Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

A. Minterwin: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Cameronsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Cruz

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY – This version of Noah Cameron is what he and the Royals have wanted to see all year, what they hope to see the rest of this season – and what they need to see next season....

Scoring Summary

MINKC

4
Victor Caratini grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Josh Bell scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Royce Lewis out at 2nd. Victor Caratini out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
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5
Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kody Clemens. Michael Massey scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
7
Michael Massey homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
12

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Austin MartinRF	0	3	0	1	0	0	.234
2Ryan JeffersC	1	4	0	1	0	1	.283
3Josh BellDH	0	3	1	0	1	1	.245
4Kody ClemensCF	1	4	0	2	0	1	.236
5Royce Lewis2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	.233
6Victor Caratini1B	0	3	0	1	0	2	.227
7Brooks Lee3B	0	3	0	2	0	1	.240
8Trevor LarnachLF	0	3	0	2	0	0	.280
9Ryan KreidlerSS	0	3	0	1	0	0	.232
TOTAL	3	29	1	10	1	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dean KremerRHP	5.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	88	5.93
Tommy NanceRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.46
A.J. MinterLHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12	2.49
Jeff HoffmanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	3.86
TOTAL	8.0	5	2	2	4	2	1	118	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.228
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281
3Jac Caglianone1B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254
4Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
5Michael Massey2B	2	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	.267
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
7Nick Loftin3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
8John RaveRF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.278
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.247
TOTAL	5	26	2	2	4	2	1	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	8.0	3	1	1	9	1	0	106	4.37
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	4.29


TOTAL	9.0	3	1	1	10	1	0	122	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Austin Martin grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Ryan Jeffers singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
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POP OUT — Josh Bell pops out to second baseman Michael Massey. [2 outs]
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FORCEOUT — Kody Clemens grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Ryan Jeffers out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Jac Caglianone grounds out sharply, second baseman Royce Lewis to first baseman Victor Caratini. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIN

1Runs2

3Hits5

0Errors0

.103Batting Avg.192

29At Bats26

0Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs1

0Runs-Batted-In2

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts4

3Left on Base3

3Total Bases8

Game Details

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,439 (35.5%)

weather: 81 degrees, cloudy

spread: KC -113

over/under: 8.5