Twins vs Royals

Final · Wed Aug 5 · 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

Minnesota TwinsTwins56-59

FinalAug 5, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals48-67

StreamMLB.TVTwins.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

MIN+107

KC−113

Run line

MIN −1.5+162

KC +1.5−197

Total O/U

Over 8.5−118

Under 8.5−102

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (3 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 5, 2026 to move to 48-67.

The game was played before 13,439.

Score by inning

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

W: Cameron (6-8) · L: Minter (1-2) · S: Cruz (2-3)

Scoring plays

Top 4

MINDouble playCaratini grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bell scored, Lewis out at second, Clemens to third.1-0

Bottom 5

KCSacrifice flyIsbel hit sacrifice fly to center, Massey scored, Loftin to third.1-1

Bottom 7

KCHome runMassey homered to right center (422 feet).1-2

Team stats

MINKC

Hits: 3; 5
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 0; 2
Walks: 1; 2
Strikeouts: 10; 4
Runners Left On Base: 6; 7
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Austin Martin RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	13	.234	.349	.310
Ryan Jeffers C	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	21	.283	.381	.505
Josh Bell DH	0-3	3	1	0	1	0	19	.245	.305	.413
Kody Clemens CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	2	20	.236	.292	.472
Royce Lewis 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	8	.233	.309	.417
Victor Caratini 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	7	.227	.309	.341
Brooks Lee 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	2	14	.240	.298	.416
Trevor Larnach LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	2	9	.280	.370	.450
Ryan Kreidler SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	11	.232	.287	.392

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Dean Kremer P	5.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	88-52	5.93	88
Tommy Nance P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	3.46	7
A.J. Minter P	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12-7	2.49	12
Jeff Hoffman P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	3.86	11

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	.228	.302	.416
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	.281	.352	.451
Jac Caglianone 1B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.254	.310	.455
Salvador Perez C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.214	.261	.376
Michael Massey 2B	2-3	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	18	.267	.301	.432
Isaac Collins LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.241	.340	.370
Nick Loftin 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.250	.333	.401
John Rave RF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	.278	.350	.611
Kyle Isbel CF	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	13	.247	.297	.353

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron P	8.0	3	1	1	1	9	0	106-74	4.37	106
Steven Cruz P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	4.29	16

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance13,439

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Chris Guccione · First Base Umpire: Charlie Ramos · Second Base Umpire: Jansen Visconti · Third Base Umpire: Willie Traynor

Last and next games

Twins

Royals

Last game: W 8-2 vs MINTue Aug 4
Next game: L 3-4 vs MINThu Aug 6
L 1-8 at COLSun Aug 2
L 6-12 at COLSat Aug 1
L 1-3 at COLFri Jul 31

Head to head

W 4-3 vs KCThu Jul 30
L 0-4 vs KCWed Jul 29
W 3-2 vs KCTue Jul 28
MIN 1, KC 3Mon Mar 30
MIN 9, KC 13Wed Apr 1
MIN 5, KC 1Thu Apr 2
MIN 6, KC 8Thu Jun 4
MIN 5, KC 3Fri Jun 5
MIN 2, KC 3Sat Jun 6
MIN 5, KC 6Sun Jun 7

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