Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

57-59, 27-32 Away

Final

48-68, 28-28 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	7	0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	0

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 79
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Ober pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- A. Lange pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Funderburk pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Loftin hit for Rave
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- A. Bummer pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Martin hit for Larnach
  1
  3
- Loftin in right field.
  1
  3
- Jeffers hit for Clemens
  1
  3
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Jackson ran for Bell
  2
  3
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Morris pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Martin in left field.
  4
  3
- Jeffers catching.
  4
  3
- Jackson as designated hitter.
  4
  3
- Lewis at second base.
  4
  3
- Caratini at first base.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- E. McGee pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- Y. Gomez pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Kreidler at shortstop.
  4
  3
- Tolbert ran for Perez
  4
  3
- Tolbert picked off first.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
3 Strike Swinging	Changeup	79

Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights

1:01

Salvador Perez adds on to Royals' lead with an RBI single

0:30

Royce Lewis clobbers a no-doubter for the Twins

0:30

Twins
2
Royals
8

Game 1

5/8

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

6/8

Twins
4
Royals
3

Game 3

7/8

Kauffman Stadium

9:30 AM, 7 August 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,036

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Charlie Ramos
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	55	.518	-	L3
Minnesota	57	59	.491	3	W1
Cleveland	57	59	.491	3	L3
Detroit	56	59	.487	3.5	W1
Kansas City	48	68	.414	12	L1

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

K. Funderburk3-1

A. Bummer1-2

Y. Gomez15