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Cron grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman O'Hearn

Astudillo lined out to center fielder Mejia.

Miller grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arteaga to second baseman Lopez, Schoop out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arteaga to second baseman Lopez, Schoop out.

Torreyes grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman O'Hearn.

Grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman O'Hearn.

Royals

Astudillo doubled to left, Garver scored.

J.Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mejia, Miller scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mejia, Miller scored.

Astudillo singled to center, Garver scored.

Soler homered to left on the first pitch, Phillips scored.

Homered to left on the first pitch, Phillips scored.

Royals first.  Merrifield struck out.  Soler homered to center on a 2-2 count.  Dozier popped out to first baseman Astudillo.  Gordon singled to right.  Cuthbert flied out to center fielder Miller.

Twins second.  E.Rosario struck out.  Garver doubled to center.  Wade Jr. flied out to center fielder Mejia.  Astudillo doubled to left, Garver scored.  Schoop hit an infield single to shortstop, Astudillo to third.  Miller flied out to left fielder Gordon.

Twins fifth.  Miller doubled to left.  Arraez grounded out, first baseman Cuthbert to pitcher Sparkman, Miller to third.  Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mejia, Miller scored.  Cruz struck out.

Twins sixth.  Hill pitching.  E.Rosario grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman Cuthbert.  Garver doubled to center.  Wade Jr. lined out to left fielder Gordon.  Astudillo singled to center, Garver scored.  Schoop struck out.

Royals seventh.  Duffey pitching.  Lopez struck out.  Dini struck out.  Merrifield singled to center.  Phillips pinch-running for Merrifield.  Soler homered to left on the first pitch, Phillips scored.  Dozier popped out to first baseman Astudillo.

Twins eighth.  Phillips in as right fielder.  Barnes pitching.  Cruz homered to left on a full count.  E.Rosario grounded out, pitcher Barnes to first baseman Cuthbert.  Garver struck out.  Wade Jr. grounded out, pitcher Barnes to first baseman Cuthbert.

 The Twins have won six of their last seven meetings with the Royals -- all at home -- and are 12-4 in the season series. Minnesota is 15-4 at home against Kansas City since the start of 2018 but 6-10 on the road, a record that includes eight straight losses last season.

 The Royals are coming off a two-game split against the Braves and will finish with their second consecutive 100-loss season and sixth in franchise history. Since the Royals entered MLB in 1969, they are tied with Detroit for the most 100-loss seasons (6).

 Minnesota locked up its first division title since 2010 on Wednesday and completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 10-4 victory Thursday, its 10th in 13 games. The Twins are a win away from their first 100-win season since the 1965 team finished a franchise-best 102-60.

 Nelson Cruz has eight home runs and 26 RBI this season against the Royals. His RBI are tied for the second-most in MLB for any player against any opponent (Devers, 28 vs. Toronto). They are the third-most by a Twin against an opponent ever in a season (Killebrew, 34 vs. Oakland in 1969, Morneau, 27 vs. White Sox in 2007).

 Nicky Lopez has not struck out in his last 39 plate appearances, a streak that began on September 1 and is the longest active run in the majors. Lopez is 10-for-22 (.455) in his last six starts.

 Whit Merrifield could become the first player to lead MLB in hits in consecutive seasons since Ichiro Suzuki topped the majors in five straight seasons from 2006-2010. Merrifield's 201 hits are five more than Rafael Devers of the Red Sox.

HP - Nauert, 1B - Libka, 2B - Hickox, 3B - Torres

It may not mean much, but the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals don't want to miss a chance to play game number 161. Saturday's game between the two clubs has been moved to a 1:15 p.m. (local time) because of predicted thunderstorms in the evening. The first pitch originally was scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
Friday's game was shortened to 6 1/2 innings by heavy rains. The Twins scored two runs in each of the first three innings to take the 6-2 victory. Jose Berrios was stellar for the Twins, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings, striking out nine. The Twins extended their major league record for home runs in a season to 303 with blasts by Miguel Sano and Ryan LaMarre.

Twins-Royals move up start time to get game in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  It was a tough moment for rookie third baseman Luis Arraez.
It could have been a lot worse.

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals on September 28, 2019

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