Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Jun 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	8	12	0	12
MIN	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	9	2	5

loss:

T. Rogerswin: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Strahmsave: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Lange

Game Recap

MINNEAPOLIS – Josh Rojas’ day began with an afternoon game in Columbus, Ohio, batting leadoff and playing third base with Triple-A Omaha. It ended as the big league hero in Minneapolis, knocking in the game-winning runs of the Royals’ 8-6 win over the Twins at Target Field on Thursday night....

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
1
Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
11
2
Wild pitch by pitcher Andrew Morris. Nick Loftin scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
21
2
Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores. [1 run]
22
3
Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
23
4
Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
33
4
Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores. [1 run]
34
5
Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
35
6
Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. [2 runs]
55
6
Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
65
6
Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
66
9
Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [2 runs]
86

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	6	1	2	3	0	0	6	.214
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	1	0	2	1	0	6	.281
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	4	.210
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.208
Tyler TolbertPR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
5Jac CaglianoneRF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.245
Lane ThomasPH-RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.223
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.214
7Michael Massey2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.266
Maikel GarciaPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268
Starling MartePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
Alex LangeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Nick Loftin3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.220
Josh RojasPH-3B	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
9Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	.245
TOTAL	12	39	8	6	7	6	1	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.0	6	5	5	4	1	3	92	3.91
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	15	2.96
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	1.78
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3.93
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	4.18


TOTAL	9.0	9	6	6	7	2	4	149	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonDH	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.258
2Brooks Lee3B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.247
3Kody Clemens1B-LF	2	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	.236
4Austin MartinRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.251
5Trevor LarnachLF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.261
Josh BellPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
6Luke Keaschall2B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.245
7Victor CaratiniC	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.207
8Ryan KreidlerSS-CF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.255
Tristan GrayPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
9James OutmanCF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.156
Orlando ArciaPH-SS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281



TOTAL	9	36	6	6	7	2	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andrew MorrisRHP	2.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	48	4.44
Mike ParedesRHP	3.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	50	4.91
Anthony BandaLHP	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	5.13
Eric OrzeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	3.64
Yoendrys GomezRHP	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	3.82
Taylor RogersLHP	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	11	4.63
Justin LawrenceRHP	0.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	24	4.94
TOTAL	8.3	12	8	7	7	6	1	175	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (21) 2nd base.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Andrew Morris. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
00
WALK — Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
00
SAC FLY — Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
10
FLYOUT — Isaac Collins flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
11
LINEOUT — Brooks Lee lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
11
GROUNDOUT — Kody Clemens grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [2 outs]
11
STRIKEOUT — Austin Martin strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

MIN

8Runs6

12Hits9

0Errors2

.308Batting Avg.250

39At Bats36

2Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs4

6Runs-Batted-In6

6Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts7

12Left on Base5

16Total Bases24

Game Details

Thursday, June 4, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,802 (46.2%)

weather: 83 degrees, cloudy

spread: KC -118

over/under: 9