July 28, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B4 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kody Clemens scores. | KC 0, MIN 1 |
| T6 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. | KC 1, MIN 1 |
| T6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Alan Roden. Lane Thomas scores. | KC 2, MIN 1 |
| B9 | Royce Lewis | Royce Lewis triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Tyler Tolbert. Victor Caratini scores. Brooks Lee scores. | KC 2, MIN 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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
2
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Alex Lange took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
6.0
84
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 24 29% 0 7 4 8 5 Curveball 14 17% 1 2 2 5 4 Slider 12 14% 1 1 0 7 3 Changeup 10 12% 0 1 2 4 3 Sweeper 9 11% 1 2 2 2 2 Four-Seam Fastball 6 7% 0 1 0 4 1 Cutter 6 7% 0 3 1 1 1 Slow Curve 3 4% 0 1 0 2 0 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 0.2 10 0 0 HLD
- John Schreiber Setup 0.1 8 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 15 0 1 HLD
- Alex Lange Middle 0.2 21 2 1 L
Twins
HOME
3
Taj Bradley started for Twins, leaving trailing 1–2.
workload · innings pitched
-
Taj Bradley
Starter
6.0
102
2
10
Pitch-by-pitch: what Taj Bradley threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 43% 3 12 14 12 3 Cutter 26 25% 6 4 6 9 1 Splitter 22 22% 3 2 5 7 5 Curveball 10 10% 1 1 1 6 1 - Kody Funderburk Setup 1.1 27 0 1
- Travis Adams Middle 0.2 11 0 1
- Jack Anderson Middle 1.0 13 0 2 W
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Lewis 3B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 | .306 | .423 | .729 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .230 | .326 | .398 | .724 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .249 | .310 | .447 | .757 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .261 | .366 | .627 | |
| Tyler Tolbert RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .352 | .415 | .767 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .251 | .337 | .408 | .745 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .307 | .433 | .740 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .340 | .365 | .705 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .318 | .345 | .663 | |
| Josh Rojas SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .288 | .380 | .668 | SB |
| Starling Marte PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .317 | .313 | .630 |
HOME · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Lewis 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .300 | .387 | .687 | 3B |
| Alan Roden RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .282 | .206 | .488 | |
| Kody Clemens LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .301 | .490 | .791 | 2B |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .305 | .414 | .719 | |
| Victor Caratini 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .324 | .360 | .684 | |
| Luke Keaschall CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .352 | .341 | .693 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .305 | .424 | .729 | 2B |
| Ryan Kreidler SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .299 | .415 | .714 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .381 | .453 | .834 | |
| Byron Buxton CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .320 | .544 | .864 | |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .397 | .531 | .928 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 4.22 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.05 | HLD |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.76 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.50 | HLD |
| Alex Lange | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6.33 | L |
HOME · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 3.65 | |
| Kody Funderburk | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3.52 | |
| Travis Adams | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.29 | |
| Jack Anderson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.19 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · MIN
Lineup 2.5 R
Bunts 0.8 R
IBBs 1.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · MIN
5-5
W1
-5 run diff
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Season series: 3-3 with KC listed first across 6 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.