The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Jun 5, 2026 at Target Field.
Final · Target Field
Top performers
- Jac Caglianone went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Royals.
- Michael Wacha pitched 5.2 innings for the Royals, allowing 4 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
- Brooks Lee went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Twins.
- Zebby Matthews pitched 7.0 innings for the Twins, allowing 2 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jac Caglianone | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling Marte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lane Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Arcia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Clemens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Keaschall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Lee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Gray | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Buxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Adams | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Before and after
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous Jun 4, 2026: KC 8, MIN 6 · Next Jun 6, 2026: KC 3, MIN 2
- Twins · 2026 season · Previous Jun 4, 2026: KC 8, MIN 6 · Next Jun 6, 2026: KC 3, MIN 2