KC 8, MIN 6 | Jun 4, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, June 4, 2026•Target Field•83°F, Cloudy

Royals

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Matt Strahm

LOSS

Taylor Rogers

SAVE

Alex Lange

The Royals defeated the Twins 8-6.

★Victor Caratini3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Kody Clemens2 HR, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

Weather: 83°F, CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:03Att: 17,802Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

Dan Merzel

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96.5%A

6 missed calls

+7.4% KC

+0.87 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	8	12	0
MIN	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

Game 823698 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	6	1	1	2	0	3	.214/.292/.374	103.6	.222	.215
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	1	2	.281/.356/.462	99.2	.237	.219
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.210/.301/.339	107.4	.333	.330
Tyler Tolbert2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222/.364/.222	-	-	-
Lane ThomasRF	1	1	1	0	0	0	.223/.355/.313	95.6	.849	.803
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.214/.330/.310	95.3	.261	.253
Alex LangeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.000/1.000/1.000	95.2	.387	.371
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	0	1	1	.245/.298/.361	102.9	.286	.261
Bench
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.208/.258/.351	105.1	.180	.244
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.245/.319/.396
Totals	39	8	12	6	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Massey (4th off Paredes, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Jensen

TB:16

RBI:Jensen 2; Rojas 2; Perez; Massey

SB:Jr.

SF:Perez

Team LOB:12

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonDH	4	1	2	1	1	0	.258/.320/.551	109.6	.472

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	5.0	6	5	5	1	4	3	92-60	85.8	3.91
John SchreiberBS	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	15-12	89.8	2.96
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	87.1	1.78
Matt StrahmW	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	86.4	3.93
Alex LangeS	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20-12	91.5	4.18
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	2	7	4	149-100	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 92-60; Schreiber 15-12; IV 12-9; Strahm 10-7; Lange 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 3-8; Schreiber 0-1; IV 1-1; Strahm 1-2; Lange 2-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew Morris	2.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	48-32	93.2	4.44

Game Notes

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B9Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Orlando Arcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini out at 2nd. Orlando Arcia to 1st.

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T1Wild pitch by Andrew Morris

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T2Wild pitch by Andrew Morris

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 97.8 mph363 ftLA: 32°

Bot 1 • MIN

1-1

Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.6 mph💣 430 ftLA: 23°

Top 2 • KC

2-1

Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.

Bot 2 • MIN

2-2

Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores.

EV: 102.9 mph384 ftLA: 23°

Bot 3 • MIN

2-3

Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.4 mph💣 414 ftLA: 28°

Top 4 • KC

3-3

Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 95.5 mph💣 360 ftLA: 40°

Bot 4 • MIN

3-4

Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores.

EV: 108.3 mph183 ftLA: 8°

Bot 5 • MIN

3-5

Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 379 ftLA: 26°

Top 6 • KC

6-5

Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 89.2 mph180 ftLA: 63°

5-5

Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd.

EV: 94.3 mph78 ftLA: 2°

Bot 6 • MIN

6-6

Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 364 ftLA: 25°

Top 9 • KC

8-6

Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 95.2 mph60 ftLA: 1°

HR:Buxton (1st off Lugo, 0 on, 0 out); Clemens (3rd off Lugo, 0 on, 2 out); Clemens (5th off Lugo, 0 on, 2 out); Caratini (6th off Schreiber, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Caratini

3B:Kreidler

TB:24

RBI:Caratini 2; Clemens 2; Kreidler; Buxton

Team LOB:5

WP:Morris 2

Inherited runners-scored:Banda 2-2; Rogers 1-0; Lawrence 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Morris 48-32; Paredes 50-32; Banda 8-6; Orze 16-10; Gómez 18-10; Rogers 11-10; Lawrence 24-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Morris 1-3; Paredes 5-6; Banda 0-2; Orze 0-3; Gómez 0-0; Rogers 2-0; Lawrence 0-0

Bench
Trevor LarnachLF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.261/.373/.389	105.9	.231	.218
Ryan KreidlerCF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.255/.345/.510	108.3	.261	.250
James OutmanCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.156/.229/.250	62.4	-	-
Andrew MorrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mike ParedesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Anthony BandaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric OrzeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yoendrys GómezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin LawrenceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-