Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

28-24, 11-15 Away

Final

28-22, 17-7 Home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0

C. Sands3-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

L. Erceg1-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Hit By Pitch
  Sinker 93
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- P. Lopez pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- B. Stewart pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- L. Varland pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- G. Jax pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Garcia picked off first.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Sands pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	94
2 Hit By Pitch	Sinker	93

Royals
1
Twins
3

Game 1

24/5

Royals
4
Twins
5

Game 2

24/5

Royals
2
Twins
1

Game 3

25/5

Royals
4
Twins
9

Game 4

9/8

Royals
2
Twins
0

Game 5

10/8

Royals
3
Twins
5

Game 6

10/8

Target Field

1:10 AM, 24 May 2025

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 22,391

Game Time:2:14

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - James Jean

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

C. Sands3-1

L. Erceg1-1

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide