Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Jul 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	1	6
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	0	8

loss:

A. Langewin: Minnesota Twins logo

J. Anderson

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS – For months now, it’s been a mission statement bordering on a mantra for Twins uniformed personnel: Play well enough to put pressure on the team’s front office when the Trade Deadline gets here. It appears they have done just that, and Tuesday’s come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Royals...

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

4
Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kody Clemens scores. [1 run]
01
6
Josh Rojas steals (1) home. Lane Thomas steals (7) 2nd base. [1 run]
11
6
Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Alan Roden. Lane Thomas scores. [1 run]
21
9
Royce Lewis triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini scores. Brooks Lee scores. [2 runs]
23

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.237
2Lane ThomasCF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	.230
3Jac CaglianoneRF-1B	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.249
4Salvador PerezDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.211
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.232
Tyler TolbertPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.308
6Nick Loftin3B	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.251
7Michael Massey2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.270
8Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.240
9Josh RojasSS	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.260
Starling MartePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258
Andrew VelazquezSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077

TOTAL	4	30	2	1	14	5	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	6	1	1	2	2	84	4.22
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	10	2.05
John SchreiberRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	8	3.76
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	15	4.50
Alex LangeRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	21	6.33
TOTAL	8.2	10	3	3	4	4	138	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Trevor LarnachLF	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.291
Royce LewisPH-2B	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	.215
2Byron BuxtonCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Alan RodenRF	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.206
3Ryan JeffersC	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	.294
Austin MartinPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Alex JacksonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323
4Kody Clemens2B-LF	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	.243
5Josh BellDH	2	4	0	1	2	0	0	.246
6Victor Caratini1B	2	4	1	0	0	0	3	.240
7Luke KeaschallRF-CF	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.257
8Brooks Lee3B	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	.247
9Ryan KreidlerSS	1	4	0	0	2	0	3	.244
TOTAL	10	32	3	3	4	4	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Taj BradleyRHP	6.0	3	2	2	10	3	0	102	3.65
Kody FunderburkLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	3.52
Travis AdamsRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	5.29
Jack AndersonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	2.19

TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	14	5	0	153	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Lane Thomas strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to left fielder Trevor Larnach. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Trevor Larnach grounds out sharply to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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FIELD ERROR — Byron Buxton reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Seth Lugo.
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WALK — Ryan Jeffers walks. Byron Buxton to 2nd.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Kody Clemens grounds into a double play, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Josh Rojas to pitcher Seth Lugo. Ryan Jeffers out at 2nd. Kody Clemens out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

2Runs3

4Hits10

1Errors0

.133Batting Avg.313

30At Bats32

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In3

5Walks4

2Stolen Bases0

14Strikeouts4

6Left on Base8

4Total Bases14

Game Details

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 21,518 (55.8%)

weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: MIN -186

over/under: 9