MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/05/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2684 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (77-65) 0 1 3 0 3 5 0 3 1 16 13 1
Kansas City Royals (64-77) 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 8 3
Twins Overwhelm Royals, 16-6
Evan Carter helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Royals, 16-6. In the game, the Minnesota left fielder was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The Twins improved their record to 77-65 by beating Kansas City.

Minnesota relied on the bat of Oneil Cruz to get the win. The shortstop produced a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth inning to put the Twins ahead, 6-4. For the game, Cruz had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Carter.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cruz SS 5 1 2 5 1 1 4 .267 27 77
D. Blanco CF 5 1 1 4 0 0 6 .286 12 71
I. Happ DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .229 10 55
T. Casas 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 30 96
K. Campbell 2B 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 .253 15 60
M. Yastrzemski RF 4 4 2 1 2 0 2 .223 14 54
E. Carter LF 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 .273 11 52
R. Jeffers C 2 3 1 1 3 0 1 .228 9 23
M. Garcia 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 7 .191 2 9
Totals 41 16 13 15 9 6 28      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Cruz (29, 1st Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Yastrzemski (19, 5th Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Carter (21, 5th Inning off T. Dollard, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Cruz (27, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Blanco (12, 8th Inning off D. Sharpe, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Yastrzemski (14, 9th Inning off B. Zimmermann, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cruz 6 , D. Blanco 4 , I. Happ 2 , T. Casas , K. Campbell , M. Yastrzemski 6 , E. Carter 4 , R. Jeffers
2-out RBI: O. Cruz , D. Blanco , M. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz , D. Blanco , I. Happ , T. Casas 2 , M. Garcia 2
Sac Fly: D. Blanco , M. Garcia
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Happ (7) , K. Campbell 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cruz (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .230 19 54
J. Merrill CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .265 30 91
K. Manzardo DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .219 10 25
J. Kelenic LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .221 8 26
O. Cabrera 1B 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .232 11 45
I. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273 1 9
J. Berti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 2 22
F. Mejía C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .173 2 8
N. Eaton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 1 2
Totals 36 6 8 5 1 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Cabrera (14, 1st Inning off T. Glasnow, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Berti (16, 6th Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Manzardo (1, 3rd Inning off T. Glasnow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , J. Merrill , K. Manzardo 3 , J. Kelenic , O. Cabrera 2 , I. Johnson , J. Berti 2 , F. Mejía
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , O. Cabrera , I. Johnson , J. Berti , F. Mejía , N. Eaton
Hit by Pitch: K. Manzardo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (30) , J. Merrill (15) , N. Eaton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carroll (3) , I. Johnson (1) , N. Eaton (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Glasnow W (11-10) 6.0 7 5 4 0 4 0 101 5.37   
T. Szapucki 1.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 24 3.16   
L. Varland 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glasnow 44
Batters Faced: T. Glasnow 27, T. Szapucki 5, L. Varland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glasnow 7-7, T. Szapucki 0-0, L. Varland 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glasnow 101-66, T. Szapucki 24-13, L. Varland 25-17
Hit Batsmen: T. Glasnow
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Dollard L (3-4) 4.1 8 6 6 3 1 0 81 5.54   
J. Wong 1.1 1 3 1 4 1 0 44 3.75   
R. Rodriguez 1.1 1 3 0 1 1 1 36 5.60   
D. Sharpe 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 27 7.62   
B. Zimmermann 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Dollard 21
Batters Faced: T. Dollard 25, J. Wong 9, R. Rodriguez 8, D. Sharpe 8, B. Zimmermann 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Dollard 6-6, J. Wong 0-3, R. Rodriguez 2-2, D. Sharpe 1-2, B. Zimmermann 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Dollard 81-48, J. Wong 44-19, R. Rodriguez 36-21, D. Sharpe 27-14, B. Zimmermann 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wong 1-1 , R. Rodriguez 2-2
WP: R. Rodriguez , D. Sharpe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Evan Carter
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 25761
Special Notes: RP Davis Sharpe was injured while pitching. Mike Yastrzemski ties the MIN regular season game record for runs with 4.
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