Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, September 5th, 2025 6:40PM CST

Kansas City Royals

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Minnesota Twins

Game Recap

Maikel Garcia delivered a two-run home run while Michael Wacha worked 5 and two-thirds effective innings, helping the Kansas City Royals edge out the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Friday, September 5th, 2025

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,255

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Pasquantino (23, López)

Home Runs: Garcia (16, 3rd inning off López 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Garcia 2 (66)

2-out Runs Batted In: Garcia, M 2.

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Isbel 0-1, Garcia 0-1)


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wacha 15/23; Estévez 2/4; Clarke 0/1; Schreiber 1/1; Lynch IV 1/3; Zerpa 3/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wacha-11-12-12-14; Estévez-2-0-4-3; Clarke-0-0-0-1; Schreiber-1-1-2-0; Lynch IV-0-0-0-3; Zerpa-4-0-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wacha 4-8; Estévez 0-3; Clarke 1-0; Lynch IV 2-0; Zerpa 1-2

Game Scores: M Wacha 60


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Picked Off: Garcia (2nd base, Pereda)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Pereda (3, Wacha); Martin (3, Wacha); Lee (14, Wacha)

Runs Batted In: Pereda (4)

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Buxton 0-1, Pereda 1-2, Larnach 0-1, Clemens 0-1, Wallner 0-1, Martin 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 1; Clemens 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Topa 3/4; López 12/25; Funderburk 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Topa-2-0-2-3; López-11-11-16-20; Funderburk-5-2-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Topa 2-2; López 7-7; Funderburk 1-0

Game Scores: P Lopez 55


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Errors: Lee 2 (9, catch, fielding)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Lewis (6, 2nd base off Wacha/Perez)


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