Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

76-67, 37-37 Away

Final

79-65, 45-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
E. Julien2B	0-4	0	0	0	.219
J. Miranda1B	1-4	0	0	0	.299
T. LarnachLF	1-4	0	0	0	.247
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Larnach doubled to right, Miranda thrown out at home. 4th: Larnach struck out swinging. 7th: Larnach struck out looking. 9th: Larnach flied out to left.
M. WallnerRF	0-2	0	0	0	.260
R. Lewis3B	0-3	0	0	0	.248
W. CastroCF	0-3	0	0	0	.246
R. JeffersDH	0-3	0	0	0	.233
B. LeeSS	0-3	0	0	0	.234
C. VazquezC	3-3	0	0	0	.228

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Woods Richardson	4.1	3	2	3	2	70-44	3.96
C. Sands	1.2	1	0	0	1	30-19	2.98
J. Alcala	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-7	3.18
S. Blewett	1.0	2	0	0	1	19-11	0.84

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, September 8, 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,477

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
First Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Second Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

Wacha tosses 7 innings of 4-hit ball, Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer

— Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL wild-card race.

Sep 8, 2024, 05:16 pm - AP


MIN
KC

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				MIN	KC
		5th	Hampson hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored, Garcia to second, Fermin to third.	0	1
		5th	Perez reached on infield single to third, Fermin scored, Pham to second, Garcia to third.	0	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Twins
0
Royals
5

Game 1

9/6

Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 2

9/7

Twins
0
Royals
2

Game 3

9/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	34	27	.557	-	L2
Chicago	32	28	.533	1.5	L1
Minnesota	28	33	.459	6	W1
Kansas City	23	37	.383	10.5	W1
Detroit	23	38	.377	11	W1

Astros' bullpen gets boost as closer Josh Hader set for '26 debut

All-Star closer Josh Hader was reinstated from the 60-day injured list by the Astros after sitting out all season, providing a major boost for their bullpen.

Yankees' Aaron Judge day-to-day with bone bruise near shoulder

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is day to day with a bone bruise that is causing "nagging" soreness in his right shoulder and will miss Tuesday's game vs. the Guardians.

San Francisco Giants hire Gary Pettis as their third base coach

The San Francisco Giants have hired Gary Pettis as their third base coach, less than a week after reassigning Hector Borg to a different role in player development.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Wacha tosses 7 innings of 4-hit ball, Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer

M. Wacha12-7

S. Woods Richardson5-4

L. Erceg11

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Astros' bullpen gets boost as closer Josh Hader set for '26 debut

Yankees' Aaron Judge day-to-day with bone bruise near shoulder

San Francisco Giants hire Gary Pettis as their third base coach