Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

P. Lopezwin: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Wachasave: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- With a 2-1 series-opening win over the Twins Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals pulled within one game of the final American League Wild Card spot, their push toward October gaining serious speed with 21 games left to play. But as Friday’s game came to a...

Scoring Summary

MINKC

3
Maikel Garcia homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [2 runs]
02
5
Jhonny Pereda doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brooks Lee scores. [1 run]
12

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.271
2Trevor LarnachDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.258
James OutmanPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.126
3Luke Keaschall2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.325
4Kody Clemens1B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.208
5Austin MartinLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.282
6Matt WallnerRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.206
7Royce Lewis3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.231
8Brooks LeeSS	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.243
Ryan FitzgeraldPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
9Jhonny PeredaC	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.190
Mickey GasperPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.153

TOTAL	5	32	1	1	6	4	0	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Pablo LopezRHP	6.0	6	2	2	4	1	1	92	2.84
Kody FunderburkLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	4.65
Justin TopaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.97



TOTAL	8.0	6	2	2	6	1	1	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike YastrzemskiDH-RF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.231
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.294
Nick Loftin3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.260
4Maikel Garcia3B-SS	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.294
5Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.238
6Adam FrazierLF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.271
7Michael Massey2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.217
8Jac CaglianoneRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.143
Daniel Lynch IVP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Taylor ClarkeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Carlos EstevezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.263
TOTAL	6	31	2	2	6	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	5.2	4	1	1	5	2	83	3.45
Angel ZerpaLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14	3.61
John SchreiberRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	6	3.51
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	5	2.79
Taylor ClarkeRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3.04
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	19	2.49
TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	6	4	130	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Byron Buxton grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Trevor Larnach pops out to catcher Salvador Perez in foul territory. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Luke Keaschall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
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WALK — Kody Clemens walks. Luke Keaschall to 2nd.
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POP OUT — Austin Martin pops out to second baseman Michael Massey. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Mike Yastrzemski flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [2 outs]
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DOUBLE — Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin, deflected by center fielder Byron Buxton.
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GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Kody Clemens. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs2

5Hits6

2Errors0

.156Batting Avg.194

32At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

1Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks1

1Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts6

8Left on Base6

8Total Bases10

Game Details

Friday, September 5, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 16,255 (42.9%)

weather: 63 degrees, cloudy