MIN 2, KC 8 | Aug 4, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 4, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•91°F, Overcast

MIN

Twins

Royals

Final

WIN

Randy Dobnak

LOSS

Joe Ryan

The Royals cruised past the Twins 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Royce Lewis4-for-4, 0 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Josh Bell homers (14) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 91°F, OvercastWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 20,177Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Willie Traynor

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92.8%B

12 missed calls

+11.5% MIN

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinMIN Win

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

Game 824084 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Minnesota Twins

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	2	0	.283/.374/.455	107.4	.445	.454
Ryan JeffersC	5	0	0	0	0	1	.283/.384/.511	104.5	.200	.254
Josh BellDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	.247/.306/.416	113.7	.549	.819
Kody Clemens2B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.236/.292/.474	104.9	.292	.274
Royce Lewis1B	4	0	4	0	0	0	.232/.308/.418	106.3	.671	.621
Brooks Lee3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.242/.300/.419	94.1	.112	.104
Austin MartinRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.351/.314	88.7	.193	.193
Luke KeaschallCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.263/.354/.362	104.5	.460	.416
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.236/.292/.399	99.6	.087	.147
Bench
Alan RodenRF	1	0	0	1	0	0	.214/.300/.214	90.4	.011	.262
Joe RyanP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	33	2	7	2	4	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Bell (8th off Cruz, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Lewis

TB:11

RBI:Bell; Roden

SB:Clemens; Kreidler

SF:Roden

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	2	2	.231/.305/.421	103.6	.657

Pitching

Minnesota Twins

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe RyanL	5.1	7	5	4	2	3	99-65	87.6	3.65
Kody Funderburk	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	14-12	90.8	3.18
Travis Adams	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	20-11	89.3	5.67
Taylor Rogers	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	14-8	84.6	5.09
Totals	8.0	10	8	7	4	5	147-96	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Funderburk 1-0; Rogers 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Ryan 99-65; Funderburk 14-12; Adams 20-11; Rogers 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Ryan 8-5; Funderburk 2-1; Adams 1-1; Rogers 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Randy DobnakW	5.0	3	1	1	3	1	0	90-54	87.4	1.16

Game Notes

📺

B7Replay review: Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.

📺

B8Replay review: Ryan Jeffers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen walks. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.

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T9Wild pitch by Nate Pearson

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 98.7 mph335 ftLA: 19°

0-2

Michael Massey doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luke Keaschall. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 102.9 mph362 ftLA: 19°

Top 4 • MIN

1-2

Alan Roden out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Kody Clemens scores. Brooks Lee to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder John Rave.

EV: 71.8 mph244 ftLA: 32°

Bot 5 • KC

1-4

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler.

EV: 87.4 mph110 ftLA: 7°

1-5

Jac Caglianone reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Royce Lewis. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 69.0 mph5 ftLA: -35°

Top 8 • MIN

2-5

Josh Bell homers (14) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.9 mph💣 417 ftLA: 31°

Bot 8 • KC

2-7

Starling Marte doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Luke Keaschall. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 100.4 mph395 ftLA: 27°

2-8

Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luke Keaschall. Starling Marte scores.

EV: 96.1 mph134 ftLA: 6°

Bench
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	0	.216/.262/.379	98.7	.162	.217
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.294/.351/.647	84.6	.050	.048
Starling MartePH	1	1	1	2	0	0	.255/.311/.314	100.4	.511	.871
Randy DobnakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-