KANSAS CITY -- Surrounded by his family, veteran players Alex Gordon and Danny Duffy, and close friend Dayton Moore, manager Ned Yost admits he got a little emotional during a pregame ceremony honoring his years with the Royals.

Yost, who announced his retirement earlier this week, is down to two more games. On Friday night, his Royals lost 6-2 to the Twins at Kauffman Stadium in a game that was called because of rain after 6 1/2 innings.

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Before that, though, Yost was treated to a video collage of his Royals¡¯ tenure that included two American League pennants and a World Series championship in 2015. There also were congratulatory videos from his close friend and comedian Jeff Foxworthy, and from Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, as well as a crystal trophy and framed collections of the baseball cards of all the Royals coaches and players during his time in Kansas City.

"It was emotional,¡± Yost said. ¡°It was tough. I'm trying to understand the emotions behind it because I'm really excited about retirement. I really am. But then, with the emotions, it's hard to go through these last couple of days.

¡°But it was really a neat ceremony. If I'd known that I was going to get this much really cool stuff, I mean, I thought about just for a little while, telling Dayton, ¡®Hey I'm just kidding¡¯ and we'll do it all again next year.

"It was tremendous. It was heartfelt. It was wonderful, and I'm extremely appreciative."

And the ceremony was punctuated with a parting gift from the organization -- a 2019 Polaris Ranger that was driven in from the bullpen by catcher Salvador Perez.

"You can never have enough of those things,¡± Yost said of the vehicle. ¡°Those things are awesome."

Before the rain came, Royals left-hander Eric Skoglund was hoping his final start of the 2019 season would be a statement that belongs in consideration for next year¡¯s rotation.

Skoglund didn¡¯t provide the type of statement he desired. He was tagged for nine hits and six runs in three innings of work. Skoglund, who finished the season with a 9.00 ERA, gave up two home runs.

Miguel San¨® took him deep for a two-run blast in the second inning on a 1-0 sinker that stayed belt-high. In the third inning, Ryan LaMarre jolted a 1-0 fastball into the left-field seats, another two-run shot.

¡°Not good,¡± Skoglund said. ¡°I didn¡¯t have very good command. Not much life [on my pitches]. Got behind in the count. And when you do that to a team like that, you¡¯ll get punished.

¡°Everyone wants to finish on a high note, so that¡¯s disappointing. But I¡±m going to be in Arizona, training at the facility. Ultimately, this is a big offseason for me. I¡¯m going to sacrifice a lot to be out there and do everything I can to get stronger both mentally and physically. And the ultimate goal is be back here for Opening Day.¡±