Minnesota TwinsTwins57-59
4FinalAug 6, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals48-68
3TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
MIN+113
KC−121
Run line
MIN +1.5−190
KC −1.5+156
Total O/U
Over 9−101
Under 9−119
- Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 9 (7 runs).
Recap
The Minnesota Twins edged the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 6, 2026 to move to 57-59.
The game was played before 16,036.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Funderburk (3-1) · L: Bummer (1-2) · S: Gomez (2-1)
Scoring plays
Bottom 3
- KCSingleCaglianone singled to right, Jensen scored and Witt Jr. scored.0-2
Top 5
- MINHome runLewis homered to left (421 feet).1-2
Bottom 6
- KCSinglePerez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.1-3
Top 8
- MINSingleBell singled to right, Keaschall scored, Jeffers to third.2-3
- MINSingleLee singled to right, Jackson scored and Jeffers scored, Lewis to second.4-3
Team stats
MINKC
- Hits
- 7
- 7
- Home Runs
- 1
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 4
- 3
- Walks
- 7
- 1
- Strikeouts
- 4
- 4
- Runners Left On Base
- 21
- 6
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Twins · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Larnach LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .281 | .370 | .449 |
| Austin Martin LF | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .236 | .350 | .312 |
| Luke Keaschall CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .263 | .354 | .360 |
| Kody Clemens 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .234 | .290 | .468 |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .281 | .382 | .503 |
| Josh Bell DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .246 | .307 | .413 |
| Alex Jackson DH | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .303 | .333 | .409 |
| Royce Lewis 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .233 | .310 | .425 |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .240 | .298 | .414 |
| Alan Roden RF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .222 | .315 | .244 |
| Victor Caratini 1B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .226 | .312 | .338 |
| Tristan Gray SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .267 | .324 |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .287 | .392 |
Twins · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ober P | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74-50 | 4.45 | 74 |
| Kody Funderburk P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.09 | 20 |
| Andrew Morris P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.19 | 13 |
| Yoendrys Gomez P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.35 | 18 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .228 | .301 | .415 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .286 | .356 | .457 |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .254 | .309 | .453 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .215 | .263 | .376 |
| Tyler Tolbert PR | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .368 | .475 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .263 | .297 | .426 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .238 | .337 | .366 |
| John Rave RF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .263 | .333 | .579 |
| Nick Loftin RF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .249 | .332 | .399 |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .234 | .269 | .328 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .243 | .293 | .347 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha P | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94-51 | 3.44 | 94 |
| Jose Cuas P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.70 | 12 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 6.11 | 12 |
| Aaron Bummer P | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 10.26 | 20 |
| Nate Pearson P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 2.92 | 18 |
| Easton McGee P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 1.69 | 15 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance16,036
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Charlie Ramos · First Base Umpire: Jansen Visconti · Second Base Umpire: Willie Traynor · Third Base Umpire: Chris Guccione
TVESPN · national
Last and next games
Twins
Royals
- Last game: W 2-1 vs MINWed Aug 5
- Next game: L 4-6 vs CHCFri Aug 7
- W 8-2 vs MINTue Aug 4
- L 1-8 at COLSun Aug 2
- L 6-12 at COLSat Aug 1
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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