Twins beat Royals

August 24, 2020 By Minnesota News Network

TWINS 5, ROYALS 4

Nelson Cruz hit his 10th homer for Minnesota, and closer Taylor Rogers dodged trouble in the ninth inning.

Cruz connected on Trevor Rosenthal’s 99-mph fastball for a solo shot that went an estimated 441 feet to center field in the ninth. The drive gave Minnesota a two-run lead and helped the Twins win their eighth series in nine tries this season.

Tyler Clippard (1-0) got the win with a perfect eighth. Rogers allowed an RBI single to Maikel Franco but retired Alex Gordon to complete his sixth save.

Kansas City left-hander Kris Bubic (0-4) allowed four runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings.

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