June 5, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Austin Martin. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 1, MIN 0 |
| T1 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | KC 2, MIN 0 |
| B3 | Brooks Lee | Brooks Lee grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Alex Jackson scores. Tristan Gray out at 2nd. Brooks Lee to 1st. | KC 2, MIN 1 |
| B6 | Brooks Lee | Brooks Lee homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 2, MIN 2 |
| B6 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Kody Clemens scores. | KC 2, MIN 3 |
| B6 | Orlando Arcia | Orlando Arcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Bell scores. Orlando Arcia to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Jac Caglianone. | KC 2, MIN 4 |
| B6 | Austin Martin | Austin Martin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. | KC 2, MIN 5 |
| T9 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Orlando Arcia. Jac Caglianone scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. | KC 3, MIN 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
3
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 2–5.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
5.2
77
5
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 80% 3.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 21 27% 3 1 3 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 17 22% 0 4 8 2 3 Slider 16 21% 3 2 2 3 6 Sinker 13 17% 0 1 2 5 5 Curveball 6 8% 0 1 0 4 1 Cutter 4 5% 0 0 1 0 3 - Steven Cruz Middle 1.1 18 0 2
- Beck Way Middle 1.0 13 0 2
Twins
HOME
5
Zebby Matthews started for Twins, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Travis Adams took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Zebby Matthews
Starter
7.0
100
2
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Zebby Matthews threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 48% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 31% 0 7 7 12 5 Slider 26 26% 4 2 2 10 8 Cutter 17 17% 0 4 2 8 3 Changeup 13 13% 0 1 2 7 3 Curveball 8 8% 1 1 1 4 1 Sinker 5 5% 0 1 1 2 1 - Anthony Banda Setup 1.0 14 0 2 HLD
- Travis Adams Middle 1.0 16 1 0 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Bell 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .319 | .306 | .625 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .358 | .464 | .822 | 2B, SB |
| Lane Thomas RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .353 | .310 | .663 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .254 | .345 | .599 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .327 | .405 | .732 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .333 | .310 | .643 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .293 | .477 | .770 | |
| Maikel Garcia PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .327 | .382 | .709 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .297 | .358 | .655 | |
| Carter Jensen DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .288 | .368 | .656 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .302 | .344 | .646 | 2B |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .324 | .333 | .657 |
HOME · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Gray SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .308 | .411 | .719 | 2B |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .300 | .420 | .720 | HR (9) |
| Kody Clemens LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .315 | .466 | .781 | 2B |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .289 | .348 | .637 | 2B |
| Orlando Arcia 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .324 | .333 | .657 | |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .316 | .310 | .626 | |
| Austin Martin RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .351 | .341 | .692 | 2B |
| Ryan Kreidler CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .328 | .481 | .809 | |
| Alex Jackson C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .350 | .650 | |
| Byron Buxton CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .319 | .549 | .868 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 3.44 | L |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7.63 | |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 |
HOME · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 4.15 | W |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4.94 | HLD |
| Travis Adams | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.25 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · MIN
Lineup 1.7 R
Bunts 0.7 R
IBBs 0.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · MIN
7-3
L1
+22 run diff
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Season series: 3-1 with KC 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.