MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/07/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1550 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (29-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (36-31) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Twins Get Clutch Win, 4-3
Minnesota starter Dorian Collins pitched well against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3, in 10 innings. The win belonged to Jorge Fajardo in relief. His record improves to 3-2. Mike Long took the loss for Kansas City. With the win, Minnesota raised its record to 36-31.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when Minnesota left fielder Yasiel Puig, facing Mike Long, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Twins the 4-3 win.

Puig described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .274 3 22
J. Fok DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 1 6
   b-J. Reeves DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 0 9
H. Masson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .342 4 26
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 16 42
C. Jones 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .220 6 16
G. Lópes 1B, CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314 1 13
W. Payan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .257 4 15
R. La Arena CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .341 6 22
   a-D. Moon PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .270 7 26
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .184 0 13
Totals 36 3 7 3 2 7 13      
a - D. Moon pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 7th
b - J. Reeves inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Wall , H. Masson , C. Jones , G. Lópes , W. Payan , R. La Arena , D. Moon
2-out RBI: D. Moon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lópes-Rodriguez-Martin, Jones-Rodriguez-Lópes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cochran RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 8 33
Y. Puig 1B, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285 6 25
A. Townsend LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .320 8 31
   a-C. Curry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 7
D. Badger DH 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .238 7 34
S. Jordan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 1 7
J. Jiménez SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284 6 25
S. Iwamoto CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .225 6 15
A. Martin C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .235 5 23
H. Rivera 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .295 0 3
Totals 34 4 10 4 0 3 11      
a - C. Curry pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Townsend (11, 1st Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Jiménez (12, 6th Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martin (5, 5th Inning off K. Martin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cochran 2 , Y. Puig , A. Townsend 2 , D. Badger 2 , J. Jiménez 3 , S. Iwamoto , A. Martin 4
2-out RBI: D. Badger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Townsend , S. Jordan , S. Iwamoto
GIDP: S. Jordan , S. Iwamoto
Sac Bunt: S. Iwamoto
Sac Fly: Y. Puig
Hit by Pitch: D. Badger , J. Jiménez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Townsend (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Martin 7.0 7 3 3 0 1 1 28 106 3.92   
C. Rodgers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 6.46   
M. Long L (0-3) 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 21 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 52
Batters Faced: K. Martin 28, C. Rodgers 4, M. Long 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 10-8, C. Rodgers 0-3, M. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 106-65, C. Rodgers 16-9, M. Long 21-15
Hit Batsmen: K. Martin 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins 7.0 6 3 3 1 4 0 27 93 2.85   
E. Schmidt 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 2.28   
B. Bass 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 1.99   
J. Fajardo W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 14 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 56
Batters Faced: D. Collins 27, E. Schmidt 3, B. Bass 4, J. Fajardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 7-9, E. Schmidt 0-1, B. Bass 1-2, J. Fajardo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 93-72, E. Schmidt 15-10, B. Bass 10-10, J. Fajardo 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bass 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dorian Collins
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 33514
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