Heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota for a three-game set against the first place, Minnesota Twins, the Royals looked to end a modest three-game slide. Combining for 20 runs on 26 hits, it was Minnesota pulling ahead late to win, 11-9.
Facing Martín Pérez for the third time on the season, Kansas City didn’t waste any time jumping on the 28-year-old lefty. Following a lead-off single from Whit Merrifield, who extended his streak of back-to-back games without going hitless, the Royals drew first blood on an RBI-single by Jorge Soler. However, the slim margin failed to hold up longer than 15 minutes.