Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Brooks Lee's 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over Royals
The Twins trailed 3-1 in the eighth when Josh Bell hit a one-out RBI single against Aaron Bummer (1-2). Nate Pearson entered and hit Royce Lewis with a pitch, and Lee followed with his bases-loaded single to right.
Minnesota stopped a four-game skid and moved within one-half game of Texas for the final AL wild card, tied with AL Central rival Cleveland.
Lewis led off the fifth with his 13th homer, a 421-foot shot to left that extended his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games.
Kody Funderburk (3-1) worked a scoreless seventh, Andrew Morris pitched the eighth and Yoendrys Gómez struck out two in the ninth for his 15th save and second with the Twins.
Bobby Witt Jr. had his second three-hit game for the Royals since returning from a back injury on Tuesday. He singled in the third, stole his AL-best 31st base and scored on Jac Caglianone's two-run single. In the sixth, he doubled and scored on Salvador Perez's single to put the Royals ahead 3-1.
Twins starter Bailey Ober allowed three runs in six innings. He did not walk or strike out a batter.
Michael Wacha gave up a run on three hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. Kansas City has scored fewer than five runs in 15 consecutive starts by Wacha, the longest such streak of his career and longest for any major league pitcher this season. The Royals are 7-16 in his 23 starts.
The Royals haven't named a starter for Friday at Chicago. RHP Kevin Gausman (5-10, 4.38) is set to make his Cubs debut.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Collins struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Massey struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Tolbert picked off first. |
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9th Inning | Tolbert ran for Perez |
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9th Inning | Perez walked. |
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9th Inning | Gómez relieved Morris |
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 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 7 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 21 | Runners Left On Base | 6 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 171 | Pitches | 125 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 4.9 | Runs Created | 1.6 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .219 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .250 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .094 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .242 |
| .699 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .492 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.6 |
| 28.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.17 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .031 |
| 1.75 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .171 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .030 |
| .121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.125 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 79.5 | MLB Rating | 73.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,036 | 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 |