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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
2025-09-07 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 26505 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:56
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 5–1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Byron Buxton homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Kody Clemens homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. Matt Wallner scores — worth 18% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
W: Bailey Ober L: Michael Lorenzen SV: Genesis Cabrera
Umpires — HP: Nate Tomlinson · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Tyler Jones · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austin Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Wallner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Luke Keaschall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kody Clemens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Royce Lewis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edouard Julien | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jhonny Pereda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 James Outman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Yastrzemski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Randal Grichuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luke Maile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carter Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bailey Ober | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Cole Sands | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kody Funderburk | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Topa | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Genesis Cabrera | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Lorenzen | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Daniel Lynch | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Long | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Byron Buxton: HR/F78XD
- Austin Martin: 13/G13
- Matt Wallner: K
- Luke Keaschall: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Mike Yastrzemski: 43/G4D
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/F8
Top 2
- Kody Clemens: K
- Royce Lewis: D7/L7LS
- Edouard Julien: 1/L1/DP.2X2(16)
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: K
- Randal Grichuk: 31/G34
- Michael Massey: K
Top 3
- Brooks Lee: 7/F7LS
- Jhonny Pereda: 63/G6D
- Byron Buxton: K
Bot 3
- Nick Loftin: 4/P9S
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Luke Maile: K
Top 4
- Austin Martin: S7/L78S
- Matt Wallner: S9/G34.1-2
- Luke Keaschall: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2
- Kody Clemens: HR/F8XD.2-H
- Royce Lewis: K
Bot 4
- Mike Yastrzemski: D8/F89XD+
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F9LF/FL.2-3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 6/L4MD
- Salvador Perez: K
Top 5
- Edouard Julien: 31/G3
- Brooks Lee: 43/G34
- Jhonny Pereda: S6/G56
- Byron Buxton: HP.1-2
- Austin Martin: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Randal Grichuk: 63/G6
- Michael Massey: 4/P4D
- Nick Loftin: D7/L7L+
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Luke Maile: K
Top 6
- Matt Wallner: K
- Luke Keaschall: S9/L9LS
- Kody Clemens: 8/F78XD
- Royce Lewis: SB2
- Royce Lewis: S4/G4M.2-3
- Edouard Julien: SB2;SBH
- Edouard Julien: PO2(16)
Bot 6
- Mike Yastrzemski: 8/L89XD
- Maikel Garcia: D7/L78XD+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S7/G6.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 7
- Edouard Julien: HP
- Brooks Lee: S8/L89+.1-2
- Jhonny Pereda: K
- James Outman: K
- Austin Martin: W.2-3;1-2
- Matt Wallner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Luke Keaschall: K
Bot 7
- Randal Grichuk: 63/G6
- Michael Massey: W
- Nick Loftin: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 8
- Kody Clemens: K
- Royce Lewis: 53/G56
- Edouard Julien: K
Bot 8
- Kyle Isbel: HP
- Luke Maile: PO1(23)
- Luke Maile: S7/L78
- Mike Yastrzemski: S7/G6.1-2
- Maikel Garcia: W.2-3;1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Top 9
- Brooks Lee: K
- Jhonny Pereda: 6/P6
- James Outman: K
Bot 9
- Adam Frazier: 63/G4M
- Michael Massey: S7/L7S
- Jac Caglianone: W.1-2
- Kyle Isbel: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3;B-1
- Carter Jensen: DI.1-2
- Carter Jensen: W
- Mike Yastrzemski: 8/F78D