Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
· Target Field, Minneapolis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3–2 on Saturday, June 6, 2026 on the road.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Kansas City Royals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Minnesota Twins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
- W: Matt Strahm (3-1)
- L: Eric Orze
- S: Alex Lange
Home runs
- Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (8)
- Minnesota Twins: Orlando Arcia (1)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Top 1st |
Kansas City Royals |
Carter Jensen homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. |
1–0 |
| Bottom 5th |
Minnesota Twins |
Tristan Gray out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Austin Martin scores. |
1–1 |
| Bottom 8th |
Minnesota Twins |
Orlando Arcia homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. |
1–2 |
| Top 9th |
Kansas City Royals |
Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Tyler Tolbert scores. |
2–2 |
| Top 9th |
Kansas City Royals |
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens. Josh Rojas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. |
3–2 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Carter Jensen |
C |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.211 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. |
SS |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.284 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino |
1B |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.216 |
| Maikel Garcia |
DH |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.266 |
| Jac Caglianone |
RF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
| Substitute: Lane Thomas |
RF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.226 |
| Michael Massey |
2B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.265 |
| Isaac Collins |
LF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.220 |
| Substitute: Tyler Tolbert |
LF |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.222 |
| Josh Rojas |
3B |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
| Kyle Isbel |
CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.241 |
| Totals |
34 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Kansas City Royals pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Luinder Avila |
5.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
70 |
4.02 |
| Daniel Lynch IV |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1.71 |
| Lucas Erceg |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
6.17 |
| Matt Strahm (W, 3-1) |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
4.19 |
| Alex Lange (S, 3) |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
4.03 |
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Trevor Larnach |
LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.256 |
| Substitute: Orlando Arcia |
SS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.324 |
| Brooks Lee |
3B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.242 |
| Kody Clemens |
LF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.242 |
| Josh Bell |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.224 |
| Austin Martin |
RF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.253 |
| Victor Caratini |
C |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.211 |
| Substitute: Alex Jackson |
PR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.300 |
| Royce Lewis |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.159 |
| Tristan Gray |
SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.259 |
| Substitute: Luke Keaschall |
2B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.240 |
| Ryan Kreidler |
CF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.232 |
| Totals |
28 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
Minnesota Twins pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Joe Ryan |
6.0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
102 |
3.07 |
| Taylor Rogers |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
4.38 |
| Yoendrys Gómez |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3.73 |
| Eric Orze (L, 2-2)(BS, 3) |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
4.11 |
Game info
- Weather
- 82 degrees, Sunny
- Wind
- 3 mph, L To R
- First pitch
- 1:12 PM
- Time of game
- 2:43
- Attendance
- 20,555
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Shane Livensparger, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: Dan Bellino
2026 season series
Every Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins game in the 2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
Minnesota Twins
1
at Kansas City Royals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Mon, Mar 30, 2026
|
Minnesota Twins
9
at Kansas City Royals
13
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Wed, Apr 1, 2026
|
Minnesota Twins
5
at Kansas City Royals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Thu, Apr 2, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
8
at Minnesota Twins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Thu, Jun 4, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
3
at Minnesota Twins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Fri, Jun 5, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
3
at Minnesota Twins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Sat, Jun 6, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
6
at Minnesota Twins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Sun, Jun 7, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
2
at Minnesota Twins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Tue, Jul 28, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
4
at Minnesota Twins
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Wed, Jul 29, 2026
|
Kansas City Royals
3
at Minnesota Twins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Thu, Jul 30, 2026
|
Minnesota Twins
2
at Kansas City Royals
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Tue, Aug 4, 2026
|
Minnesota Twins
1
at Kansas City Royals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Wed, Aug 5, 2026
|
Minnesota Twins
4
at Kansas City Royals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Thu, Aug 6, 2026
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Details |
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Final
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3
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Final
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4
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Final
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2
at Houston Astros
13
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Final
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6
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Final
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6
at Arizona Diamondbacks
1
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Final
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6
at Texas Rangers
0
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Final
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Milwaukee Brewers
7
at Colorado Rockies
1
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Final
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2
at San Diego Padres
3
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Final
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2
at Los Angeles Dodgers
9
|
Final
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