Royals vs Twins

Final · Thu Jun 4 · 7:40 PM ET · Target Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals25-38

FinalJun 4, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins29-35

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC−118

MIN−102

Run line

KC −1.5+135

MIN +1.5−163

Total O/U

Over 9+100

Under 9−120

Run line: Royals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 9 (14 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jun 4, 2026 to move to 25-38.

The game was played before 17,802.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	8
MIN	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6

W: Strahm (2-1) · L: Rogers (1-3) · S: Lange (0-2)

Scoring plays

Top 1

KCSacrifice flyPerez hit sacrifice fly to right, Witt Jr. scored.1-0

Bottom 1

MINHome runBuxton homered to center (430 feet).1-1

Top 2

KCWild PitchLoftin scored on Morris wild pitch, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Morris, Isbel to third on wild pitch by Morris.2-1

Bottom 2

MINDoubleCaratini doubled to center, Keaschall scored.2-2

Bottom 3

MINHome runClemens homered to center (414 feet).2-3

Top 4

KCHome runMassey homered to right (360 feet).3-3

Bottom 4

MINTripleKreidler tripled to center, Larnach scored.3-4

Bottom 5

MINHome runClemens homered to right (379 feet).3-5

Top 6

KCDoubleJensen doubled to left, Collins scored and Isbel scored, Jensen to third.5-5
KCRunJensen scored on error, Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Kreidler, Witt Jr. safe at second on error.6-5

Bottom 6

MINHome runCaratini homered to right (364 feet).6-6

Top 9

KCSingleRojas singled to center, Thomas scored and Tolbert scored, Garcia to second.8-6

Team stats

KCMIN

Hits: 12; 9
Home Runs: 1; 4
Runs Batted In: 6; 6
Walks: 6; 2
Strikeouts: 7; 7
Runners Left On Base: 26; 11
Errors: 0; 2

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-6	6	1	1	2	0	0	3	24	.214	.292	.374
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	24	.281	.356	.462
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.210	.301	.339
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	16	.208	.258	.351
Tyler Tolbert 2B	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222
Jac Caglianone RF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	20	.245	.319	.396
Lane Thomas RF	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.223	.355	.313
Isaac Collins LF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	18	.214	.330	.310
Michael Massey 2B	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	12	.266	.287	.477
Maikel Garcia PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.268	.328	.384
Starling Marte PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.324	.311
Alex Lange P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Nick Loftin 3B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	.220	.323	.341
Josh Rojas 3B	1-1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	1.000	1.000	1.000
Kyle Isbel CF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	18	.245	.298	.361

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo P	5.0	6	5	5	1	4	3	92-60	3.91	92
John Schreiber P	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	15-12	2.96	15
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	1.78	12
Matt Strahm P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	3.93	10
Alex Lange P	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20-12	4.18	20

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Byron Buxton DH	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	19	.258	.320	.551
Brooks Lee 3B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.247	.300	.409
Kody Clemens LF	2-4	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	10	.236	.311	.460
Austin Martin RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.251	.353	.337
Trevor Larnach LF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	16	.261	.373	.389
Josh Bell 1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.227	.289	.345
Luke Keaschall 2B	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	18	.245	.321	.316
Victor Caratini C	3-4	4	1	3	2	1	0	0	20	.207	.299	.290
Ryan Kreidler CF	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	.255	.345	.510
Tristan Gray PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.298	.394
James Outman CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.156	.229	.250
Orlando Arcia SS	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.281	.303	.313

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andrew Morris P	2.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	48-32	4.44	48
Mike Paredes P	3.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	50-32	4.91	50
Anthony Banda P	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	8-6	5.13	8
Eric Orze P	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-10	3.64	16
Yoendrys Gomez P	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-10	3.82	18
Taylor Rogers P	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	11-10	4.63	11
Justin Lawrence P	0.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	24-10	4.94	24

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance17,802

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Merzel · First Base Umpire: Dan Bellino · Second Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger · Third Base Umpire: Shane Livensparger

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