Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Jonathan India hits grand slam and Kyle Isbel goes 4 for 4 as Royals outslug Twins 13-9 in rain
Kyle Isbel went 4 for 4 with a homer and Noah Cameron pitched five solid innings to win his season debut. India’s fifth career slam — and first with the Royals — capped a seven-run sixth as Kansas City sent 11 batters to the plate while taking a 12-1 lead.
The Royals went 7 for 16 with runners in scoring position and scored eight runs with two outs.
Cameron (1-0) allowed one run and four hits while striking out five.
Four consecutive two-out hits opened a 3-0 lead for Kansas City in the second inning as Isaac Collins, Isbel and Maikel Garcia delivered RBI.
Low clouds and a steady drizzle gave fielders trouble with flyballs, leading to a third-inning Royals run when India’s two-out infield popup fell untouched, scoring Vinnie Pasquantino from second.
The Royals added another run in the fourth on Garcia’s sacrifice fly.
Leading off the seventh, Isbel connected for his second homer of the year. He scored three runs, drove in two and matched his career high with four of the Royals' 15 hits.
Garcia drove in three runs, while Jac Caglianone had three hits and scored three times.
Minnesota scored eight runs in the final three innings before Lucas Erceg got two outs for his second save.
Ryan (0-1), an All-Star last season, labored through four innings. He threw 77 pitches while allowing five runs and four hits.
Luke Keaschall’s bases-loaded double scored two in the Twins' three-run seventh. Josh Bell’s three-run homer in the ninth capped the scoring.
The game featured 11 ABS challenges to plate umpire Andy Fletcher’s strike zone, with the Twins going 8 for 9 — including four successful challenges by Ryan Jeffers while batting.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Outman grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gray out at second. |
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9th Inning | Martin popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Erceg relieved Falter |
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9th Inning | Lee lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Gray singled to right, Caratini to second. |
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9th Inning | Caratini walked. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 13 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 15 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 9 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 13 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 37 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 29 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 4 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 209 | Pitches | 172 |
| 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 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 25 |
| 47 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 7.0 | Runs Created | 11.4 |
| .243 | Batting Average | .429 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .405 | Slugging Percentage | .714 |
| .405 | Secondary Average | .486 |
| .404 | On Base Percentage | .500 |
| .810 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.214 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 12.9 |
| 54.0 | Batter Rating | 83.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.45 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.91 |
| .162 | Isolated Power | .286 |
| 0.82 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.63 |
| .191 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .114 |
| .162 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .057 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 26.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 93.8 | MLB Rating | 120.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 10,870 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
4 | 3 | .571 | - | W1 |
| Kansas City |
3 | 3 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota |
2 | 4 | .333 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Detroit |
2 | 4 | .333 | 1.5 | L4 |
 Chicago |
1 | 5 | .167 | 2.5 | L2 |