Kansas City pushed a run across in the sixth when Edward Olivares' groundout scored Vinnie Pasquantino, who doubled to begin the inning. Singer was relieved by Josh Staumont, who yielded Vazquez's two-run single before striking out the next two batters to end the inning. The two-out blast was Buxton's fifth homer in his last eight games.Īfter the next two batters reached base, Gordon and Willi Castro followed with run-scoring singles. The Twins claimed an early lead in the second inning when Buxton delivered a leadoff double, moved to third on Joey Gallo's flyout and scored on Gordon's safety squeeze.īuxton began the Twins' third-inning onslaught with a three-run homer to the third deck in left field. Jhoan Duran retired the only batter he faced with two runners on in the ninth for his sixth save.

The right-hander has allowed just three runs across 35 innings in his six starts this season. Gray (4-0) saw his majors-leading ERA tick up to 0.77 after giving up one run on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Brady Singer (2-3) allowed eight runs on five hits over 2 2/3 innings. Kansas City went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and concluded its 10-game road trip with a 3-7 mark. The Twins held a commanding 8-0 lead after sending 12 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs in the third inning. Nick Gordon and Christian Vazquez each had two RBIs for Minnesota, which took three of four from the Royals and have won six of its last eight games overall. April 30 - Sonny Gray pitched six strong innings and Byron Buxton blasted a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 8-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in Minneapolis.

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