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Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals Home Opener Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3–1 on Monday, March 30, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 1 77-85
at Kansas City Royals 3 69-93

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kansas City Royals 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
  • W: Kris Bubic (1-0)
  • L: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1)
  • S: John Schreiber

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Matt Wallner (1)
  • Kansas City Royals: Isaac Collins (1), Kyle Isbel (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Minnesota Twins Matt Wallner homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–0
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Jonathan India scores. 1–2
Bottom 7th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1–3

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Austin Martin LF 1 0 1 0 2 0 .400
Trevor Larnach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
James Outman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Byron Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Ryan Jeffers C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182
Matt Wallner RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .143
Josh Bell DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Victor Caratini 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Royce Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Brooks Lee SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .111
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 6
Pitcher
Simeon Woods Richardson (L, 0-1) 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 83 3.60
Kody Funderburk 1.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 26 6.75
Justin Topa 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.38
Taylor Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .154
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .188
Carter Jensen DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Lane Thomas DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Jonathan India 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .100
Jac Caglianone RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .111
Kyle Isbel CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .400
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 7
Pitcher
Kris Bubic (W, 1-0) 6.0 2 1 1 3 4 1 75 1.50
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00
Nick Mears (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00
John Schreiber (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.50

Game info

Weather
85 degrees, Sunny
Wind
18 mph, R To L
First pitch
3:11 PM
Time of game
2:14
Attendance
39,320
Umpires
Home Plate: Alex Tosi, First Base: Andy Fletcher, Second Base: Cory Blaser, Third Base: Jansen Visconti

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Minnesota Twins 9 at Kansas City Royals 13 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 8 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 0 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 30

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago White Sox 9 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 14 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 Final Game page
Athletics 0 at Atlanta Braves 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 2 at Chicago Cubs 7 Final Game page
New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Houston Astros 8 Final Game page
New York Yankees 1 at Seattle Mariners 2 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego Padres 2 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Final Game page

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