Royals at Twins August 9, 2025

Game Time: 7:10 ET

Stadium: Target Field

Attendance: 22,539

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KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

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KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

Game

Season

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Running

7th inning - SB: Tyler Tolbert (2nd base off M. Tonkin/ R. Jeffers)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Witt Jr. to Loftin to Pasquantino)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:27

Umpires: HP-Clint Vondrak, 1B-Tony Randazzo, 2B-Phil Cuzzi, 3B-Dan Bellino

Weather: 83 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 6 MPH Right to Left

News From August 9, 2025

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Steven Cruz

Re-evaluation looming

PKansas City Royals

August 9, 2025

Cruz (shoulder) is set to be re-evaluated Monday before the Royals determine if he can begin a throwing program, MLB.com reports.

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Carlos Estevez

Fans two for 29th save

PKansas City Royals

August 9, 2025

Estevez collected the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Twins, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning.

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Noah Cameron

Blanks Twins for sixth win

PKansas City Royals

August 9, 2025

Cameron (6-5) earned the win against the Twins on Saturday, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out four across 5.2 scoreless innings.

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Adam Frazier

Not starting Saturday

2BKansas City Royals

August 9, 2025

Frazier is not in the Royals' starting lineup against the Twins on Saturday.

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Michael Massey

Resuming assignment

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August 9, 2025

Massey (wrist/back) will resume his rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

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Ryan Bergert

Picking up another start

PKansas City Royals

August 9, 2025

Bergert is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Twins at Target Field.

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Trevor Larnach

Returns as pinch hitter

OFMinnesota Twins

August 9, 2025

Larnach (side) went grounded out as a pinch hitter in his lone plate appearance in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Royals.

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Simeon Woods Richardson

Rebounding from procedure

PMinnesota Twins

August 9, 2025

Woods Richardson underwent a procedure to remove a parasite from his digestive tract earlier this week, Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

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Jose Urena

Set to start Sunday

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August 9, 2025

Urena is slated to start Sunday against the Royals at Target Field, Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

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Bailey Ober

Takes loss despite quality start

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August 9, 2025

Ober (4-7) took the loss against the Royals on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four across six innings.

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Trevor Larnach

Remains out Saturday

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August 9, 2025

Larnach (side) is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Royals on Saturday.

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Carson McCusker

Back with Twins

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August 9, 2025

The Twins recalled McCusker from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

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Matt Wallner

Away on paternity leave

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August 9, 2025

The Twins placed Wallner on the paternity list Saturday.

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