Minnesota Twins
63 - 80 .441
F
September 07, 2025, 2:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
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Kansas City Royals
73 - 70 .510| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
W: Bailey Ober
(W, 5-7)
5.1 IP, ER, 6 K, BB
L: Michael Lorenzen
(L, 5-10)
5.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
S: Génesis Cabrera
(S, 1)
0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Ober
(W, 5-7)
5.1 IP, ER, 6 K, BB
Buxton
1-2 | HR, HBP, K
Clemens
1-4 | HR, 2 K, 2 RBI
Minnesota Twins Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Buxton CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| James Outman CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .129 | |
| 2 | Austin Martin LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| 3 | Matt Wallner RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| 4 | Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| 5 | Kody Clemens 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .208 |
| 6 | Royce Lewis 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| 7 | Edouard Julien DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| 8 | Brooks Lee SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| 9 | Jhonny Pereda C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .239 |
BATTING
2B Lewis, R (16, Lorenzen).
HR Buxton (30, 1st inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 0 out) Clemens (16, 4th inning off Lorenzen, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Buxton 4 Clemens 4 Keaschall Lee, B Lewis, R 3 Martin Pereda Wallner.
RBI Buxton (74) Clemens 2 (43) Wallner (37).
2-out RBI Clemens 2 Wallner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Keaschall 2 Martin.
GIDP Keaschall.
Team RISP 2-for-8.
Team LOB 5.
BASERUNNING
SB Keaschall 2 (11, 2nd base off Zerpa/Maile, home off Zerpa/Maile) Lewis, R (7, 2nd base off Zerpa/Maile).
PO Lewis, R (2nd base by Zerpa).
FIELDING
Pickoffs Pereda (Isbel at 1st base).
DP 2 (Lee, B-Keaschall-Clemens Lewis, R-Keaschall-Clemens).
Minnesota Twins Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Ober | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.08 |
| Cole Sands | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 |
| Kody Funderburk | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Justin Topa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4.56 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Buxton (by Lorenzen) Julien (by Lynch IV) Isbel (by Funderburk).
Pitches-strikes Ober 85-54 Sands 14-8 Funderburk 22-14 Topa 28-20 Cabrera, G 8-4 Lorenzen 82-54 Zerpa 15-7 Lynch IV 22-10 Clarke, T 5-3 Long 12-8 Avila 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Ober 4-2 Sands 3-0 Funderburk 0-0 Topa 3-0 Cabrera, G 0-1 Lorenzen 7-1 Zerpa 0-1 Lynch IV 0-0 Clarke, T 0-0 Long 1-0 Avila 0-0.
Batters faced Ober 21 Sands 4 Funderburk 5 Topa 5 Cabrera, G 2 Lorenzen 22 Zerpa 2 Lynch IV 6 Clarke, T 1 Long 3 Avila 3.
Inherited runners-scored Sands 1-0 Topa 3-0 Cabrera, G 2-0 Zerpa 1-1 Clarke, T 3-0.
Umpires HP: Nate Tomlinson. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Tyler Jones.
Weather 73 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch 1:11 PM.
T 2:56.
Att 26,505.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 7, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 2 | Maikel Garcia SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| 5 | Randal Grichuk LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| b- Adam Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | |
| 6 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| 7 | Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| c- Jac Caglianone PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .151 | |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| 9 | Luke Maile C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| a- Carter Jensen PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .245 |
a-Grounded out for Grichuk in the 9th.
b-Walked for Loftin in the 9th.
c-Walked for Maile in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Yastrzemski (23, Ober) Loftin (9, Ober) Garcia, M (35, Ober).
TB Garcia, M 2 Loftin 2 Maile Massey Pasquantino Yastrzemski 3.
RBI Pasquantino (99).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Maile Yastrzemski 2 Perez, S 3.
GIDP Loftin Perez, S.
Team RISP 1-for-9.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
PO Isbel (1st base by Pereda).
FIELDING
Pickoffs Zerpa (Lewis, R at 2nd base).
DP 2 (Lorenzen-Garcia, M Loftin-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lorenzen | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.63 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.35 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3.64 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Buxton (by Lorenzen) Julien (by Lynch IV) Isbel (by Funderburk).
Pitches-strikes Ober 85-54 Sands 14-8 Funderburk 22-14 Topa 28-20 Cabrera, G 8-4 Lorenzen 82-54 Zerpa 15-7 Lynch IV 22-10 Clarke, T 5-3 Long 12-8 Avila 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Ober 4-2 Sands 3-0 Funderburk 0-0 Topa 3-0 Cabrera, G 0-1 Lorenzen 7-1 Zerpa 0-1 Lynch IV 0-0 Clarke, T 0-0 Long 1-0 Avila 0-0.
Batters faced Ober 21 Sands 4 Funderburk 5 Topa 5 Cabrera, G 2 Lorenzen 22 Zerpa 2 Lynch IV 6 Clarke, T 1 Long 3 Avila 3.
Inherited runners-scored Sands 1-0 Topa 3-0 Cabrera, G 2-0 Zerpa 1-1 Clarke, T 3-0.
Umpires HP: Nate Tomlinson. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Tyler Jones.
Weather 73 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch 1:11 PM.
T 2:56.
Att 26,505.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 7, 2025