Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Royals

65-55

3-13

Final

Twins

67-52

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
MIN	3	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	X	13

Who won: Twins 13-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 13-3 on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Max Kepler went 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Twins. Salvador Perez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 13

Twins clobber Royals 13-3 to win crisp debut by fast-rising starting pitcher Zebby Matthews

Zebby Matthews threw five crisp innings to win his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins, who hit Seth Lugo hard to hand the All-Star right-hander his...

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Royals 27-30 on the road; Twins 36-23 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Recap · Sep 26

Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

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

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Freddy FerminC
7Adam FrazierRF
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Zebby Matthews SP

Probable starter · 1-4, 6.69 ERA, 43 K, 1.65 WHIP

Lineup

1Willi CastroSS
2Royce LewisDH
3Matt WallnerLF
4Jose Miranda3B
5Carlos Santana1B
6Max KeplerRF
7Manuel MargotCF
8Christian VazquezC
9Austin Martin2B

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 8, Royals 3 (Aug 12)

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 25,885
Officials: Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)