{"id":2447297,"date":"2026-06-06T02:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2447297"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:20:19","slug":"what-time-is-the-royals-twins-game-tonight-wacha-vs-matthews-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-time-is-the-royals-twins-game-tonight-wacha-vs-matthews-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"What time is the Royals-Twins game tonight? Wacha vs Matthews matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"column eleven-column byline-section\">\n<p><span class=\"author\"\/><span class=\"publication\"><span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"authors\">APP.com Digital Desk<\/span><br \/>\n<span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"credit\">\u00a0|\u00a0 Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89070950007\" title=\"What to know about MLB\u2019s ABS robot umpire strike zone system\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/02\/24\/SFTW\/88847381007-abs.jpg?crop=2030,1142,x0,y115\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>What to know about MLB\u2019s ABS robot umpire strike zone system<\/p>\n<p>MLB launches ABS challenge system as players test robot umpire calls in a groundbreaking season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Apple TV&#8217;s &#8220;Friday Night Baseball&#8221; returns June 5, 2026, as the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/cleveland-guardians\/229\" data-autotag=\"d1d61b27-2340-4931-97ee-102b8931899a\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> take on the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/texas-rangers\/237\" data-autotag=\"7aec7a2f-9b5b-4923-bb2f-57eef6a2f615\">Texas Rangers<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> face the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/minnesota-twins\/233\" data-autotag=\"55b6a514-77ca-4a4d-b776-5f3788d1910c\">Minnesota Twins<\/a>. Both games are available exclusively on the Apple TV app. Here&#8217;s broadcast information for tonight\u2019s action:<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What MLB games are on Apple TV tonight?<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers: 8:15 p.m. Eastern<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins: 8:15 p.m. Eastern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Guardians at Rangers pitching matchup<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parker Messick (Guardians) vs. Kumar Rocker (Rangers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Royals at Twins pitching matchup<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Michael Wacha (Royals) vs. Zebby Matthews (Twins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">How to watch Friday Night Baseball<\/h2>\n<p>Fans can stream \u201cFriday Night Baseball\u201d through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, gaming consoles and Roku or Amazon Fire TV. The games are also available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tv.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tv.apple.com<\/a>. New subscribers can start a seven-day free trial before the $12.99 monthly fee begins.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Apple TV+ baseball schedule 2026<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"89317400007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/st-louis-cardinals\/248\" data-autotag=\"b2320f0f-4ede-41ed-84c2-8e86348a2ec0\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> at Kansas City Royals: 8:15 p.m. Eastern<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks: 9:45 p.m. Eastern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-05 23:00:24.411948441 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-05 23:00:24.411948441 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.app.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APP.com Digital Desk \u00a0|\u00a0 Asbury Park Press What to know about MLB\u2019s ABS robot umpire strike zone system MLB launches ABS challenge system as players test robot umpire calls in a groundbreaking season. 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