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Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8–6 on Thursday, June 4, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 8 69-93
at Minnesota Twins 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 8 12 0
Minnesota Twins 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 9 2
  • W: Matt Strahm (2-1)
  • L: Taylor Rogers (1-3)
  • S: Alex Lange

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Michael Massey (6)
  • Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton (18), Kody Clemens 2 (8), Victor Caratini (3)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 1–0
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. 1–1
Top 2nd Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. 2–1
Bottom 2nd Minnesota Twins Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores. 2–2
Bottom 3rd Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. 2–3
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 3–3
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores. 3–4
Bottom 5th Minnesota Twins Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. 3–5
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. 5–5
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. 6–5
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 6–6
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. 8–6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 6 1 1 2 0 3 .214
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 1 2 .281
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .210
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .208
Tyler Tolbert 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Jac Caglianone RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .245
Lane Thomas RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .214
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266
Maikel Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Starling Marte PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Alex Lange P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nick Loftin 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220
Josh Rojas 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000
Kyle Isbel CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .245
Totals 39 8 12 6 6 7
Pitcher
Seth Lugo 5.0 6 5 5 1 4 3 92 3.91
John Schreiber (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 2.96
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.78
Matt Strahm (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.93
Alex Lange (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.18

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 .258
Brooks Lee 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Kody Clemens LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .236
Austin Martin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251
Trevor Larnach LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .261
Josh Bell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Luke Keaschall 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .245
Victor Caratini C 4 1 3 2 0 0 .207
Ryan Kreidler CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .255
Tristan Gray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
James Outman CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .156
Orlando Arcia SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Totals 36 6 9 6 2 7
Pitcher
Andrew Morris 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 48 4.44
Mike Paredes 3.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 50 4.91
Anthony Banda (BS, 1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 5.13
Eric Orze 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.64
Yoendrys Gómez 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.82
Taylor Rogers (L, 1-3) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 11 4.63
Justin Lawrence 0.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 24 4.94

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
3:03 (1:07 delay)
Attendance
17,802
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Merzel, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Mark Ripperger, Third Base: Shane Livensparger

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 Jun 4

Matchup Status Details
San Diego Padres 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 1 at New York Yankees 2 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 12 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Atlanta Braves 2 Final Game page
Athletics 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Houston Astros 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Final Game page

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