MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 666 - THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (3-3) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1
Kansas City Royals (2-4) 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 X 7 11 0
Minnesota Upended, 7-4, by Kansas City
Scott Blewett, who finished 4th in the AL in innings pitched with 204.1 in 2024, was locked in. The right-hander led the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 win against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. Blewett yielded 4 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 9 hits, walked 0, and struck out 9. His record improves to 2-0. With the loss, Minnesota falls to 3-3.

Ismaldo Rodriguez, who is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, helped out the Kansas City cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop was 2-4 with a triple.

"Winning never gets dull," said Rodriguez.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 0 1
Y. Puig 1B 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .259 1 5
A. Townsend LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391 2 7
D. Badger DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .238 0 2
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 1 3
J. Morán 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .269 2 8
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .235 2 4
F. Mejia C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .556 0 1
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .429 1 7
Totals 35 4 10 4 0 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morán (1, 4th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mejia (3, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Puig (1, 3rd Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cochran , Y. Puig 5 , A. Townsend , D. Badger , J. Jiménez , J. Morán 2 , F. Mejia 3 , J. Peraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morán , J. Peraza
Sac Fly: S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morán (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morán (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .269 0 1
F. Wall DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .167 0 2
C. Groza 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .391 1 6
D. García RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .375 1 3
J. Washington 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .500 2 8
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .294 0 2
R. La Arena CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .182 0 0
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .238 0 2
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7 5 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (4, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Bejaran (1, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Groza (2, 6th Inning off R. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Wall (1, 8th Inning off B. Bass, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Masson (3, 8th Inning off B. Bass, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Rodriguez (1, 3rd Inning off H. Ynoa, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. García (2, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Masson 2 , F. Wall 2 , C. Groza 3 , D. García 5 , J. Washington 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , I. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: D. García , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , J. Washington 2 , R. La Arena , I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (1) , L. Bejaran (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (García(Peraza at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ynoa 3.2 2 2 2 3 3 0 17 77 4.91   
R. Forrest L (0-1) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 9 39 5.40   
R. Lewis 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 37 4.50   
B. Bass 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 11 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ynoa 47
Batters Faced: H. Ynoa 17, R. Forrest 9, R. Lewis 9, B. Bass 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ynoa 5-3, R. Forrest 2-1, R. Lewis 0-5, B. Bass 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ynoa 77-38, R. Forrest 39-24, R. Lewis 37-23, B. Bass 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Forrest 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blewett W (2-0) 8.0 9 4 4 0 9 1 32 112 2.30   
R. Richey SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 57
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 32, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 7-7, R. Richey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 112-78, R. Richey 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Blewett
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 33219
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