Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

62-80, 27-44 Away

Final

73-69, 40-34 Home


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
5	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	-	11	13	0

S. Kolek5-5

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Ryan13-8

2.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Fly Out
  Cutter 89
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Ryan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- T. Hatch pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- T. Hatch pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- T. Hatch pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Kriske pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Kriske pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- Martin in left field.
  2
  11
- Outman in center field.
  2
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- L. Avila pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- Yastrzemski in right field.
  2
  11
- Massey in left field.
  2
  11
- Massey in left field.
  2
  11
- Caglianone at first base.
  2
  11
- Jensen catching.
  2
  11
- Tolbert in center field.
  2
  11
- Wallner to second on fielder's indifference.
  2
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Tonkin pitching for MIN
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- S. Long pitching for KC
  MIN
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Fly Out	Cutter	89

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 1

8/4

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

9/4

Twins
4
Royals
0

Game 3

10/4

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 4

10/4

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 5

6/9

Twins
2
Royals
11

Game 6

7/9

Twins
5
Royals
1

Game 7

7/9

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 7 September 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 21,771

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tyler Jones
First Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman

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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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

S. Kolek5-5

J. Ryan13-8

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