MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/26/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2320 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (86-69) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Kansas City Royals (82-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Paredes LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 8 20
   a-D. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 5 21
   b-J. Pinkham LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 5 41
C. O'Grady CF, LF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 7 26
   c-J. Richards PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 13 63
   d-J. Forgue RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .471 0 3
E. Pajak SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290 37 111
M. Clingerman RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 38 92
D. Simpson 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .288 28 101
   e-T. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 7 23
   f-S. Leaf 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Acret DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .328 14 91
J. Walker 3B, 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .185 2 8
S. Desch 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 5 28
   g-S. Barraza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   h-P. Oviedo 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 21 51
J. Masis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .158 3 7
Totals 33 2 5 2 3 8 6      
a - D. Perez pinch hit for A. Paredes in the 4th
b - J. Pinkham substituted for D. Perez in the 4th
c - J. Richards pinch hit for C. O'Grady in the 8th
d - J. Forgue substituted for J. Richards in the 8th
e - T. Hall pinch hit for D. Simpson in the 9th
f - S. Leaf substituted for T. Hall in the 9th
g - S. Barraza pinch hit for S. Desch in the 10th
h - P. Oviedo substituted for S. Barraza in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Pajak (37, 4th Inning off L. Girley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pinkham , C. O'Grady , E. Pajak 4 , D. Simpson , W. Acret
2-out RBI: E. Pajak , D. Simpson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Masis
GIDP: S. Desch
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Desch (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Chambers CF, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .229 11 48
J. Holden DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .217 33 87
J. Martin 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .300 39 101
R. Padron SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .304 23 82
G. Williams LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 24 71
   c-M. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 10 28
   e-M. Griffith LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 7 17
M. Sanchez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 8 35
   d-D. Sessoms PH, RF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .297 11 55
E. Schmitz C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .299 4 57
D. Rosas 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246 13 55
   a-T. Fresneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 1
   b-J. Murphy 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 7
B. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .250 0 4
Totals 37 3 8 3 4 8 17      
a - T. Fresneda pinch hit for D. Rosas in the 7th
b - J. Murphy substituted for T. Fresneda in the 8th
c - M. Wright pinch hit for G. Williams in the 8th
d - D. Sessoms pinch hit for M. Sanchez in the 8th
e - M. Griffith substituted for M. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Sessoms (11, 10th Inning off A. Crum, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Chambers , R. Padron , G. Williams , D. Sessoms 5 , E. Schmitz 2 , D. Rosas
2-out RBI: E. Schmitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Chambers , J. Martin 2 , B. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: J. Murphy
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams (80) , D. Rosas (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Padron-Gonzalez-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(O'Grady at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Smathers 6.2 3 1 1 3 5 0 98 3.59   
T. Mollet H (17) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.96   
A. Crum L (1-2), BS (3) 2.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 42 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Smathers 66
Batters Faced: A. Smathers 27, T. Mollet 3, A. Crum 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Smathers 8-7, T. Mollet 0-1, A. Crum 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Smathers 98-56, T. Mollet 11-4, A. Crum 42-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mollet 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Crum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Girley 5.2 3 2 2 1 5 1 88 4.20   
J. Russ 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 30 3.72   
J. Rooney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.47   
J. Dethridge W (2-10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Girley 59
Batters Faced: L. Girley 21, J. Russ 6, J. Rooney 3, J. Dethridge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Girley 5-7, J. Russ 2-0, J. Rooney 2-1, J. Dethridge 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Girley 88-64, J. Russ 30-14, J. Rooney 13-7, J. Dethridge 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Russ 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Smathers
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 36101
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