Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Twins

56-58

2-8

Final

Royals

47-67

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 8-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 5th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Royals. Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Aug 4

Bobby Witt Jr. returns from back injury and leads Royals to 8-2 win over Twins

Bobby Witt Jr. had three hits and two RBI in his return to the lineup Tuesday night, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Twins 26-31 on the road; Royals 27-27 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Joe Ryan SP

Probable starter · 7-10, 3.79 ERA, 159 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Trevor LarnachLF
2Ryan JeffersC
3Josh BellDH
4Kody Clemens2B
5Royce Lewis1B
6Brooks Lee3B
7Alan RodenRF
8Luke KeaschallCF
9Ryan KreidlerSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Randy Dobnak SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.51 ERA, 49 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Carter JensenC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Jac Caglianone1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Nick Loftin3B
7Isaac CollinsLF
8John RaveRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,177
Officials: Willie Traynor (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Second Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Third Base Umpire)