
MIN
63-80

KC
73-70
Postgame · final
Line score, top performers, model verdict against Vegas, and how the closing line shaped up vs the actual outcome.
Final
MIN wins
MIN 5 · KC 1 (by 4)
Model verdict
✗ Missed
Picked KC +15pp
Against the spread
No spread
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Final play
“End of the 9th inning”
What's next
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Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Recap · MLB
innesota Twins went into Kansas City Royals and beat them, 5–1.
ESPN didn't ship a closing line for this game; book settlement summary unavailable.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MIN · top performer

Byron Buxton
CF
2-1
AB-H
1
R
1
RBI
KC · top performer

Maikel Garcia
3B
3-1
AB-H
1
R
0
RBI
MLB · Box scoreSTATCAST


MIN
63-80
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT29.597 | ||||||||
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
SPRINT2622 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT28.688 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
SPRINT27.457 | ||||||||
| 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT27.251 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 9-33 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
KC
73-70
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT2744 | ||||||||
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
SPRINT27.765 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT25.411 | ||||||||
| 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
SPRINT26.838 | ||||||||
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT2872 | ||||||||
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7-31 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Pitcher arsenals · per-pitch detail
Statcast · via Baseball SavantMIN
KC
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
9
Hits
7
5
Runs
1
0
Errors
0
Current series
KC wins series 5-2
Season series
KC wins series 7-6
Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 20pp · Top 4th Inning
B. Buxton
CFBatter of the gamePerfect day
1-for-2 · 1 HR · 2.500 OPS
B. Ober
SPStarting pitcher
5.1 IP · 6 K · 1 ER · 4 H · 1 BB
M. Garcia
3BBatter of the game
1-for-3 · 1 R · 0.833 OPS
M. Lorenzen
SPStarting pitcher
5.1 IP · 5 K · 4 ER · 7 H
How it ended
MIN beat KC 5-1. Clemens's play in the top 4th inning drove the biggest swing of the night (20pp).
Last play
End of the 9th inning
Win probability
KC vs MIN
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactClemens · homered to center (451 feet), Wallner scored.
Julien · hit by pitch.
Pasquantino · struck out swinging.
Linescore (innings)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Period scoring
MIN won 3 · KC won 0
Inn 1
Inn 2
Inn 3
Inn 4
Clemens 2
Inn 5
Inn 6
Yastrzemski 1
Pasquantino 1
Inn 7
Wallner 1
Inn 8
Inn 9
Play-by-play · 590 plays
End of the 9th inning
MIN 5·KC 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Yastrzemski flied out to center.
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
−4pp
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Genesis Cabrera pitches to Mike Yastrzemski
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Jensen walked.
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
+3pp
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Isbel to second on fielder's indifference.
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Isbel to second on fielder's indifference.
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Genesis Cabrera pitches to Carter Jensen
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Cabrera relieved Topa
·
MIN 5·KC 1
Jensen hit for Maile
·
MIN 5·KC 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Isbel grounded into fielder's choice to first, Caglianone out at second, Massey to third.
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
−2pp
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
Justin Topa pitches to Kyle Isbel
· ·
MIN 5·KC 1
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MIN 5·KC 1
Team stats
MIN
Away
Stat
KC
Home
5
Runs
1
9
Hits
7
0
Errors
0
16
TB
10
2
HR
0
2
BB
5
12
K
7
13
LOB
18
STATCAST · Tonight’s standouts
3 of 16 players in cohortPlayer projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
130
projections · 82 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
67.4%
ensemble · KC favored
Elo Static
65.0%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
65.5%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
64.0%
P(KC win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.63 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
96% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Historical comparables
basis · elo_diff + win_prob + day_of_year + total_runs