Royals vs. Twins (Jun 5, 2026)

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C. Jensen DH	58	187	24	40	9	0	7	28	21	1	65	0	0	.214	.292	.374
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. SS	63	249	32	70	16	1	9	26	29	1	50	21	3	.281	.356	.462
Vinnie Pasquantino V. Pasquantino 1B	60	224	22	47	7	2	6	28	30	1	47	2	0	.210	.301	.339
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	60	231	22	48	6	0	9	26	12	5	49	0	0	.208	.258	.351
Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone RF	58	192	20	47	9	1	6	14	18	3	64	2	1	.245	.319	.396
Isaac Collins I. Collins LF	54	168	22	36	7	0	3	16	26	4	55	3	3	.214	.330	.310
Michael Massey M. Massey 2B	47	128	16	34	9	0	6	20	5	0	27	1	0	.266	.287	.477
Nick Loftin N. Loftin 3B	31	82	14	18	7	0	1	16	11	3	12	0	0	.220	.323	.341
Kyle Isbel K. Isbel CF	53	155	16	38	7	1	3	11	9	3	39	5	0	.245	.298	.361

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C. Jensen DH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. SS	3	8	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-	-	.125	.125	.125
Vinnie Pasquantino V. Pasquantino 1B	2	4	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	.250	.250	.250
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	3	6	-	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-	-	.167	.286	.167
Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone RF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isaac Collins I. Collins LF	1	1	-	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	1.000	1.000	1.000
Michael Massey M. Massey 2B	3	8	-	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	-	-	.625	.625	1.125
Nick Loftin N. Loftin 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Isbel K. Isbel CF	2	3	-	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	.333	.500	.333

	Starter	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	12	12	4	3	3.23	65	0	0	0	75.1	58	27	28	8	26	3

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Witt

RBI

28

Pasquantino

AVG

.281

Witt

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Wacha

K

65

Wacha

ERA

3.23

Wacha

Season

M. Wacha

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Byron Buxton B. Buxton CF	54	225	41	58	10	1	18	28	18	3	64	5	0	.258	.320	.551
Brooks Lee B. Lee 3B	60	215	26	53	9	1	8	35	15	2	43	3	1	.247	.300	.409
Kody Clemens K. Clemens 1B	51	174	23	41	11	2	8	20	14	5	45	5	2	.236	.311	.460
Josh Bell J. Bell DH	61	220	29	50	11	0	5	32	18	2	57	1	0	.227	.289	.345
Orlando Arcia O. Arcia SS	11	32	3	9	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	1	.281	.303	.313
Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall 2B	59	212	28	52	10	1	1	21	21	4	37	10	3	.245	.321	.316
Austin Martin A. Martin RF	57	175	23	44	9	0	2	17	25	3	32	8	5	.251	.353	.337
Ryan Kreidler R. Kreidler LF	23	51	10	13	2	1	3	10	6	1	14	0	2	.255	.345	.510
Alex Jackson A. Jackson C	5	17	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	.294	.294	.353

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Byron Buxton B. Buxton CF	4	10	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-	-	.000	.091	.000
Brooks Lee B. Lee 3B	3	7	-	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	.286	.286	.429
Kody Clemens K. Clemens 1B	2	4	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	-	-	.250	.500	1.000
Josh Bell J. Bell DH	12	26	-	6	0	0	2	3	3	0	5	-	-	.231	.310	.462
Orlando Arcia O. Arcia SS	7	12	-	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	-	-	.333	.385	.333
Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall 2B	1	3	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	.333	.333	.333
Austin Martin A. Martin RF	1	3	-	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	.333	.333	.667
Ryan Kreidler R. Kreidler LF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex Jackson A. Jackson C	2	4	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-	-	.000	.000	.000

	Starter	G	GS	W	L	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP
	Zebby Matthews Z. Matthews	4	4	1	3	4.63	24	0	0	0	23.1	20	12	12	5	4	2

Team Batting Leaders

HR

18

Buxton

RBI

35

Lee

AVG

.295

Jeffers

Team Pitching Leaders

W

6

Ober

K

79

Ryan

ERA

3.20

Ryan

Royals play the Twins leading series 1-0

The Associated Press

Jun 5, 2026

Kansas City Royals (25-38, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-35, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (4-3, 3.23 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (1-3, 4.63 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -117, Royals -103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota has gone 17-16 in home games and 29-35 overall. The Twins have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .387.

Kansas City has a 10-21 record on the road and a 25-38 record overall. The Royals have a 15-9 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Friday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Royals are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has a .258 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 10 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs. Luke Keaschall is 11 for 36 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 26 extra base hits (16 doubles, a triple and nine home runs). Michael Massey is 11 for 29 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .225 batting average, 7.13 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

Royals: 3-7, .229 batting average, 5.89 ERA, outscored by 23 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Maikel Garcia: day-to-day (hamstring), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Royals KCR

Twins MIN

Odds

Starting Pitchers

Team Stats

Injuries

Current Series

2026 AL Central

Last 5

Game Info

Home Runs

Hits

Runs

RBIs

H+R+RBIs

Total Bases

Stolen Bases

Strikeouts

Pitcher SO

Outs Recorded

Hits Allowed

Earned Runs

Walks Allowed

9

28

.281

4

65

3.23

18

35

.295

6

79

3.20

Royals play the Twins leading series 1-0

Players Mentioned

Byron Buxton

Carlos Estévez

Pablo López

Michael Wacha

Jonathan India

Cole Ragans

Kris Bubic

Ryan Jeffers

Alec Marsh

Michael Massey