MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/30/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2210 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (48-61) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 0
Minnesota Twins (61-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Twins Defeated by Royals, 4-0
Right-hander Ken Walker mesmerized the Minnesota Twins while leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-0 victory. The winning pitcher was Walker, now 5-5. He tossed 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 6. The loss makes Minnesota 61-49.

Forrest Wall, who finished 2nd in the NL in triples with 10 in 2018, had a direct impact on the outcome. Wall contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put Kansas City up, 2-0.

"All my pitches were working," said Walker. "They were all synchronized together in attacking the zone."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .284 5 38
R. La Arena CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 8 39
H. Masson LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .310 7 45
J. Washington 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 4 21
D. García RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .262 23 70
D. Moon DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 10 45
C. Jones 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .271 11 35
W. Payan C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .241 6 29
I. Rodriguez SS 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .195 1 22
Totals 34 4 10 4 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (11, 3rd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Masson (33, 8th Inning off T. Meyers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall , H. Masson 3 , D. García , D. Moon , C. Jones 2 , I. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: H. Masson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , J. Washington
GIDP: J. Washington
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rodriguez (11)
CS: C. Jones (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jones-Washington-Rodriguez, Washington-Rodriguez-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .294 9 40
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .289 11 47
A. Townsend LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307 10 42
D. Badger DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .256 16 60
A. Garza RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Fernández SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 1
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 4 24
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .191 10 22
A. Martin C 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .282 12 44
Totals 33 0 8 0 2 9 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Jiménez 3 , D. Badger 2 , R. Fernández , A. Rendon , A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , A. Townsend
GIDP: A. Townsend , S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Martin (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Jiménez-Puig)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker W (5-5) 5.2 4 0 0 1 6 0 22 90 3.58   
M. Long H (7) 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 10 41 2.87   
E. Escoboza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 66
Batters Faced: K. Walker 22, M. Long 10, E. Escoboza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 4-7, M. Long 2-1, E. Escoboza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 90-58, M. Long 41-27, E. Escoboza 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani L (8-8) 7.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 26 96 4.00   
T. Meyers 2.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 9 41 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 53
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 26, T. Meyers 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 7-8, T. Meyers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 96-59, T. Meyers 41-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Walker
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 38345
Thursday, July 30th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68