Minnesota Twins
62 - 79 .440
F
September 05, 2025, 7:40 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
2
Kansas City Royals
72 - 69 .511| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Michael Wacha
(W, 9-11)
5.2 IP, ER, 5 K, 2 BB
L: Pablo López
(L, 5-4)
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, BB
S: Carlos Estévez
(S, 38)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Wacha
(W, 9-11)
5.2 IP, ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Garcia, M
2-4 | HR, 2 RBI, R
López, P
(L, 5-4)
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, BB
Minnesota Twins Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| 2 | Trevor Larnach DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| 2- James Outman PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .126 | |
| 3 | Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| 4 | Kody Clemens 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| 5 | Austin Martin LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| 6 | Matt Wallner RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| 7 | Royce Lewis 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| 8 | Brooks Lee SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| a- Ryan Fitzgerald PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 9 | Jhonny Pereda C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| 1- Mickey Gasper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .153 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .239 |
a-Lined out for Pereda in the 9th.
1-Ran for Larnach in the 8th.
2-Ran for Lee, B in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Lee, B (14, Wacha) Pereda (3, Wacha) Martin (3, Wacha).
TB Keaschall Larnach Lee, B 2 Martin 2 Pereda 2.
RBI Pereda (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Wallner Larnach Martin 2 Pereda.
Team RISP 1-for-8.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Lewis, R (6, 2nd base off Wacha/Perez, S).
FIELDING
E Lee, B 2 (9, missed catch, fielding).
Pickoffs Pereda (Garcia, M at 2nd base).
Minnesota Twins Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo López | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Kody Funderburk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.65 |
| Justin Topa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.53 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes López, P 92-58 Funderburk 15-11 Topa 13-8 Wacha 83-51 Zerpa 14-8 Schreiber 6-4 Lynch IV 5-3 Clarke, T 3-1 Estévez 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts López, P 7-7 Funderburk 1-0 Topa 2-1 Wacha 4-4 Zerpa 1-2 Schreiber 0-0 Lynch IV 2-0 Clarke, T 1-0 Estévez 0-2.
Batters faced López, P 25 Funderburk 3 Topa 4 Wacha 23 Zerpa 4 Schreiber 1 Lynch IV 3 Clarke, T 1 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Zerpa 1-0 Schreiber 1-0 Clarke, T 1-0.
Umpires HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Tyler Jones. 2B: Nate Tomlinson. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather 63 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:40 PM.
T 2:23.
Att 16,255.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 5, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski DH-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B-SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 6 | Adam Frazier LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| 7 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| 8 | Jac Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .244 |
BATTING
2B Pasquantino (23, López, P).
HR Garcia, M (16, 3rd inning off López, P, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Frazier Garcia, M 5 Isbel Pasquantino 3.
RBI Garcia, M 2 (66).
2-out RBI Garcia, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Isbel Garcia, M.
Team RISP 0-for-2.
Team LOB 6.
BASERUNNING
PO Garcia, M (2nd base by Pereda).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3.64 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes López, P 92-58 Funderburk 15-11 Topa 13-8 Wacha 83-51 Zerpa 14-8 Schreiber 6-4 Lynch IV 5-3 Clarke, T 3-1 Estévez 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts López, P 7-7 Funderburk 1-0 Topa 2-1 Wacha 4-4 Zerpa 1-2 Schreiber 0-0 Lynch IV 2-0 Clarke, T 1-0 Estévez 0-2.
Batters faced López, P 25 Funderburk 3 Topa 4 Wacha 23 Zerpa 4 Schreiber 1 Lynch IV 3 Clarke, T 1 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Zerpa 1-0 Schreiber 1-0 Clarke, T 1-0.
Umpires HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Tyler Jones. 2B: Nate Tomlinson. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather 63 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:40 PM.
T 2:23.
Att 16,255.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 5, 2025