Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Twins

76-65

0-5

Final

Royals

77-65

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 5-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-0 on Friday, September 6, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Twins 2-0 in the 5th inning. Michael Massey went 3-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 6

Ragans throws 6 scoreless innings, Massey homers as Royals top Twins 5-0

Cole Ragans scattered four hits in six scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-0 on Friday night and traded places with the Twins in the AL Central and wild card standings.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Twins 37-35 on the road; Royals 43-30 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

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

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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Zebby Matthews SP

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

Lineup

1Carlos Santana1B
2Royce LewisDH
3Jose Miranda3B
4Matt WallnerRF
5Kyle FarmerSS
6Austin MartinLF
7Christian VazquezC
8Trevor LarnachLF
9Edouard Julien2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezDH
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Michael Massey2B
7Yuli Gurriel1B
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 19,484
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Conroy (First Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Second Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Third Base Umpire)