Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

56-58, 26-31 Away

Final

47-67, 27-27 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
T. LarnachLF	0-3	0	0	0	.283
R. JeffersC	0-5	0	0	0	.283
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Jeffers grounded out to first. 3rd: Jeffers flied out to center. 5th: Jeffers flied out to center. 7th: Jeffers struck out looking. 9th: Jeffers grounded out to third.
J. BellDH	2-4	1	1	1	.247
K. Clemens2B	0-4	1	0	0	.236
R. Lewis1B	4-4	0	0	0	.232
B. Lee3B	0-3	0	0	0	.242
A. RodenRF	0-1	0	0	1	.214
A. MartinPH-RF	0-2	0	0	0	.236
L. KeaschallCF	1-4	0	0	0	.263
R. KreidlerSS	0-3	0	0	0	.236

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Ryan	5.1	7	4	2	3	99-65	3.65
K. Funderburk	1.2	0	0	0	2	14-12	3.18
T. Adams	0.2	1	2	1	0	20-11	5.67
T. Rogers	0.1	2	1	1	0	14-8	5.09

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

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Total Bases

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Kauffman Stadium

7:40 AM, 5 August 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,177

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
Third Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti

Bobby Witt Jr. returns from back injury and leads Royals to 8-2 win over Twins

— Bobby Witt Jr. had three hits and two RBI in his return to the lineup Tuesday night, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Aug 5, 2027, 11:21 am - AP


MIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	2
2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	-	8	10	1

R. Dobnak2-0

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

J. Ryan6-8

5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		MIN	KC
1st	Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Witt Jr. scored.	0	1
1st	Massey doubled to center, Caglianone scored.	0	2
4th	Roden hit sacrifice fly to right, Clemens scored on error, Lee safe at second on error, Lewis safe at third on throwing error by right fielder Rave.	1	2
5th	Witt Jr. doubled to left, Jensen scored on error and Isbel scored, Witt Jr. safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Kreidler.	1	4
5th	Caglianone grounded into fielder's choice to first, Witt Jr. scored.	1	5
8th	Bell homered to center (417 feet).	2	5
8th	Marte doubled to center, Collins scored and Loftin scored.	2	7
8th	Isbel singled to center, Marte scored.	2	8

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
2
Royals
8

Game 1

5/8

Twins
Royals

Game 2

6/8

Twins
Royals

Game 3

7/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	53	.527	-	L1
Cleveland	57	57	.500	3	L1
Minnesota	56	58	.491	4	L3
Detroit	55	58	.487	4.5	W4
Kansas City	47	67	.412	13	W1

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Video Highlights

Bobby Witt Jr. returns from back injury and leads Royals to 8-2 win over Twins

R. Dobnak2-0

J. Ryan6-8

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