MIN 4, KC 3 | Aug 6, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 6, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•82°F, Cloudy

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Kody Funderburk

LOSS

Aaron Bummer

SAVE

Yoendrys Gómez

The Twins edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ryan Jeffers scores. Alex Jackson scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd.

Weather: 82°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:52Att: 16,036Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Charlie Ramos

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96.2%A

6 missed calls

+4.2% MIN

+0.22 runs MIN

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 824080 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Austin MartinLF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.236/.350/.312	97.1	.320	.288
Luke KeaschallCF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.263/.354/.360	100.2	.386	.477
Ryan JeffersC	1	1	0	0	1	0	.281/.382/.503	97.1	.006	.010
Alex JacksonDH	1	1	0	0	0	1	.303/.333/.409	-	-	-
Royce Lewis2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.233/.310/.425	108.2	.672	.907
Brooks Lee3B	4	0	1	2	0	0	.240/.298/.414	103.3	.250	.238
Alan RodenRF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.222/.315/.244	105.7	.495	.481
Victor Caratini1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	.226/.312/.338	84.4	.040	.036
Ryan KreidlerSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232/.287/.392	-	-	-
Bench
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.281/.370/.449	98.8	.100	.094
Kody Clemens2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.290/.468
Totals	33	4	7	4	7	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Lewis (5th off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Roden

TB:11

RBI:Lee 2; Bell; Lewis

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.228/.301/.415	105.7	.433

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey Ober	6.0	6	3	3	0	0	74-50	83.6	4.45
Kody FunderburkW	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-13	91.5	3.09
Andrew MorrisH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-7	97.4	3.19
Yoendrys GómezS	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	18-9	94.2	3.35
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	1	4	125-79	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Ober 74-50; Funderburk 20-13; Morris 13-7; Gómez 18-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Ober 6-11; Funderburk 0-2; Morris 2-0; Gómez 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	5.2	3	1	1	3	1	1	94-51	86.3	3.44

Game Notes

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B7Replay review: Victor Caratini challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Alex Jackson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alex Jackson called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.

HBP:Lewis (by Pearson)

Inherited runners-scored:Pearson 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 94-51; Cuas 12-9; Lange 12-8; Bummer 20-13; Pearson 18-9; McGee 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 3-12; Cuas 0-1; Lange 2-0; Bummer 1-0; Pearson 0-1; McGee 1-1

Bench
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	1	0	.215/.263/.376	85.4	.122	.113
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263/.333/.579	104.6	.035	.046
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron BummerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate PearsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Easton McGeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-