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Astudillo grounded out, shortstop Arteaga to first baseman Cuthbert.

Grounded out, shortstop Arteaga to first baseman Cuthbert.

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Cuthbert doubled to left, Lopez scored, Soler to third.

Doubled to left, Lopez scored, Soler to third.

Arteaga safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J.Polanco, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.

Safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J.Polanco, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.

Maldonado singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Arteaga to third.

Singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Arteaga to third.

E.Rosario singled to right, Schoop scored, Cruz to third.

Singled to right, Schoop scored, Cruz to third.

E.Rosario stole second. On throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Cruz scored, E.Rosario to second.

Cuthbert homered to left on a 1-1 count, Merrifield scored, Lopez scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Merrifield scored, Lopez scored.

Cruz singled to right, Kepler scored, J.Polanco scored.

Singled to right, Kepler scored, J.Polanco scored.

Kepler singled to right, Astudillo scored, Schoop to third.

Singled to right, Astudillo scored, Schoop to third.

E.Rosario singled to left, J.Polanco scored, Cruz to second.

Singled to left, J.Polanco scored, Cruz to second.

Royals first.  Merrifield singled to right.  Merrifield was caught stealing, catcher Castro to shortstop Polanco, Merrifield out.  Lopez walked on a full count.  Dozier flied out to right fielder Cave.  Soler walked, Lopez to second.  Cuthbert doubled to left, Lopez scored, Soler to third.  Arteaga safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Polanco, Soler scored, Cuthbert to third.  Maldonado singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Arteaga to third.  Gore lined out to center fielder Kepler.

Twins second.  Cron homered to center on a full count.  Castro popped out to right fielder Merrifield.  Sanó struck out.  Cave was hit by a pitch.  Schoop grounded out, shortstop Arteaga to first baseman Cuthbert.

Twins fifth.  Schoop hit an infield single to shortstop.  Kepler popped out to second baseman Lopez.  Polanco struck out.  Cruz walked, Schoop to second.  Rosario singled to right, Schoop scored, Cruz to third.  Rosario stole second. On throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Cruz scored, Rosario to second.  Cron fouled out to first baseman Cuthbert.

Royals fifth.  Merrifield walked on four pitches.  Lopez was hit by a pitch, Merrifield to second.  Dozier struck out.  Soler struck out.  Cuthbert homered to left on a 1-1 count, Merrifield scored, Lopez scored.  Arteaga grounded out, first baseman Cron unassisted.

Twins seventh.  Barlow pitching.  Kepler singled to center.  Polanco singled to center, Kepler to second.  On Barlow's wild pitch, Kepler to third, Polanco to second.  Cruz singled to right, Kepler scored, Polanco scored.  Peralta pitching.  Rosario grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arteaga unassisted, Cruz out.  Cron struck out.  Castro grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman Cuthbert.

Twins eighth.  Diekman pitching.  Sanó homered to right on a full count.  Garver pinch-hitting for Cave.  Garver walked on a full count.  Astudillo pinch-running for Garver.  Schoop singled to left, Astudillo to second.  Kepler singled to right, Astudillo scored, Schoop to third.  Kepler to second.  López pitching.  Polanco grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher López to catcher Maldonado, Schoop out, Kepler to third.  Cruz grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher López to catcher Maldonado to third baseman Dozier to pitcher López, Kepler out, Polanco to third.  Rosario singled to left, Polanco scored, Cruz to second.  Cron grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arteaga to second baseman Lopez, Rosario out.

Royals eighth.  Astudillo in as right fielder.  Soler homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Cuthbert singled to right.  Rogers pitching.  Arteaga sacrificed, catcher Castro to second baseman Schoop, Cuthbert to second.  Maldonado struck out.  Gore grounded out, shortstop Polanco to first baseman Cron.

The Twins swept a two-game set at Kansas City in April, and have won three in row there dating to last season after losing their previous eight games at Kauffman Stadium. Minnesota hasn't won three consecutive games at Kansas City in a single season since 2012.

Max Kepler has homered in consecutive games and is now up to 19 on the season -- one fewer than his career high set last year. Over the last month since May 20, Kepler is slugging an AL-best .760 and is second in the AL in batting (.344) (min. 100 PA) and tied for second in homers (10) and RBI (27).

The player tied with Kepler for second in homers since May 20, is Jorge Soler, whose 25 RBI in that span are tied for fourth in the AL. Soler's 10 homers in his last 27 games match his home run total from his first 47 contests.

Jorge Polanco has reached base safely in 32 consecutive games -- one better than the Yankees' Luke Voit for the longest in the majors this season. His on-base streak is the longest by a Twin in a single season since Joe Mauer reached in 43 straight games in 2015.

Jake Odorizzi permitted four runs in six innings against the Royals on Saturday after yielding just four runs over 47 2/3 innings in his previous eight starts combined. Whit Merrifield homered off Odorizzi last week, and is 7-for-13 (.538) with three home runs all-time against him.

The Royals lost 8-2 at Seattle on Wednesday after totaling 23 runs in winning their previous three games. Since June 1, Kansas City is averaging 6.5 runs in its six wins compared to 1.9 runs in its 11 defeats.

HP - Foster, 1B - Meals, 2B - Woodring, 3B - Morales

Minnesota left-hander Martin Perez will try to snap a winless drought that is closing in one month on Friday night when the visiting Twins face the Kansas City Royals.
Perez (7-3, 4.09 ERA) has gone four starts since picking up his last victory in a 16-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on May 23rd. He comes in off a 8-6 loss to Royals last Sunday at Target Field, when he allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings.

Perez, Twins seek rebound vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  The Minnesota Twins again showed the resilience that has allowed them to avoid a three-game losing streak this season.
Max Kepler's RBI single drove in the tiebreaking run and Eddie Rosario added a run-scoring hit to cap Minnesota's three-run rally in the eighth inning, and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Friday night.

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MIN	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	0
KC	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals on June 22, 2019

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