Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPasquantino (9, Prielipp); Loftin (8, Prielipp)
- HRMarte (1, 5th inning off Morris 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMarte 3 (5), Loftin (17), Garcia (23), Jensen (31)
- 2Out RBIMarte, S 3; Garcia, M; Loftin.
- SFJensen
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-7 (Marte 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Collins 0-1, Tolbert 0-1, Loftin 1-1, Garcia 1-1, Jensen 0-1)
- Fielding
- EWitt Jr. (3, fielding); Garcia (4, fielding)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Lee3B |
O. ArciaSS |
K. ClemensLF-CF |
J. BellDH |
R. Lewis1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .347 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .308 | .413 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .289 | .404 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .400 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .317 | .468 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .283 | .353 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .260 | .270 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .318 | .448 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .368 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .313 | .308 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .261 | .304 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .313 | .304 |
| 37 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
a-flied out to left for Kreidler in the 7th
b-singled to left for Martin in the 9th
c-singled to center for Jackson in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BLarnach (10, Way)
- HRBell (6, 9th inning off Way 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBell 3 (36), Caratini (23), Kreidler (11)
- 2Out RBICaratini.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-8 (Bell 1-1, Caratini 1-1, Jackson 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Kreidler 0-1, Lee 0-1, Keaschall 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBClemens (6, 2nd base off Cameron/Jensen)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Cameron(W, 3-4) |
L. Erceg(S, 12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 104-65 | 3.84 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.84 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.86 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-8 | 27.00 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 151-96 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 2/4; Schreiber 3/3; Cameron 12/23; Way 2/5; Black 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-2-2-1-4; Schreiber-2-1-0-3; Cameron-17-12-20-15; Way-4-0-0-4; Black-3-1-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsErceg 0-2; Schreiber 0-3; Cameron 7-6; Way 1-0; Black 1-1
- Game ScoresN Cameron 71
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Prielipp(L, 2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 77-51 | 5.15 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41-25 | 5.14 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36-23 | 6.10 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.74 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 166-106 |
- Pitching
- BKPrielipp
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLawrence 1/3; Prielipp 10/18; Morris 4/8; Laweryson 6/10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLawrence-4-1-0-2; Prielipp-15-7-19-9; Morris-5-6-10-4; Laweryson-7-3-8-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLawrence 1-1; Prielipp 1-5; Morris 1-0; Laweryson 1-2
- Game ScoresC Prielipp 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Kreidler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Clemens scored, Lewis out at second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Loftin doubled to right, Pasquantino scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Garcia singled to right, Jensen scored, Thomas to third. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Marte homered to center (441 feet), Thomas scored and Garcia scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Jensen hit sacrifice fly to left, Pasquantino scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Bell homered to right (442 feet), Arcia scored and Clemens scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Caratini singled to center, Larnach scored. | 6 | 5 | ||
KC @ MIN Videos
Josh Bell smashes a home run
Starling Marte smashes a home run
Maikel Garcia hits an RBI single
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Target Field
7:10 PM, 7 June 2026
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,876
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 37 | 30 | .552 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 34 | 31 | .523 | 2 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 37 | .448 | 7 | L2 |
| Detroit | 27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 27 | 39 | .409 | 9.5 | W2 |

