.
2-8
Bottom
Jensen walked, Isbel to second. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was upheld.
2-8
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert in right field.
2-8
Top
Marte as designated hitter.
2-8
Top
Pearson relieved Cruz
2-8
Top
Keaschall singled to left.
2-8
Top
Keaschall to second on wild pitch by Pearson.
2-8
Top
Kreidler flied out to left.
2-8
Top
Larnach lined out to center.
2-8
Top
Jeffers grounded out to third.
2-8

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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