Twins at Royals September 5, 2025

Game Time: 7:40 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 16,255

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	6	0

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MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	6	0

Game

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Running

2nd inning - SB: Royce Lewis (2nd base off M. Wacha/ S. Perez)

Fielding

E - Brooks Lee 2 (5)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:23

Umpires: HP-Bruce Dreckman, 1B-Tyler Jones, 2B-Nate Tomlinson, 3B-Mark Wegner

Weather: 63 degrees. Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH Left to Right

News From September 5, 2025

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Pablo Lopez

Fires six strong innings in return

PMinnesota Twins

September 5, 2025

Lopez (5-4) took the loss Friday against the Royals, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out four.

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Jhonny Pereda

Back in bigs

CMinnesota Twins

September 5, 2025

The Twins recalled Pereda from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

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DaShawn Keirsey

Relegated to St. Paul

OFMinnesota Twins AAA

September 5, 2025

The Twins optioned Keirsey to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

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Noah Davis

Sent outright to Triple-A

PMinnesota Twins AAA

September 5, 2025

The Twins outrighted Davis to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

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Pablo Lopez

Activated ahead of Friday's start

PMinnesota Twins

September 5, 2025

The Twins activated Lopez (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Friday in Kansas City.

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Maikel Garcia

Breakout campaign continues

3BKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Garcia went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday in a 2-1 win against the Twins.

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Carlos Estevez

Collects 38th save

PKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Estevez picked up the save Friday against the Twins, allowing no hits and one walk with no strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

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Michael Wacha

Gets back on track in ninth win

PKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Wacha (9-11) notched the win Friday against the Twins, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out five.

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Bobby Witt

Exits with back spasms

SSKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Witt was removed from Friday's game against the Twins with lower-back spasms.

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Seth Lugo

Receives cortisone injection

PKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Lugo (back) received a cortisone injection Thursday and will resume throwing Sunday or Monday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.

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Cole Ragans

Embarking on rehab assignment

PKansas City Royals

September 5, 2025

Ragans (shoulder) is expected to begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Carson Roccaforte

Eclipses 40 steals

OFKansas City Royals A+

September 5, 2025

Roccaforte is slashing .320/.409/.510 with four home runs, eight steals, a 13.1 percent walk rate and a 25.6 percent strikeout rate in 37 games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

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