Kansas City’s offense managed five runs thanks to big swings and some shoddy Minnesota defense and the pitching held serve as the Royals beat the Twins 5-2.
The game began swimmingly for Kansas City as Daniel Lynch retired the first three hitters on groundouts. In the bottom of the inning, the Royals offense immediately jumped on Twins starter Bailey Ober. MJ Melendez crushed a 3-1 fastball 437 feet to put the Royals on the board 1-0. Bobby Witt Jr. followed that with a line drive single that was hit even harder than Melendez’s homer, coming off the bat at a scorching 109.