Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Massey leads off 7th with go-ahead HR, Cameron has 9 Ks as Royals beat Twins 2-1
Massey hit a 422-foot shot off reliever A.J. Minter (1-2) to right center. Massey went 2 for 3 and scored twice.
The Royals have won nine of their last 10 games at Kauffman Stadium, the best home record in the MLB since July 5.
Kyle Isbel hit a sacrifice fly — Kansas City’s AL-leading 39th this season — in the sixth.
Cameron (6-8), who struck out the last five batters he faced, gave up two hits and walked one. Steven Cruz pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save this season.
Twins starter Dean Kremer allowed one run and three hits in five innings.
The Royals beat Minnesota 8-2 in the series opener Tuesday night to snap a four-game skid.
Josh Bell walked to leadoff the fourth inning, moved to third base on a single by Royce Lewis and scored when Victor Caratini grounded into a double play to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead. Lewis extended his hit streak to a career-high 10 games, the longest such streak by a Twin is season, and has reached base safely in a career-long 16 straight.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Clemens struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Bell grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Jeffers grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Cruz relieved Cameron |
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8th Inning | Witt Jr. flied out to right. |
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8th Inning | Jensen struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 3 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 29 | At Bats | 26 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 6 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 8 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 122 | Pitches | 118 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 31 | Plate Appearances | 29 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| -0.9 | Runs Created | 1.3 |
| .103 | Batting Average | .192 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .103 | Slugging Percentage | .308 |
| .034 | Secondary Average | .154 |
| .161 | On Base Percentage | .241 |
| .265 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .549 |
| 1.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| -0.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.5 |
| 5.0 | Batter Rating | 16.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 26.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.94 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.07 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .115 |
| 0.10 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .032 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .069 |
| -.069 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.038 |
| 1.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 57.5 | MLB Rating | 70.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,439 | 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 |