Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
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Taj Bradley tosses 6 shutout innings, Minnesota homers 3 times in the 9th in a 5-1 win over KC
Bradley (1-0) struck out three and walked one while out-dueling Cole Ragans (0-2), helping the Twins improve to 2-0 with him on the mound. Minnesota was winless in its other four games on a season-opening six-game trip through Baltimore and Kansas City.
Kody Clemens scored on an error by five-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Salvador Perez in the second, and Byron Buxton added a sacrifice fly off John Schreiber in the eighth, before the Twins teed off against Royals reliever Steven Cruz in the ninth.
Matt Wallner began the barrage with his homer to left, Clemens followed two batters late with his first of the season, and Josh Bell gave the Twins their first back-to-back homers since last July with his shot off Cruz to right field.
The only offense for Kansas City came in the eighth, when Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. put runners on the corners with back-to-back singles, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a sacrifice fly. But after Perez grounded into a fielder's choice, Twins reliever Taylor Rogers struck out Jac Caglianone with a sweeper out of the zone to leave the tying run on second base.
The meager offense came one a day after the Royals piled up 13 runs in a win over the Twins.
Ragans bounced back nicely from a dismal opening day in Atlanta, when the 2024 All-Star surrendered three homers in a 6-0 loss to the Braves. The Royals' left-hander went six innings and allowed four hits and a walk while striking out eight.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Isbel struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Thomas grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Collins out at second, India to third. |
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9th Inning | Collins walked, India to second. |
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9th Inning | India safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Lewis. |
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9th Inning | Topa relieved Rogers |
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9th Inning | Gray popped out to first. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 7 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 31 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 162 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 5.6 | Runs Created | 1.5 |
| .258 | Batting Average | .212 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .581 | Slugging Percentage | .212 |
| .419 | Secondary Average | .091 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
| .914 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .462 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.5 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 12.0 |
| 10.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.50 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .323 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| .161 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.121 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 86.5 | MLB Rating | 68.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,694 | 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 |