MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1530 - SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (29-36) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 1
Minnesota Twins (35-31) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Kansas City Nets 4-3 Win Versus Twins
Simon Mercedes, who finished 4th in the NL in ERA with 3.05 last year, was locked in. The right-hander led the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Kansas City has now won 3 straight, while the Twins have lost 3 in a row.

Kansas City used a timely hit from Hervé Masson to get the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Royals ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Simon's a gamer," said Kansas City manager Jim Tracy. "Glad he's on our side."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B, 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .275 3 22
J. Fok DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .299 1 6
   a-L. Bejaran DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 15
H. Masson LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .342 4 26
D. García RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .273 16 42
C. Jones 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .219 6 16
G. Lópes 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .318 1 11
   b-W. Burgess 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
W. Payan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .257 4 15
J. Reeves CF 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 .239 0 9
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .187 0 13
Totals 34 4 10 4 5 8 24      
a - L. Bejaran inserted as DH in the 7th
b - W. Burgess substituted for G. Lópes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Lópes (6, 4th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. García (12, 8th Inning off B. Bass, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Rodriguez (7, 9th Inning off B. Bass, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Masson (19, 9th Inning off B. Bass, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall , J. Fok , H. Masson 2 , D. García 3 , C. Jones , G. Lópes 2 , W. Payan , J. Reeves , I. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: H. Masson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fok , D. García , C. Jones 2 , J. Reeves , I. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: J. Reeves
Sac Fly: G. Lópes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Jones-Lópes, Rodriguez-Jones-Lópes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 8 33
Y. Puig 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 6 24
A. Townsend LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 8 31
   a-C. Curry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 2 7
D. Badger DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 7 33
J. Jiménez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 6 25
H. Rivera 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .325 0 3
J. Ruíz CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 3
F. Mejia C 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .340 4 23
J. Peraza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 1 21
Totals 31 3 5 3 2 3 11      
a - C. Curry pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Mejia (11, 5th Inning off S. Mercedes, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Jiménez (11, 5th Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Puig (1, 8th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cochran , Y. Puig 3 , J. Jiménez 2 , J. Ruíz , F. Mejia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , D. Badger
GIDP: Y. Puig , F. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: J. Ruíz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Puig (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Curry)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 7.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 27 104 5.13   
C. Rodgers W (4-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 6.58   
E. Escoboza SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 56
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 27, C. Rodgers 4, E. Escoboza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 8-10, C. Rodgers 2-0, E. Escoboza 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 104-66, C. Rodgers 18-12, E. Escoboza 10-7
Hit Batsmen: S. Mercedes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner 5.0 6 2 2 3 7 0 24 94 4.34   
R. Lewis H (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 4.32   
E. Schmidt H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.35   
B. Bass L (4-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 11 30 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 51
Batters Faced: J. Turner 24, R. Lewis 5, E. Schmidt 1, B. Bass 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 2-5, R. Lewis 3-2, E. Schmidt 1-0, B. Bass 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 94-59, R. Lewis 13-10, E. Schmidt 3-2, B. Bass 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lewis 1-0
WP: B. Bass
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simon Mercedes
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 35324
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