Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Twins

56-59

1-2

Final

Royals

48-67

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 2-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. Michael Massey went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 5

Massey leads off 7th with go-ahead HR, Cameron has 9 Ks as Royals beat Twins 2-1

Michael Massey led off the seventh inning with a go-ahead home run, Noah Cameron had nine strikeouts in eight innings of one-run ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Twins 26-32 on the road; Royals 28-27 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 26

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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

Dean Kremer SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 4.68 ERA, 86 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Austin MartinRF
2Ryan JeffersC
3Josh BellDH
4Kody ClemensCF
5Royce Lewis2B
6Victor Caratini1B
7Brooks Lee3B
8Trevor LarnachLF
9Ryan KreidlerSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Noah Cameron SP

Probable starter · 9-8, 4.11 ERA, 158 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 8, Twins 2 (Aug 4)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 13,439
Officials: Chris Guccione (Home Plate Umpire), Charlie Ramos (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Willie Traynor (Third Base Umpire)