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Game 1 – Kansas City 11 Minnesota 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The bottom of the lineup came up big for the Kansas City Royals.
Brandon Moss, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon went a combined 6 for 12 with three home runs, seven RBI and scored six runs as the Royals rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 11-6 in the opener a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
Mike Moustakas tied his career high with his 22nd home run and matched Jermaine Dye in 2000 for the club record before the All-Star Game. Moustakas bats sixth and for the first time in the Royals’ history the 6-7-8-9 batters homered in the same game.
Escobar hit a two-run homer in the fourth, while Moss connected on an estimated 474-foot shot to straightaway center in the fourth.
Gordon’s three-run homer in the seventh with Moss and Escobar aboard gave the Royals a cushion.
Salvador Perez hit a two-out, two-run single in a three-run seventh to snap a 6-all tie against Tyler Duffy (0-2). Ramon Torres, who also had three hits, doubled in Whit Merrifield with the first run of the inning.
Mike Minor (4-1), the fourth of six Kansas City pitchers, picked up the victory, permitting one run and striking out four in two innings.
Luke Farrell’s big league debut ended after 2 2/3 innings. The son of Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell retired only eight of the 18 Twins batters he faced, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks.
Game 2 – Minnesota 10 Kansas City 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Miguel Sano belted a three-run homer, Felix Jorge pitched five-plus solid innings to win his major league debut and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-5 on Saturday night for a split of a doubleheader.
Brandon Moss, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon, the Royals’ 7-8-9 hitters, went a combined 6-for-12 with three home runs, seven RBIs and scored six runs as the Royals rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Twins 11-6 in the opener.
Sano continues to torment the Royals, hitting safely in all 11 games against them this season with five home runs and 24 RBIs. He homered in both games.
Eddie Rosario went 5-for-5 and scored three runs in the second game. Rosario’s single scored Kennys Vargas in a three-run ninth.
Sano hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth off Jason Hammel (4-7) to put the Twins up 4-2.
