Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
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Brooks Lee homers, Twins score four runs in the sixth in 5-3 win over Royals
After a one hour and 15 minute rain delay pushed back the first pitch, Vinnie Pasquantino and Jac Caglianone hit RBI doubles in the first inning to give the Royals a 2-0 lead.
Lee hit an RBI fielder's choice in the third to pull the Twins within one. He hit a leadoff solo home run in the sixth, followed by an RBI double by Josh Bell.
Bell reached home on an error by Caglianone in the outfield, who was trying to throw the ball to third after Orlando Arcia singled up the right field foul line and into the corner. Arcia then scored on a wild pitch by Royals starter Michael Wacha.
Wacha (4-4) pitched 5 2/3 innings in the loss, giving up eight hits, four earned runs. He struck out two.
The Royals scored another run in the ninth, when Caglianone scored on Mikael Garcia's groundout.
Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews (2-3) pitched seven innings, giving up five hits. He walked four and struck out two. Travis Adams earned his second save of the year, throwing 16 pitches in the ninth inning.
Byron Buxton left the game in the third inning, after running into the center field wall. The Twins outfielder made the play, caught the ball, and stayed in for the rest of the inning before being pulled when the Twins went to bat.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Isbel popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Garcia grounded out to shortstop, Caglianone scored, Massey to second. |
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9th Inning | Garcia hit for Loftin |
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9th Inning | Massey singled to right, Caglianone to third. |
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9th Inning | Collins flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Caglianone singled to left. |
Statistics
 KC |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 10 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 4 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 130 | Pitches | 108 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 3.8 | Runs Created | 5.0 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .294 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .344 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .250 | Secondary Average | .206 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .294 |
| .677 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .794 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 4.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.6 |
| 27.0 | Batter Rating | 37.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.61 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.18 |
| .094 | Isolated Power | .206 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.088 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 78.3 | MLB Rating | 86.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,805 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
| Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |