Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
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Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0
Dobnak (1-0) gave up four hits and a walk while striking out four. He had three 1-2-3 innings and no runner advanced past second base.
Dobnak hadn't won a game in the big leagues since May 21, 2021, when he was with the Twins. He made 21 starts for Minnesota between 2019 and 2021, then spent most of the next four seasons pitching for Triple-A St. Paul before the Twins sent him to Detroit at last year's trade deadline.
Tyler Tolbert doubled and homered and Salvador Perez had two hits, including his first triple since 2022.
Twins starter Joe Ryan (6-7), pitching for the first time since he tied a major league record by allowing six home runs in a loss to the Guardians on July 20, allowed four runs on eight hits with no walks and four strikeouts over six innings.
Ryan's turn in the rotation was pushed back due to arm fatigue
Tolbert led off the third inning with a line drive that carried into the bullpen in left-center to open the scoring.
The Royals doubled their lead in the fourth when Perez tripled and scored on Nick Loftin's sacrifice fly. Kansas City made it 4-0 in the fifth as Carter Jensen's double and Jac Caglianone's base hit each drove in a run.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caratini grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Lewis lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Bell fouled out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Cruz relieved Lynch IV |
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9th Inning | Perez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Caglianone reached on infield single to shortstop, Thomas to second. |
Statistics
 KC |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 5 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 145 | Pitches | 117 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 7.2 | Runs Created | 0.5 |
| .324 | Batting Average | .156 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .541 | Slugging Percentage | .188 |
| .297 | Secondary Average | .063 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
| .891 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .369 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 7.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.5 |
| 40.5 | Batter Rating | 7.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.63 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.55 |
| .216 | Isolated Power | .031 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .050 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .030 |
| -.027 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.094 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 91.8 | MLB Rating | 62.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 18,728 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 76 | L1 | 0.51898736 | 82 |
 Chicago |
1 | 77 | L1 | 0.51265824 | 81 |
| Minnesota |
7.5 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
 Detroit |
8.5 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
| Kansas City |
14 | 90 | W1 | 0.43037975 | 68 |