Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, June 5, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 25-38
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 64
On This Date 22-33
Standing 4th (10.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 11-19
Home 15-17
Away 10-21
Extra Innings 3-3
vs. RHP 23-24
vs. LHP 2-14
1-Run Games 4-12
vs. East 1-11
vs. Central 10-14
vs. West 9-6
Inter-League 5-7

KCR Last 10 Games

Michael Wacha (#52, 34, RHP, 4-3, 3.23)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Minnesota Twins
Record 29-35
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 65
On This Date 45-67
Standing 3rd (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 15-15
Home 17-16
Away 12-19
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 20-23
vs. LHP 9-12
1-Run Games 5-9
vs. East 11-11
vs. Central 10-8
vs. West 3-3
Inter-League 5-13

MIN Last 10 Games

Zebby Matthews (#52, 26, RHP, 1-3, 4.63)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Mar 30, 2026@KCR3 MIN1
Wed, Apr 01, 2026@KCR13 MIN9
Thu, Apr 02, 2026 MIN5@KCR1
Thu, Jun 04, 2026 KCR8@MIN6
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Jun 05, 2026KCR@MIN8:15pm
Sat, Jun 06, 2026KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, Jun 07, 2026KCR@MIN2:10pm
Tue, Jul 28, 2026KCR@MIN7:40pm
Wed, Jul 29, 2026KCR@MIN7:40pm
Thu, Jul 30, 2026KCR@MIN1:40pm
Tue, Aug 04, 2026MIN@KCR7:40pm
Wed, Aug 05, 2026MIN@KCR7:40pm
Thu, Aug 06, 2026MIN@KCR7:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.90 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.03 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.90 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.03 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Matthews 45. Adams 43. Banda* 94. Gómez 65. Laweryson 31. Lawrence 19. Orze 53. Paredes 55. Rogers*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/ 2/.000 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/ ··· 3/.666 2/.500 2/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/ 1/ 2/1.000 ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/ 2/.000 2/1.000 1/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/2.500 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ···
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.667 1/2.000 ··· 3/1.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.750 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/.666 2/2.500 ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/1.000 3/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.333
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.453 1/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/3.000 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 13/1.189
40. Rojas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/.650 ··· ··· 7/.572
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· 2/1.500 ··· ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 3/.666
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 2/2.500 2/1.000 1/ 1/ 3/1.334 1/ 1/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 213 .245 .319 .396 .715 158 .749 55 .620 .773 89 .685 2 1 6 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 202 .214 .330 .310 .640 141 .702 61 .501 .474 82 .481 3 3 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 247 .268 .328 .384 .712 199 .639 48 1.019 .590 89 .640 4 3 3 3
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 172 .245 .298 .361 .659 138 .740 34 .339 .611 71 .523 5 0 3 2
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 212 .214 .292 .374 .667 162 .680 50 .626 .670 84 .595 0 0 7 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 100 .220 .323 .341 .665 50 .641 50 .689 .586 54 .601 0 0 1 5
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 68 .262 .324 .311 .635 16 .713 52 .610 .619 30 .492 0 1 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .266 .287 .477 .763 112 .774 25 .720 .618 65 .886 1 0 6 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 259 .210 .301 .339 .640 187 .748 72 .375 .698 104 .637 2 0 6 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 252 .208 .258 .351 .609 189 .534 63 .840 .592 96 .668 0 0 9 3
40. Rojas* G ·  S ·  vP 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 2.000 2.000 1 2.000 0 0 0 0
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 138 .223 .355 .313 .668 68 .540 70 .796 .664 54 .663 3 3 2 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 11 .222 .364 .222 .586 4 .500 7 .629 .730 6 .750 3 1 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 281 .281 .356 .462 .818 222 .788 59 .928 .781 110 .806 21 3 9 2
TOTAL .237 .313 .376 .689 .693 .678 .651 .655 44 15 59 23

