MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/04/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1510 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-36) 2 3 1 0 6 0 4 0 0 16 24 0
Minnesota Twins (35-29) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 9 0
La Arena Hits 3 home runs in Royals Win
The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 16-6, at Target Field. Ramão La Arena, in particular, was impressive. He hit 3 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 8. Scott Blewett got the win, improving to 5-6. He worked 5 innings, giving up 6 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. The Royals improved their record to 27-36 with the win over Minnesota.

With Kansas City leading 8-3 in the top of the fifth, La Arena came up to bat against Minnesota pitcher Pete Lambert. La Arena hit a curveball to left for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 12-3.

"I guess you could say we rocked this joint," said La Arena.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .274 3 22
   a-W. Burgess PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
J. Fok DH 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 .310 1 6
H. Masson LF 6 1 3 0 0 1 4 .352 4 23
D. García RF 6 2 3 2 0 1 5 .276 16 42
G. Lópes 1B 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 .339 1 10
L. Bejaran SS 5 2 1 0 1 3 6 .259 0 15
R. La Arena CF 5 4 4 8 0 0 0 .339 6 20
C. Jones 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .216 6 15
W. Payan C 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .247 4 15
Totals 49 16 24 16 3 7 24      
a - W. Burgess pinch hit for F. Wall in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson 2 (18, 1st Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off R. Forrest, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Payan (4, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jones (4, 3rd Inning off R. Forrest, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Wall (13, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Lópes (5, 7th Inning off R. Lewis, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. García (11, 8th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. García (16, 1st Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. La Arena 3 (6, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off P. Lambert, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Lewis, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Wall (3, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Payan (4, 5th Inning off R. Forrest, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 8 , J. Fok 3 , H. Masson 5 , D. García 7 , G. Lópes 4 , L. Bejaran , R. La Arena 13 , C. Jones 2 , W. Payan 6
2-out RBI: D. García , G. Lópes , R. La Arena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fok , H. Masson , G. Lópes , L. Bejaran , C. Jones
GIDP: J. Fok , H. Masson
Hit by Pitch: R. La Arena
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jones-Bejaran-Lópes, Bejaran-Jones-Lópes)
OF assists: 1 (García(Townsend at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .288 1 20
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .213 6 15
A. Townsend RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .319 7 30
D. Badger DH 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .238 7 33
S. Jordan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315 1 7
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .280 6 25
C. Curry 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .226 2 7
J. Ruíz LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
A. Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .221 4 19
Totals 32 6 9 6 3 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Peraza (10, 3rd Inning off S. Blewett, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Martin (11, 5th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Jiménez (1, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peraza 3 , A. Townsend 2 , D. Badger , S. Jordan , J. Jiménez 3 , J. Ruíz , A. Martin 2
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Iwamoto , A. Martin
GIDP: A. Townsend , S. Jordan
Sac Fly: S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jiménez-Peraza-Curry, Jiménez-Peraza-Curry)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blewett W (5-6) 5.0 9 6 6 2 3 0 24 92 4.61   
T. Lawson 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 41 4.07   
E. Escoboza 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 26
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 24, T. Lawson 9, E. Escoboza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 5-5, T. Lawson 5-0, E. Escoboza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 92-57, T. Lawson 41-23, E. Escoboza 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani L (4-4) 1.1 8 5 5 1 1 3 12 41 4.48   
R. Forrest 3.0 7 4 4 1 2 1 18 55 6.46   
P. Lambert 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 9 36 4.50   
R. Lewis 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 4 24 4.47   
M. Bumgarner 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 39 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 12
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 12, R. Forrest 18, P. Lambert 9, R. Lewis 4, M. Bumgarner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 2-0, R. Forrest 4-3, P. Lambert 2-2, R. Lewis 0-0, M. Bumgarner 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 41-28, R. Forrest 55-39, P. Lambert 36-24, R. Lewis 24-14, M. Bumgarner 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Forrest 2-0 , P. Lambert 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Forrest
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramão La Arena
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 33862
Special Notes: Ramão La Arena ties the KC regular season game record for home runs with 3. Ramão La Arena ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 4. Ramão La Arena ties the KC regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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