Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Twins

57-59

4-3

Final

Royals

48-68

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Twins 4-3

The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 8th inning. Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Aug 6

Brooks Lee's 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over Royals

Brooks Lee's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

What it means

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

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

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Recap · 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

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 7-7, 4.47 ERA, 96 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Trevor LarnachLF
2Luke KeaschallCF
3Kody Clemens2B
4Josh BellDH
5Royce Lewis2B
6Brooks Lee3B
7Alan RodenRF
8Victor Caratini1B
9Tristan GraySS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 3.32 ERA, 158 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Carter JensenC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Jac Caglianone1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Isaac CollinsLF
7John RaveRF
8Josh Rojas3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 2, Twins 1 (Aug 5)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 16,036
Officials: Charlie Ramos (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Willie Traynor (Second Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Third Base Umpire)