Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

65-54

3-8

Final

Twins

66-52

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 8-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Monday, August 12, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Royals 6-1 in the 2nd inning. Willi Castro went 1-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 12

Twins beat Royals 8-3 with home runs by Castro and Lewis in 6-run 2nd inning off Singer

Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the <a...

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Royals 27-29 on the road; Twins 35-23 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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael MasseyDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Adam Frazier2B
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Pablo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 15-10, 4.08 ERA, 198 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Willi CastroSS
2Trevor LarnachLF
3Royce Lewis3B
4Matt WallnerDH
5Byron BuxtonCF
6Max KeplerRF
7Carlos Santana1B
8Ryan JeffersC
9Austin MartinLF

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 22,173
Officials: Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Second Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Third Base Umpire)