Kansas City RoyalsRoyals25-39
3FinalJun 5, 2026
Minnesota TwinsTwins30-35
5StreamApple TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
KC+100
MIN−121
Run line
KC −1.5+166
MIN +1.5−203
Total O/U
Over 8.5−111
Under 8.5−109
- Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 8.5 (8 runs).
Recap
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jun 5, 2026 to move to 30-35.
They scored 4 runs in the sixth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 |
W: Matthews (2-3) · L: Wacha (4-4) · S: Adams (1-0)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- KCDoublePasquantino doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.1-0
- KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to center, Pasquantino scored.2-0
Bottom 3
- MINFielder's choiceLee grounded into fielder's choice to second, Jackson scored, Gray out at second.2-1
Bottom 6
- MINHome runLee homered to right (380 feet).2-2
- MINDoubleBell doubled to left, Clemens scored.2-3
- MINSingleArcia singled to right, Bell scored on throwing error by right fielder Caglianone, Arcia to second.2-4
- MINWild PitchArcia scored on Wacha wild pitch.2-5
Top 9
- KCGroundoutGarcia grounded out to shortstop, Caglianone scored, Massey to second.3-5
Team stats
KCMIN
- Hits
- 8
- 10
- Home Runs
- 0
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 3
- 3
- Walks
- 4
- 0
- Strikeouts
- 4
- 6
- Runners Left On Base
- 12
- 10
- Errors
- 2
- 0
Player stats
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .211 | .288 | .368 |
| Starling Marte DH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .258 | .319 | .306 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .282 | .358 | .464 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .211 | .302 | .344 |
| Lane Thomas RF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .221 | .353 | .310 |
| Salvador Perez C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .204 | .254 | .345 |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .251 | .327 | .405 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .216 | .333 | .310 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .273 | .293 | .477 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .214 | .324 | .333 |
| Maikel Garcia PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .327 | .382 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .245 | .297 | .358 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha P | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 77-54 | 3.44 | 77 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 7.63 | 18 |
| Beck Way P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 | 13 |
Twins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Buxton CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .257 | .319 | .549 |
| Tristan Gray SS | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .262 | .308 | .411 |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .247 | .300 | .420 |
| Kody Clemens LF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .242 | .315 | .466 |
| Josh Bell DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .228 | .289 | .348 |
| Orlando Arcia 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .306 | .324 | .333 |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .241 | .316 | .310 |
| Austin Martin RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .251 | .351 | .341 |
| Ryan Kreidler CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .241 | .328 | .481 |
| Alex Jackson C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .300 | .350 |
Twins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews P | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100-57 | 4.15 | 100 |
| Anthony Banda P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.94 | 14 |
| Travis Adams P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-13 | 8.25 | 16 |
Game info
VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance19,805
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Bellino · First Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger · Second Base Umpire: Shane Livensparger · Third Base Umpire: Dan Merzel
Last and next games
Royals
Twins
- Last game: L 6-8 vs KCThu Jun 4
- Next game: L 2-3 vs KCSat Jun 6
- L 0-8 vs CHWWed Jun 3
- W 6-4 vs CHWTue Jun 2
- W 9-6 vs CHWMon Jun 1
Head to head
- Next meeting: W 6-5 at MINSun Jun 7
- KC 3, MIN 1Mon Mar 30
- KC 13, MIN 9Wed Apr 1
- KC 1, MIN 5Thu Apr 2
- KC 8, MIN 6Thu Jun 4
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