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Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5–3 on Friday, June 5, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 3 69-93
at Minnesota Twins 5 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2
Minnesota Twins 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 0
  • W: Zebby Matthews (2-3)
  • L: Michael Wacha (4-4)
  • S: Travis Adams

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Brooks Lee (9)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 1–0
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 2–0
Bottom 3rd Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Alex Jackson scores. Tristan Gray out at 2nd. Brooks Lee to 1st. 2–1
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. 2–2
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Kody Clemens scores. 2–3
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Orlando Arcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Bell scores. Orlando Arcia to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Jac Caglianone. 2–4
Bottom 6th Minnesota Twins Austin Martin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. 2–5
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Orlando Arcia. Jac Caglianone scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. 3–5

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Starling Marte DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .282
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211
Lane Thomas RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Salvador Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Jac Caglianone 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .251
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .216
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273
Nick Loftin 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Maikel Garcia PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 4
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (L, 4-4) 5.2 8 5 4 0 2 1 77 3.44
Steven Cruz 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 7.63
Beck Way 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Tristan Gray SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .262
Brooks Lee 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .247
Kody Clemens LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .242
Josh Bell DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .228
Orlando Arcia 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306
Luke Keaschall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Austin Martin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251
Ryan Kreidler CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Alex Jackson C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .300
Totals 34 5 10 3 0 6
Pitcher
Zebby Matthews (W, 2-3) 7.0 5 2 2 4 2 0 100 4.15
Anthony Banda (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.94
Travis Adams (S, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 8.25

Game info

Weather
75 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
8:31 PM
Time of game
2:23 (1:16 delay)
Attendance
19,805
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Bellino, First Base: Mark Ripperger, Second Base: Shane Livensparger, Third Base: Dan Merzel

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 5

Matchup Status Details
San Francisco Giants 18 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 3 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 13 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 6 at Miami Marlins 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Houston Astros 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 2 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Colorado Rockies 7 Final (10) Game page
New York Mets 5 at San Diego Padres 0 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 14 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Final Game page

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