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Hal McRae belted a pair of home runs and the Royals jumped out to a big early lead, then salted away the game with five runs in the seventh as they beat the Twins 12-5 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
McRae hit his first home run of the night and third of the season in the first inning.