Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Lorenzen(5-10)win: Minnesota Twins logo

B. Ober(5-7)save: Minnesota Twins logo

G. Cabrera(1)

Game Recap

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- The quest for an American League Wild Card playoff spot has been a rollercoaster ride for the Royals -- and they took a bit of a dip on Sunday. After handling the Twins in the opening two games of their weekend series, the Royals arrived at Kauffman...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

1Byron Buxton homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 10
4Kody Clemens homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. Matt Wallner scores. [2 runs] 30
6Royce Lewis steals (7) 2nd base. Luke Keaschall steals (11) home. [1 run] 40
6Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Austin Martin. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] 41
7Matt Wallner walks. Edouard Julien scores. Brooks Lee to 3rd. Austin Martin to 2nd. [1 run] 51

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	.271
James OutmanCF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.129
2Austin MartinLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.284
3Matt WallnerRF	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.205
4Luke Keaschall2B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	.321
5Kody Clemens1B	1	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.208
6Royce Lewis3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.234
7Edouard JulienDH	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.192
8Brooks LeeSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243
9Jhonny PeredaC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.196


TOTAL	9	33	5	4	12	2	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey OberRHP	5.1	4	1	1	6	1	0	85	5.08
Cole SandsRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	3.73
Kody FunderburkLHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	4.55
Justin TopaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	3.90
Genesis CabreraLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	6.69

TOTAL	8.3	7	1	1	7	5	0	157	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Mike YastrzemskiRF	2	5	0	0	0	0	3	.231
2Maikel GarciaSS	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.294
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	1	1	0	4	.262
4Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	5	.238
5Randal GrichukLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.230
Adam FrazierPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
6Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.222
7Nick Loftin3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.211
Jac CaglianonePH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.151
8Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	.261
9Luke MaileC	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	.211
Carter JensenPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
TOTAL	7	31	1	1	7	5	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael LorenzenRHP	5.1	7	4	4	5	0	2	82	4.63
Angel ZerpaLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	3.57
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	0.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	22	2.91
Taylor ClarkeRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3.02
Sam LongLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	5.35
Luinder AvilaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	1.80
TOTAL	9.0	9	5	5	12	2	2	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Byron Buxton homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Austin Martin grounds out, pitcher Michael Lorenzen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Matt Wallner strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Luke Keaschall grounds out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Kody Clemens. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

MIN

5Runs1

9Hits7

0Errors0

.273Batting Avg.226

33At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In1

2Walks5

3Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts7

5Left on Base9

16Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, September 7, 2025 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 26,505 (69.9%)

weather: 73 degrees, sunny