Kansas City RoyalsRoyals27-39
6FinalJun 7, 2026
Minnesota TwinsTwins30-37
5StreamMLB.TVTwins.TVRoyals.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
KC−119
MIN−102
Run line
KC −1.5+137
MIN +1.5−167
Total O/U
Over 8.5−114
Under 8.5−105
- Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (11 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals edged the Minnesota Twins 6-5 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jun 7, 2026 to move to 27-39.
They scored 4 runs in the fifth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
W: Cameron (3-4) · L: Prielipp (2-4) · S: Erceg (3-3)
Scoring plays
Bottom 2
- MINFielder's choiceKreidler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Clemens scored, Lewis out at second.0-1
Top 4
- KCDoubleLoftin doubled to right, Pasquantino scored.1-1
Top 5
- KCSingleGarcia singled to right, Jensen scored, Thomas to third.2-1
- KCHome runMarte homered to center (441 feet), Thomas scored and Garcia scored.5-1
Top 8
- KCSacrifice flyJensen hit sacrifice fly to left, Pasquantino scored.6-1
Bottom 9
- MINHome runBell homered to right (442 feet), Arcia scored and Clemens scored.6-4
- MINSingleCaratini singled to center, Larnach scored.6-5
Team stats
KCMIN
- Hits
- 9
- 8
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 6
- 5
- Walks
- 3
- 1
- Strikeouts
- 15
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 12
- 11
- Errors
- 2
- 0
Player stats
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .225 | .354 | .308 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .280 | .354 | .456 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .283 | .460 |
| Maikel Garcia SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .266 | .327 | .378 |
| Starling Marte DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .258 | .315 | .348 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .220 | .306 | .352 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .230 | .340 | .356 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .216 | .340 | .307 |
| Carter Jensen C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .213 | .286 | .381 |
| Tyler Tolbert RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .231 | .333 | .231 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron P | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 104-65 | 3.84 | 104 |
| John Schreiber P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.84 | 7 |
| Mason Black P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.86 | 10 |
| Beck Way P | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-8 | 27.00 | 15 |
| Lucas Erceg P | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.00 | 15 |
Twins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Martin RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .247 | .347 | .333 |
| Tristan Gray PH | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .308 | .413 |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .237 | .289 | .404 |
| Orlando Arcia SS | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .300 | .333 | .400 |
| Kody Clemens CF | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .247 | .317 | .468 |
| Josh Bell DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .224 | .283 | .353 |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .162 | .260 | .270 |
| Ryan Kreidler CF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .224 | .318 | .448 |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .259 | .368 | .389 |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .240 | .313 | .308 |
| Alex Jackson C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .261 | .261 | .304 |
| Victor Caratini PH | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .216 | .313 | .304 |
Twins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Prielipp P | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 77-51 | 5.15 | 77 |
| Andrew Morris P | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41-25 | 5.14 | 41 |
| Cody Laweryson P | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36-23 | 6.10 | 36 |
| Justin Lawrence P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.74 | 12 |
Game info
VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance19,876
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Shane Livensparger · First Base Umpire: Dan Merzel · Second Base Umpire: Dan Bellino · Third Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger
Last and next games
Royals
Twins
- Last game: L 2-3 vs KCSat Jun 6
- Next game: L 4-10 at DETTue Jun 9
- W 5-3 vs KCFri Jun 5
- L 6-8 vs KCThu Jun 4
- L 0-8 vs CHWWed Jun 3
Head to head
- KC 3, MIN 1Mon Mar 30
- KC 13, MIN 9Wed Apr 1
- KC 1, MIN 5Thu Apr 2
- KC 8, MIN 6Thu Jun 4
- KC 3, MIN 5Fri Jun 5
- KC 3, MIN 2Sat Jun 6
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