Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

62-79, 27-43 Away

Final

72-69, 39-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. BuxtonCF	0-4	0	0	0	.271
T. LarnachDH	1-4	0	0	0	.258
J. OutmanPR-DH	0-0	0	0	0	.146
L. Keaschall2B	1-4	0	0	0	.325
K. Clemens1B	0-3	0	0	0	.212
A. MartinLF	1-4	0	0	0	.282
M. WallnerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.206
R. Lewis3B	0-3	0	0	0	.231
B. LeeSS	1-3	1	0	0	.243
R. FitzgeraldPR	0-0	0	0	0	.200
J. PeredaC	1-2	0	0	1	.500
M. GasperPH	0-1	0	0	0	.153
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pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
P. Lopez	6.0	6	2	1	4	92-58	2.84
K. Funderburk	1.0	0	0	0	2	15-11	4.65
J. Topa	1.0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.97

According to ESPN Analytics

MIN

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, September 5, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,255

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Tyler Jones
Second Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

Garcia's two-run homer and Wacha's strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1

— Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night.

Sep 5, 2025, 10:32 pm - AP


MIN
KC

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				MIN	KC
		3rd	Garcia homered to left (412 feet), Pasquantino scored.	0	2
		5th	Pereda doubled to right, Lee scored.	1	2

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Twins
2
Royals
4

Game 1

4/7

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

4/8

Twins
4
Royals
0

Game 3

4/9

Twins
2
Royals
3

Game 4

4/10

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 5

9/5

Twins
2
Royals
11

Game 6

9/6

Twins
5
Royals
1

Game 7

9/7

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

Cabrera, Boyd close to returning to the Cubs' rotation

Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd are close to returning to the banged-up rotation for the Chicago Cubs after being sidelined by injuries.

Mariners' Josh Naylor not in lineup after having back spasms

Mariners 1B Josh Naylor, who exited Monday night's victory over the Mets with back spasms, was out of the lineup Tuesday.

Castellanos returns to Philadelphia, says he has no regrets

Padres outfielder Nick Castellanos acknowledged his four years in Philadelphia had highs and lows on Tuesday.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Garcia's two-run homer and Wacha's strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1

M. Wacha9-11

P. Lopez5-4

C. Estevez38

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Cabrera, Boyd close to returning to the Cubs' rotation

Mariners' Josh Naylor not in lineup after having back spasms

Castellanos returns to Philadelphia, says he has no regrets