Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

35-23

6-7

Final

Twins

31-25

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 7-6

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-1. The Twins outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 6th inning. Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Twins. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 30

Ryan Jeffers homers twice as Twins rally for 7-6 victory over Royals

Ryan Jeffers homered twice and Carlos Correa added a two-out, bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied from a four-run deficit for a 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 3-1.
Royals 14-15 on the road; Twins 16-13 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 2-0, 3.32 ERA, 39 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Nelson VelazquezRF
6Nick Loftin2B
7MJ MelendezLF
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Chris Paddack SP

Probable starter · 5-3, 4.99 ERA, 79 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Manuel MargotLF
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Ryan JeffersDH
4Jose Miranda3B
5Byron BuxtonCF
6Willi Castro3B
7Kyle Farmer2B
8Carlos Santana1B
9Christian VazquezC

The series

MIN wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Twins 1 (May 29)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 22,542
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Mark Carlson (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)