But it was Sano who provided the pivotal blast, crushing a three-run shot off Royals starter Jason Hammel in the fourth to give the Twins a 4-2 lead. It was Sano's fifth homer and his 23rd RBI this season against the Royals in 11 games. The 23 RBIs are a club record against Kansas City in a season.
Rosario went 5-for-5 with three runs scored and added an RBI single in the ninth, while Twins catcher Jason Castro also had a big night offensively with a pair of RBI doubles, the second of which saw two runs score, but he was only credited with one RBI because of an error by Royals right fielder Jorge Bonifacio.