Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sunday, September 7th, 2025 1:10PM CST

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Game Recap

Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens both hit home runs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Sunday, pushing Kansas City two games behind in the race for the final American League wild card spot. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2025

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,505

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 000001000
Minnesota TwinsMIN 100201100

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Yastrzemski (23, Ober); Loftin (9, Ober); Garcia (35, Ober)

Runs Batted In: Pasquantino (99)

Ground Into Double Play: Perez; Loftin

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Perez 0-2, Maile 0-1, Yastrzemski 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Pasquantino 1-3, Garcia 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Isbel 1; Pasquantino 3


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Buxton (by Lorenzen); Julien (by Lynch IV)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lorenzen 17/22; Clarke 1/1; Lynch IV 1/6; Long 2/3; Zerpa 1/2; Avila 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lorenzen-12-17-9-16; Clarke-2-0-1-0; Lynch IV-2-6-1-1; Long-4-2-1-1; Zerpa-4-0-1-2; Avila-3-3-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lorenzen 7-2; Long 1-0; Zerpa 0-1; Avila 0-1

Game Scores: M Lorenzen 43


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Lorenzen-Garcia , Loftin-Pasquantino)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Picked Off: Isbel (1st base, Pereda)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Lewis (16, Lorenzen)

Home Runs: Buxton (30, 1st inning off Lorenzen 0 on, 0 Out); Clemens (16, 4th inning off Lorenzen 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Buxton (74), Clemens 2 (43), Wallner (37)

2-out Runs Batted In: Clemens 2; Wallner.

Ground Into Double Play: Keaschall

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Lewis 1-1, Pereda 0-1, Clemens 1-1, Outman 0-1, Julien 0-1, Martin 0-1, Keaschall 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Outman 1; Keaschall 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Isbel (by Funderburk)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Topa 5/5; Cabrera 0/2; Ober 11/21; Sands 2/4; Funderburk 5/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Topa-5-0-11-4; Cabrera-0-0-3-1; Ober-11-9-20-13; Sands-2-1-2-3; Funderburk-6-2-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Topa 3-0; Cabrera 0-1; Ober 4-6; Sands 3-0

Game Scores: B Ober 61


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Lee-Keaschall-Clemens , Lewis-Keaschall-Clemens)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Lewis (7, 2nd base off Zerpa/Maile); Keaschall 2 (11, Home off Zerpa/Maile, 2nd base off Zerpa/Maile)

Picked Off: Lewis (2nd base, Zerpa)


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