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Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5–1 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Minnesota Twins 5 77-85
at Kansas City Royals 1 69-93

Line score

Team
Minnesota Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 1
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
  • W: Taj Bradley (1-0)
  • L: Cole Ragans (0-2)

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Matt Wallner (2), Kody Clemens (1), Josh Bell (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis strikes out swinging. 1–0
Top 8th Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd. 2–0
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Maikel Garcia scores. 2–1
Top 9th Minnesota Twins Matt Wallner homers (2) on a line drive to left center field. 3–1
Top 9th Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 4–1
Top 9th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 5–1

Box score

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Austin Martin LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Trevor Larnach PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
James Outman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Byron Buxton CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .174
Luke Keaschall 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .217
Matt Wallner RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .174
Victor Caratini C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Kody Clemens 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .250
Josh Bell DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 .222
Royce Lewis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .211
Tristan Gray SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .333
Totals 31 5 8 4 3 12
Pitcher
Taj Bradley (W, 1-0) 6.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 100 0.87
Kody Funderburk (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.91
Cole Sands (H, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 5.40
Taylor Rogers (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00
Justin Topa 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.45

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .316
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .200
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208
Tyler Tolbert PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carter Jensen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Jac Caglianone DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Jonathan India 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200
Lane Thomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .500
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6
Pitcher
Cole Ragans (L, 0-2) 6.0 4 1 0 1 8 0 89 3.60
Matt Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00
John Schreiber 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 27 6.00
Steven Cruz 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 3 27 16.20

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
14 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:55
Attendance
11,694
Umpires
Home Plate: Cory Blaser, First Base: Jansen Visconti, Second Base: Alex Tosi, Third Base: Andy Fletcher

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
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 Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
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