Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

34-21

5-6

Final

Twins

29-24

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5
MIN	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	X	6

Who won: Twins 6-5

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday, May 27, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-1. The Twins outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 5th inning. Trevor Larnach went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Maikel Garcia went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 27

Twins take opener from Royals 6-5 with strong start from Ryan and homers by Miranda and Larnach

Joe Ryan pitched seven smooth innings for the Minnesota Twins, who got a two-run homer by Jose Miranda and a three-run shot from Trevor Larnach before hanging on for a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday in the opener of a four-game...

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 3-1.
Royals 13-13 on the road; Twins 14-12 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Nelson VelazquezDH
6Adam Frazier2B
7Hunter RenfroeRF
8MJ MelendezLF
9Dairon BlancoCF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Joe Ryan SP

Probable starter · 7-7, 3.60 ERA, 147 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Trevor LarnachDH
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Max KeplerRF
4Ryan JeffersC
5Alex Kirilloff1B
6Byron BuxtonCF
7Willi Castro3B
8Edouard Julien2B
9Jose Miranda3B

The series

MIN wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 17,508
Officials: Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Carlson (First Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)