KC @ MIN — SportsStats

Thursday, June 4, 2026 · Target Field · Final

Kansas City Royals

69-93 · L10 3-7

8–6

Minnesota Twins

77-85 · L10 3-7

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	8	12	0
MIN	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	9	2

WP Matt Strahm (3-4) LP Taylor Rogers (6-4) SV Alex Lange (10)

Stars of the game

Kody Clemens Victor Caratini Byron Buxton

Season matchup

MIN

MIN leads 15 of 19 categories

KC	Metric	MIN
Offense
4.26 22nd	Runs scored per game	4.56 10th
.718 16th	Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.720 11th
170 21st	Team Home Runs	187 12th
.248 8th	Team Batting Average	.245 13th
20.3 12th	Total position-player WAR	19.2 16th
Pitching
5.00 26th	Runs allowed per game	4.92 25th
4.77 27th	Team Earned Run Average	4.56 25th
1.41 27th	Team Walks + Hits per Inning	1.36 23rd
1173 28th	Team Strikeouts	1381 13th
8.7 25th	Rotation WAR	11.4 19th
-1.4 29th	Bullpen WAR	6.8 13th
Roster
13.3 6th	Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	8.4 28th
16.2% 18th	Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	6.1% 5th
65.5% 12th	Share of position-player WAR from the top three	43.8% 29th
28.4 16th	Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	28.7 13th
Results
.426 26th	Winning percentage	.475 19th
-120 27th	Run differential	-58 23rd
.427 27th	Pythagorean winning percentage	.465 23rd
.447 21st	Winning percentage in one-run games	.439 23rd
.506 18th	Home winning percentage	.519 15th
.346 27th	Road winning percentage	.432 21st

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Kansas City Royals

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Carter Jensen C	6	1	1	0	2	0	3	.239	.790
2 Bobby Witt SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.281	.800
3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.249	.760
4 Salvador Perez DH	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.229	.656
Tyler Tolbert 2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.740
5 Jac Caglianone RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.289	.834
Lane Thomas RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.710
6 Isaac Collins LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.213	.641
7 Michael Massey 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.274	.735
Maikel Garcia PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.268	.715
Starling Marte PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.611
Alex Lange P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
8 Nick Loftin 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.240	.710
Josh Rojas 3B	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	.226	.586
9 Kyle Isbel CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.224	.591
Team	39	8	12	1	6	6	7	.308	.802

2B:: Jensen
HR:: Massey
SB:: Witt

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Seth Lugo	5.0	6	5	5	1	4	3	92-60	5.17	1.47
John Schreiber	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	15-12	3.45	1.26
Daniel Lynch	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	4.08	1.15
Matt Strahm W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	7.32	1.49
Alex Lange SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20-12	6.75	1.63
Team	9.0	9	6	6	2	7	4	149-100	6.00	1.22

Minnesota Twins

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Byron Buxton DH	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	.254	.829
2 Brooks Lee 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253	.728
3 Kody Clemens LF	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	.239	.758
4 Austin Martin RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228	.655
5 Trevor Larnach LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.269	.788
Josh Bell 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.738
6 Luke Keaschall 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.282	.781
7 Victor Caratini C	4	1	3	1	2	0	0	.220	.627
8 Ryan Kreidler CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.218	.664
Tristan Gray PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.591
9 James Outman CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.172	.554
Orlando Arcia SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.654
Team	36	6	9	4	6	2	7	.250	.956

2B:: Caratini
3B:: Kreidler
HR:: Buxton, Clemens 2, Caratini

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Andrew Morris	2.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	48-32	4.40	1.37
Mike Paredes	3.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	50-32	4.72	1.43
Anthony Banda	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	8-6	4.46	1.34
Eric Orze	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-10	5.66	1.52
Yoendrys Gómez	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-10	4.30	1.45
Taylor Rogers L	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	11-10	4.33	1.59
Justin Lawrence	0.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	24-10	7.34	1.95
Team	9.0	12	8	7	6	7	1	175-110	7.00	2.00

Win% = MIN win prob.

Bot 9th · MIN batting

8–6

Groundout. Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

0% ▼10

8–6

Walk. Byron Buxton walks. Orlando Arcia to 2nd.

10%

8–6

Forceout. Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Orlando Arcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini out at 2nd. Orlando Arcia to 1st.

8–6

Flyout. Tristan Gray flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

11% ▼8

8–6

Single. Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

19% ▲10

Top 9th · KC batting

8–6

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

10%

8–6

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

8–6

Walk. Kyle Isbel walks. Starling Marte to 3rd. Josh Rojas to 2nd.

8–6

Single. Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

6% ▼22

6–6

Walk. Maikel Garcia walks.

28%

6–6

Sac Bunt. Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Taylor Rogers to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Lane Thomas to 2nd.

28%

6–6

Single. Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

31% ▼11

6–6

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Kody Clemens.

42% ▼8

Bot 8th · MIN batting

6–6

Lineout. Luke Keaschall lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin.

