The Royals beat the Twins 3-2 Thursday to win the four-game series. Michae Wacha took the mound for the Royals to face Bailey Ober on a windy day game at the K. Drew Waters also made his first start of the year in center field for the Royals after being called up yesterday when Mark Cahna was placed on the 10-day IL. In 2023, Waters started 44 games for the Royals in center, so he has experience playing in the expansive outfield at Kauffman.
The game got off to a hot start, with the Royals putting up one run in the first inning after stringing together three singles from Witt, Pasquantino, and Perez.