Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Caglianone in the 4th
- Batting
- HRJensen (8, 1st inning off Ryan 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJensen 2 (30)
- SFJensen
- SHIsbel
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-6 (Rojas 0-3, Pasquantino 0-1, Massey 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (23, 2nd base off Ryan/Caratini); Tolbert (4, 2nd base off Orze/Caratini)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Witt Jr.-Pasquantino , Avila-Massey-Pasquantino)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Lee3B |
K. Clemens1B-LF |
J. BellDH |
R. Lewis2B-1B |
T. GraySS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .367 | .381 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .342 | .432 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .295 | .413 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .310 | .459 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .285 | .344 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .355 | .343 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .305 | .299 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .262 | .274 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .303 | .407 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .314 | .309 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .328 | .464 |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
a-homered to left for Larnach in the 8th
b-fouled out to first for Gray in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BCaratini (4, Avila)
- HRArcia (1, 8th inning off Strahm 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIArcia (2), Gray (26)
- 2Out RBIArcia, Or.
- SFGray
- GIDPLarnach; Kreidler
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP0-1 (Kreidler 0-1)
- Fielding
- ELewis (6, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70-46 | 4.02 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 1.71 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 6.17 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 4.19 |
| 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 113-72 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 3/4; Erceg 3/4; Lynch IV 0/3; Avila 12/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-3-3-0-3; Erceg-4-1-3-2; Lynch IV-1-2-0-3; Avila-11-8-15-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrahm 2-1; Erceg 0-2; Lynch IV 1-2; Avila 7-3
- Game ScoresL Avila 59
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRogers 3/4; Ryan 15/26; Gómez 2/3; Orze 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRogers-4-2-2-2; Ryan-19-7-21-17; Gómez-3-1-4-2; Orze-5-0-0-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRogers 1-2; Ryan 3-10; Gómez 1-1; Orze 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Ryan 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jensen homered to right (384 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Gray hit sacrifice fly to center, Martin scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Arcia homered to left (374 feet). | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Jensen hit sacrifice fly to right, Tolbert scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Field
11:40 PM, 6 June 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 36 | 29 | .554 | - | L2 |
| Chicago | 33 | 30 | .524 | 2 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 35 | .462 | 6 | W1 |
| Detroit | 26 | 39 | .400 | 10 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 25 | 39 | .391 | 10.5 | L1 |