50%

6–6

Groundout. Josh Bell grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

53%

6–6

Flyout. Austin Martin flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

56%

Top 8th · KC batting

6–6

Groundout. Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.

61%

6–6

Walk. Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

56%

6–6

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

58%

6–6

Strikeout. Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

55%

Bot 7th · MIN batting

6–6

Lineout. Kody Clemens lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

50%

6–6

Strikeout. Brooks Lee strikes out swinging.

54%

6–6

Single. Byron Buxton singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

59%

6–6

Groundout. Orlando Arcia grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

55%

Top 7th · KC batting

6–6

Lineout. Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.

59% ▲8

6–6

Pop Out. Michael Massey pops out to second baseman Luke Keaschall on the infield fly rule.

51% ▲8

6–6

Single. Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to center fielder James Outman. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.

44%

6–6

Walk. Jac Caglianone walks.

50%

6–6

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.

54%

Bot 6th · MIN batting

6–6

Pop Out. Ryan Kreidler pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.

50%

6–6

Home Run. Victor Caratini homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

52% ▲19

6–5

Strikeout. Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging.

33%

6–5

Strikeout. Trevor Larnach strikes out on a foul tip.

36%

Top 6th · KC batting

6–5

Lineout. Vinnie Pasquantino lines out sharply to center fielder James Outman.

40%

6–5

Field Error. Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ryan Kreidler. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

36% ▼16

5–5

Double. Carter Jensen doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd.

52% ▼26

3–5

Single. Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Isaac Collins to 3rd.

78%

3–5

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out to second baseman Luke Keaschall.

82%

3–5

Lineout. Michael Massey lines out to right fielder Austin Martin.

77%

3–5

Walk. Isaac Collins walks.

72%

Bot 5th · MIN batting

3–5

Strikeout. Austin Martin strikes out swinging.

78%

3–5

Home Run. Kody Clemens homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

79% ▲12

3–4

Flyout. Brooks Lee flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins in foul territory.

67%

3–4

Flyout. Byron Buxton flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

69%

Top 5th · KC batting

3–4

Groundout. Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.

71%

3–4

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Austin Martin.

68%

3–4

Field Error. Vinnie Pasquantino reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall.

63%

3–4

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.

67%

Bot 4th · MIN batting

3–4

Strikeout. James Outman strikes out swinging.

64%

3–4

Triple. Ryan Kreidler triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Isaac Collins. Trevor Larnach scores.

68% ▲15

3–3

Flyout. Victor Caratini flies out to second baseman Michael Massey.

53%

3–3

Lineout. Luke Keaschall lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

56%

3–3

Single. Trevor Larnach singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

60%

Top 4th · KC batting

3–3

Groundout. Carter Jensen grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.

56%

3–3

Groundout. Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Kody Clemens.

55%

3–3

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens.

53%

3–3

Home Run. Michael Massey homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

50% ▼12

Bot 3rd · MIN batting

2–3

Groundout. Austin Martin grounds out softly to pitcher Seth Lugo.

62%

2–3

Home Run. Kody Clemens homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

63% ▲12

2–2

Lineout. Brooks Lee lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

51%

2–2

Flyout. Byron Buxton flies out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins.

53%

Top 3rd · KC batting

2–2

Flyout. Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder James Outman.

56%

2–2

Flyout. Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder James Outman.

54%

2–2

Pop Out. Salvador Perez pops out to first baseman Kody Clemens in foul territory.

53%

Bot 2nd · MIN batting

2–2

Strikeout. James Outman strikes out on a foul tip.

50%

2–2

Groundout. Ryan Kreidler grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

54%

2–2

Double. Victor Caratini doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luke Keaschall scores.

57% ▲13

2–1

Walk. Luke Keaschall walks.

45%

2–1

Flyout. Trevor Larnach flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

42%

Top 2nd · KC batting

2–1

Strikeout. Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.

44%

1–1

Forceout. Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, first baseman Kody Clemens to catcher Victor Caratini. Michael Massey out at home. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.

47% ▲8

1–1

Pop Out. Carter Jensen pops out to third baseman Brooks Lee in foul territory.

40%

1–1

Single. Kyle Isbel singles on a soft bunt ground ball to catcher Victor Caratini. Michael Massey to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.

33%

1–1

Single. Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Michael Massey to 2nd.

41%

1–1

Single. Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman.

46%

Bot 1st · MIN batting

1–1

Strikeout. Austin Martin strikes out swinging.

50%

1–1

Groundout. Kody Clemens grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

51%

1–1

Lineout. Brooks Lee lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

53%

1–1

Home Run. Byron Buxton homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

55% ▲10

Top 1st · KC batting

1–0

Flyout. Isaac Collins flies out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.

45%

1–0

Single. Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Austin Martin. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.

40%

1–0

Sac Fly. Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

43%

0–0

Walk. Vinnie Pasquantino walks.

44%

0–0

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman.

50%

0–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

52%