Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
Twins Hitting
a-walked for Lewis in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BLewis (1, Cameron); Jeffers (1, Cameron); Keaschall (1, Lynch IV)
- HRBell (1, 9th inning off Falter 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBell 3 (4), Caratini (1), Martin 2 (2), Lee (1), Keaschall 2 (3)
- 2Out RBIKeaschall 2.
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-11 (Bell 1-2, Buxton 0-1, Caratini 1-1, Outman 0-1, Wallner 0-1, Lee 1-3, Keaschall 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Keaschall-Caratini , Lee-Keaschall-Caratini)
- ECaratini (1, throw)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPerez (1, Laweryson); Collins (1, Ryan); Pasquantino (1, Ryan); Caglianone (2, Ryan)
- HRIndia (1, 6th inning off Kent 3 on, 2 Out); Isbel (2, 7th inning off Kent 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIIndia 5 (5), Isbel 2 (4), Witt Jr. (2), Collins (2), Pasquantino (3), Garcia 3 (3)
- 2Out RBICollins; Isbel; India 5; Garcia, M.
- SFWitt Jr.; Garcia
- GIDPWitt Jr.; Tolbert
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP7-16 (Perez 0-2, India 2-3, Isbel 3-3, Witt Jr. 0-1, Collins 1-1, Pasquantino 0-2, Garcia 1-1, Jensen 0-3)
- Baserunning
- SBIsbel (3, 2nd base off Ryan/Jeffers); Witt Jr. (2, 2nd base off Ryan/Jeffers)
- Fielding
- ELoftin (1, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77-49 | 4.82 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36-19 | 20.25 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47-25 | 5.40 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 172-101 |
- Pitching
- WPRyan
- HBPCollins (by Ryan); Caglianone (by Laweryson)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBanda 3/4; Ryan 14/20; Laweryson 4/9; Kent 6/11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBanda-3-1-1-3; Ryan-10-7-16-16; Laweryson-6-2-7-4; Kent-6-6-7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBanda 1-1; Ryan 1-6; Laweryson 1-1; Kent 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Ryan 27
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 86-53 | 1.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37-19 | 4.50 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34-17 | 13.50 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20-8 | 13.50 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 8.1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 207-116 |
- Pitching
- WPLange
- HBPMartin (by Lange)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 1/0; Lange 3/6; Lynch IV 3/8; Mears 2/3; Cameron 10/20; Falter 1/6; Cruz 1/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-1-1-1-0; Lange-5-4-7-1; Lynch IV-6-3-7-3; Mears-4-2-4-1; Cameron-14-8-17-14; Falter-1-0-3-4; Cruz-2-1-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLynch IV 1-1; Mears 0-1; Cameron 1-9; Falter 0-1; Cruz 1-0
- Game ScoresN Cameron 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Collins doubled to right, Caglianone scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Isbel singled to left, Collins scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Garcia singled to left, Isbel scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | India reached on infield single to third, Pasquantino scored, India out stretching at second. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Garcia hit sacrifice fly to center, Caglianone scored, Collins to third. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5th | Lee singled to center, Lewis scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Garcia walked, Caglianone scored, Isbel to second, Collins to third. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Collins scored, Isbel to third. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Pasquantino grounded into fielder's choice to first, Isbel scored on error, Garcia safe at second on throwing error by first baseman Caratini. | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6th | India homered to left (397 feet), Garcia scored, Pasquantino scored and Perez scored. | 1 | 12 | ||
| 7th | Martin walked, Bell scored, Lee to second, Lewis to third. | 2 | 12 | ||
| 7th | Keaschall doubled to left, Lewis scored and Lee scored, Martin to third. | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7th | Isbel homered to right (360 feet). | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8th | Caratini singled to center, Jeffers scored, Bell to second. | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8th | Martin hit by pitch, Bell scored, Gray to second, Caratini to third. | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9th | Bell homered to left (383 feet), Wallner scored and Jeffers scored. | 9 | 13 | ||
KC leads 1-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:40 AM, 2 April 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
- Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 4 | 3 | .571 | - | W1 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Detroit | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.5 | L4 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Chicago | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.5 | L2 |

