MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2310 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (64-52) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 4 0
Kansas City Royals (50-65) 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 7 15 1
Kansas City Sends Minnesota Packing with 7-4 Loss
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, topping the Minnesota Twins, 7-4. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Esteban Muñóz. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winner was Muñóz. He threw 7.0 innings of 2-hit ball. The loser was Randy Lewis. The last-place Royals now sit at 50-65.

Ramão La Arena hit a run-scoring double off Tommy Meyers in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Royals in front, 3-2. In addition to the double, La Arena had 1 single, while going 2 for 5.

"I felt great. Had good rhythm with my mechanics," said Muñóz.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .295 10 43
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .286 12 50
A. Townsend LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .302 11 44
D. Badger DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 16 61
A. Garza RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .150 1 3
R. Fernández SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 3
A. Rendon 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 4 24
S. Iwamoto CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .201 12 26
A. Martin C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .279 12 45
Totals 31 4 4 4 2 11 6      
BATTING
Triples: S. Iwamoto (2, 8th Inning off T. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Townsend (11, 4th Inning off E. Muñóz, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Puig (10, 8th Inning off T. Lawson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 4 , A. Townsend 4 , S. Iwamoto 3 , A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig
GIDP: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Jiménez-Fernández-Puig, Fernández-Jiménez-Puig, Puig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B, 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .285 5 38
R. La Arena CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .285 8 40
D. García RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .258 24 73
J. Washington 1B 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 .285 4 22
   a-W. Burgess 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 1 5
D. Moon DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .288 10 45
C. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .271 12 36
G. Lópes LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .279 3 26
S. Núñez C 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .184 0 12
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .196 1 22
Totals 34 7 15 7 2 4 20      
a - W. Burgess substituted for J. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Núñez (5, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. La Arena (14, 7th Inning off T. Meyers, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. García (24, 7th Inning off T. Meyers, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Wall 3 , R. La Arena 3 , D. García 4 , J. Washington 3 , D. Moon 2 , G. Lópes 2 , S. Núñez 3
2-out RBI: G. Lópes , S. Núñez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lópes , S. Núñez , I. Rodriguez 2
GIDP: R. La Arena , D. García
Sac Bunt: I. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: G. Lópes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Rodriguez-Washington)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner 5.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 22 89 4.22   
R. Lewis L (2-5) 1.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 12 3.81   
T. Meyers 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3 8 3.70   
J. Navas 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 26 5.40   
M. Bumgarner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 45
Batters Faced: J. Turner 22, R. Lewis 5, T. Meyers 3, J. Navas 5, M. Bumgarner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 4-6, R. Lewis 2-2, T. Meyers 0-0, J. Navas 0-1, M. Bumgarner 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 89-57, R. Lewis 12-4, T. Meyers 8-6, J. Navas 26-14, M. Bumgarner 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lewis 1-0 , T. Meyers 1-1
WP: J. Turner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Muñóz W (3-1) 7.0 2 2 1 2 8 1 25 112 2.98   
T. Lawson 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 17 4.22   
S. Ohayashi SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Muñóz 73
Batters Faced: E. Muñóz 25, T. Lawson 5, S. Ohayashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Muñóz 6-6, T. Lawson 1-1, S. Ohayashi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Muñóz 112-66, T. Lawson 17-12, S. Ohayashi 14-10
WP: E. Muñóz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Muñóz
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 24984
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