FINAL August 6, 2026
August 6, 2026 · AL Cent

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

August 6, 2026Kauffman StadiumCloudy 82°F · 5 mph, R To L
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
57-59
4
vs
HOME
Kansas City Royals
48-68
3

Game Highlights

Published August 6, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B3 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alan Roden. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. MIN 0, KC 2
T5 Royce Lewis Royce Lewis homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 1, KC 2
B6 Salvador Perez Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. MIN 1, KC 3
T8 Josh Bell Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Luke Keaschall scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. MIN 2, KC 3
T8 Brooks Lee Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ryan Jeffers scores. Alex Jackson scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd. MIN 4, KC 3

Box score

  123456789 R
MIN 000010030 4
KC 002001000 3

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Twins AWAY 4

Bailey Ober started for Twins, leaving trailing 1–3.

workload · innings pitched
  • Bailey Ober Starter 6.0 74 3 0
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Bailey Ober threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 43% 0 9 4 9 10
    Changeup 26 35% 1 2 6 8 9
    Slider 11 15% 1 1 1 5 3
    Sweeper 5 7% 2 0 0 2 1
  • Kody Funderburk Middle 1.0 20 0 1 W
  • Andrew Morris Middle 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
  • Yoendrys Gómez Closer 1.0 18 0 2 SV
Royals HOME 3

Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Aaron Bummer took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Michael Wacha Starter 5.2 94 1 1
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
    CSW 16% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 29 31% 1 7 4 9 8
    Changeup 27 29% 2 1 8 12 4
    Sinker 12 13% 0 1 2 5 4
    Curveball 11 12% 0 1 1 9 0
    Slider 8 9% 0 1 1 6 0
    Cutter 7 7% 1 0 2 2 2
  • Jose Cuas Middle 0.1 12 0 0 HLD
  • Alex Lange Middle 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
  • Aaron Bummer Setup 0.1 20 3 0 L
  • Nate Pearson Middle 0.2 18 0 1 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Easton McGee Middle 1.0 15 0 1

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 8th · off Pearson
  • Lee 1B (2)

Game insights

  • Royce Lewis extends hit streak to 11 games
    Royce Lewis (MIN) has a hit in 11 consecutive games — past the 10-game watermark.
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  • Royce Lewis reaches base in 17 consecutive games
    Royce Lewis (MIN) has reached base safely in 17 straight games — past the 15-game watermark.
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  • Quatraro has used 29 different lineups in 30 games
    Matt Quatraro (KC) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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  • Shelton has used 29 different lineups in 30 games
    Derek Shelton (MIN) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Austin Martin LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .350 .312 .662
Luke Keaschall CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .263 .354 .360 .714
Ryan Jeffers C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .281 .382 .503 .885
Alex Jackson DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 .303 .333 .409 .742
Royce Lewis 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .233 .310 .425 .735 HR (13)
Brooks Lee 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .240 .298 .414 .712
Alan Roden RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .315 .244 .559 2B
Victor Caratini 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .226 .312 .338 .650
Trevor Larnach LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .370 .449 .819
Kody Clemens 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .290 .468 .758
Josh Bell DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .246 .307 .413 .720
Tristan Gray SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .225 .267 .324 .591
HOME · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 .301 .415 .716
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .356 .457 .813 2B, SB
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .254 .309 .453 .762
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .297 .426 .723
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .337 .366 .703
Nick Loftin RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .332 .399 .731
Josh Rojas 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .269 .328 .597
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .293 .347 .640
Salvador Perez DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .215 .263 .376 .639
John Rave RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .333 .579 .912

Pitching lines

AWAY · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Bailey Ober 6.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 74 4.45
Kody Funderburk 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.09 W
Andrew Morris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.19 HLD
Yoendrys Gómez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.35 SV
HOME · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Michael Wacha 5.2 3 1 1 3 1 1 94 3.44
Jose Cuas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.70 HLD
Alex Lange 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6.11 HLD
Aaron Bummer 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 20 10.26 L
Nate Pearson 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.92 BS
Easton McGee 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 1.69

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Derek Shelton
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 2.4 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
5-5 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · KC
4-6 L1 -6 run diff
LWWLLLLWLW

Season series: 3-3 with MIN 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.

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