Kansas City RoyalsvsMinnesota Twins
KC 3/MIN 5
Things to say
Twins beat the Royals 5-3 at Target Field.
01
opener
Twins took care of business at home, 5-3 over the Royals. Felt like Minnesota controlled it from the middle innings on. Royals just couldn't string anything together.
02
key player
Whoever they ran out at the top of that Twins order kept turning the lineup over — that's the at-bat that flipped it.
03
hot take
Royals at 25-39 aren't getting out of that hole. Time to start playing the kids.
04
deep cut
KC's bullpen got the call early again — manager's been going to the pen too quick all month.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Twins can stack another one tomorrow — long road still ahead in that division.
The recap
Twins took down the Royals 5-3 at Target Field on a Friday night Apple TV game, and Minnesota finally looked like the team people picked in spring. Kansas City hung around early but couldn't get anything going against the heart of the order, and once the Twins bullpen came in they slammed the door.
Royals drop to 25-39, which tells you everything about how this season's been going for them. Just a quiet, workmanlike win for Minnesota — nothing flashy, but they'll take it.