Twins hit 3 more homers, beat Royals 8-6

Published April 28, 2023 8:23 PM

By PATRICK DONNELLY
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Jose Miranda homered as the Minnesota Twins stayed hot at the plate with an 8-6 win over the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning, but Jorge López struck out Nick Pratto for his second save. Salvador Perez had three hits, including a home run, and two RBIs for the Royals. Pratto added three singles and two RBIs, and Edward Olivares doubled twice, tripled and scored three runs. The Twins have scored 33 runs in their last five games after starting the season in an offensive slump. The three homers gave Minnesota 36 on the season, second-most in the American League behind the Rays.

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