Taj Bradley tosses 6 shutout innings, Minnesota homers 3 times in the 9th in a 5-1 win over KC

— Taj Bradley pitched six innings of five-hit ball, Minnesota homered three times in the ninth inning to break open a close game, and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a three-game series sweep.
Apr 2, 2026, 05:14 pm - AP
MIN
KC
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T. Bradley
win

T. Bradley1-0

6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
C. Ragans
loss

C. Ragans0-2

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINKC
2ndKody Clemens steals (2) 3rd base. Clemens scored on throwing error by catcher Perez.10
8thBuxton hit sacrifice fly to center, Bell scored, Lewis to third.20
8thPasquantino hit sacrifice fly to right, Garcia scored.21
9thWallner homered to left center (405 feet).31
9thClemens homered to left (391 feet).41
9thBell homered to right (393 feet).51

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN
(2-4)
(2-4, 2-4 Away)
(2-4)
Taj Bradley
(9-4, 3.65)
o9.5
+100
+129
o9.5
-102
+1.5
-149
Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
(3-3)
(3-3, 2-1 Home)
(3-3)
Cole Ragans
(1-4, 4.84)
-156
ML
-156
u9.5
-118
-1.5
+123
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