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Matthews G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 23.1 4.63 9.3 95 .225 .701 39 .718 56 .686 .506 95 .701 5 2 0
45. Adams G ·  S ·  vP ···X···oX··o·X 11.0 8.18 10.6 51 .261 .833 20 .571 31 1.007 .619 51 .833 3 0 0
43. Banda* G ·  S ·  vP o·X···Xo·o·o·o 26.1 5.13 8.2 118 .222 .716 64 .785 54 .632 .808 44 .512 2 8 2
26. Bradley G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 60.2 3.56 10.4 261 .234 .688 112 .736 149 .651 .665 62 .783 6 4 0
94. Gómez G ·  S ·  vP X·oo··oX·X·X·o 30.2 3.82 9.1 134 .219 .727 67 .418 67 1.026 .726 52 .472 5 5 0
65. Laweryson G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 8.1 6.48 11.9 37 .194 .684 19 .576 18 .800 .659 11 1.064 1 1 0
31. Lawrence G ·  S ·  vP XX······X····X 23.2 4.94 10.6 117 .240 .824 67 .718 50 .970 .832 53 .959 4 1 0
78. Morris G ·  S ·  vP X·X····X·o··X· 26.1 4.44 8.2 122 .306 .762 58 .744 64 .776 .754 52 .726 1 2 0
19. Orze G ·  S ·  vP XX····X·X··o·o 29.2 3.64 8.2 130 .241 .627 60 .637 70 .614 .684 58 .570 0 5 0
53. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP X···X········· 7.1 4.91 4.9 32 .154 .527 11 .425 21 .571 .557 32 .527 1 0 0
61. Prielipp* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 39.1 5.26 9.6 173 .243 .702 125 .713 48 .673 .573 117 .754 4 4 1
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP oo····oo·X·oo· 23.1 4.63 6.6 104 .326 .811 49 .898 55 .736 .750 34 .848 1 4 2
41. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 70.1 3.20 10.1 282 .207 .596 117 .565 165 .618 .571 125 .545 6 11 3
TOTAL 4.63 8.2 .251 .732 .675 .703 63 67 13
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.67 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.67 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Wacha 47. Black 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 46. Schreiber 25. Strahm*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
11. Arcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.718 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/1.500 2/.000 5/.600
56. Bell# G  ·   S  ·   vP 29/.772 ··· 1/5.000 1/ 3/1.167 9/1.158 4/.250 10/.700
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.091 ··· ··· 2/.000 5/.200 16/.521 5/.000 1/.000
37. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 3/.333 2/1.000 3/1.334 2/.000 4/1.833 2/5.000
2. Clemens* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 ··· 1/5.000 3/.000 1/3.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000
4. Gray* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ···
70. Jackson G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Keaschall G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/1.000 3/.000 2/.000
5. Kreidler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/.533 1/.000 1/.000
9. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.445 ··· ··· 7/.453 3/.666 4/.500 6/.533 1/3.000
22. Lee# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 ··· 1/2.000 3/.666 2/.000 5/1.100 1/.000 1/.000
16. Martin G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· 4/1.500 3/.667 3/.667 ··· 2/.000
30. Outman* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 3/.666 1/ 2/.500

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
11. Arcia G ·  S ·  vP 33 .281 .303 .313 .616 23 .623 10 .600 .286 33 .616 0 1 0 0
56. Bell# G ·  S ·  vP 242 .227 .289 .345 .635 157 .632 85 .640 .711 97 .641 1 0 5 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 247 .258 .320 .551 .871 178 .948 69 .678 1.016 86 .984 5 0 18 0
37. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 174 .207 .299 .290 .589 110 .569 64 .619 .778 69 .635 0 0 3 2
2. Clemens* G ·  S ·  vP 195 .236 .311 .460 .771 156 .763 39 .802 .801 95 .866 5 2 8 0
4. Gray* G ·  S ·  vP 115 .250 .298 .394 .692 96 .715 19 .575 .682 47 .655 2 0 4 7
70. Jackson G ·  S ·  vP 17 .294 .294 .353 .647 11 .818 6 .333 1.000 17 .647 0 0 0 3
15. Keaschall G ·  S ·  vP 240 .245 .321 .316 .637 163 .625 77 .661 .616 85 .661 10 3 1 6
5. Kreidler G ·  S ·  vP 58 .255 .345 .510 .855 31 .710 27 1.031 1.232 40 .757 0 2 3 2
9. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 185 .261 .373 .389 .762 161 .809 24 .446 .852 78 .729 2 1 3 0
22. Lee# G ·  S ·  vP 234 .247 .300 .409 .710 154 .736 80 .657 .476 102 .644 3 1 8 5
16. Martin G ·  S ·  vP 204 .251 .353 .337 .690 122 .573 82 .880 .638 99 .522 8 5 2 1
30. Outman* G ·  S ·  vP 70 .156 .229 .250 .479 55 .473 15 .497 .583 35 .608 4 2 0 1
TOTAL .237 .316 .387 .703 .712 .680 .719 .692 44 18 69 41

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 75.1 3.23 7.8 302 .214 .663 122 .834 180 .546 .774 128 .702 8 3 2
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 26.1 4.44 8.5 116 .290 .848 50 .717 66 .944 .638 63 .673 2 3 3
47. Black G ·  S ·  vP ···oo···X····· 8.2 2.08 9.3 38 .286 .742 18 .627 20 .850 .633 16 .650 1 0 0
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 59.2 4.22 8.4 252 .250 .707 188 .681 64 .781 .712 108 .515 6 0 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X··X···· 14.0 8.36 12.9 68 .268 1.049 21 .938 47 1.090 1.101 42 .895 7 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X····oX·· 22.1 6.45 8.1 104 .326 .906 44 .765 60 1.002 .965 42 1.337 2 0 2
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP XX·o·X··o····o 28.0 4.18 9.0 119 .238 .731 53 .620 66 .808 .677 42 .661 2 7 2
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 76.0 3.91 7.6 321 .271 .754 115 .774 206 .743 .745 125 .843 7 2 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP oo···X····oo·· 25.1 1.78 10.3 104 .181 .547 58 .739 46 .313 .628 45 .770 1 0 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP o·oo·o··o··o·· 24.1 2.96 5.9 101 .244 .772 47 .453 54 1.068 .954 40 .680 4 1 0
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP o·o··········· 18.1 3.93 8.3 78 .214 .738 55 .809 23 .579 .731 20 .932 4 1 0
TOTAL 4.46 8.4 .250 .761 .791 .799 78 35 19

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