Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Royce Lewis | Royce Lewis strikes out swinging. | MIN 1, KC 0 |
| T8 | Byron Buxton | Byron Buxton out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Josh Bell scores. Royce Lewis to 3rd. | MIN 2, KC 0 |
| B8 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matt Wallner. Maikel Garcia scores. | MIN 2, KC 1 |
| T9 | Matt Wallner | Matt Wallner homers (2) on a line drive to left center field. | MIN 3, KC 1 |
| T9 | Kody Clemens | Kody Clemens homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | MIN 4, KC 1 |
| T9 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. | MIN 5, KC 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Taj Bradley started for Twins, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Cole Sands took the roughest line.
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Taj Bradley
Starter
6.0
100
0
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Taj Bradley threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 55 55% 1 9 19 14 12 Cutter 28 28% 5 3 4 13 3 Splitter 11 11% 2 2 0 3 4 Curveball 6 6% 0 0 0 5 1 - Kody Funderburk Reliever 1.0 15 0 1 HLD
- Cole Sands Reliever 0.2 11 1 0 HLD
- Taylor Rogers Setup 0.1 4 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Justin Topa Reliever 1.0 13 0 1
Cole Ragans started for Royals, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Steven Cruz took the roughest line.
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Cole Ragans
Starter
6.0
89
1
8
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cole Ragans threw
CSW 37% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 49% 4 9 11 15 5 Changeup 15 17% 5 2 2 4 2 Slider 13 15% 4 0 1 6 2 Knuckle Curve 10 11% 1 4 1 4 0 Cutter 7 8% 0 4 0 1 2 - Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 19 0 2
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 27 1 1
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 27 3 1
Where the game turned
- Lewis Strikeout
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Buxton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .200 | .304 | .504 | |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .269 | .261 | .530 | |
| Matt Wallner RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .269 | .435 | .704 | HR (2) |
| Victor Caratini C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .381 | .278 | .659 | |
| Kody Clemens 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .500 | .857 | HR (1), SB |
| Josh Bell DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | HR (2) |
| Royce Lewis 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .286 | .632 | .918 | 2B |
| Tristan Gray SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 | |
| Austin Martin LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .500 | .273 | .773 | |
| Trevor Larnach PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .440 | .368 | .808 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .292 | .273 | .565 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .320 | .250 | .570 | |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 | |
| Jonathan India 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .316 | .516 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .368 | .467 | .835 | |
| Lane Thomas RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .240 | .375 | .615 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0.87 | W |
| Kody Funderburk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.91 | HLD |
| Cole Sands | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.40 | HLD |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | HLD |
| Justin Topa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2.45 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 3.60 | L |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6.00 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16.20 |
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Season series: 1-3 with MIN listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.