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08/06 22:00 CDT Brooks Lee's 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over
Royals
Brooks Lee's 2-run single in 8th lifts Twins to 4-3 win over Royals
By MARC BOWMAN
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Brooks Lee's two-run single in the eighth inning
lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday
night.
The Twins trailed 3-1 in the eighth when Josh Bell hit a one-out RBI single
against Aaron Bummer (1-2). Nate Pearson entered and hit Royce Lewis with a
pitch, and Lee followed with his bases-loaded single to right.
Minnesota stopped a four-game skid and moved within one-half game of Texas for
the final AL wild card, tied with AL Central rival Cleveland.
Lewis led off the fifth with his 13th homer, a 421-foot shot to left that
extended his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games.
Kody Funderburk (3-1) worked a scoreless seventh, Andrew Morris pitched the
eighth and Yoendrys Gmez struck out two in the ninth for his 15th save and
second with the Twins.
Bobby Witt Jr. had his second three-hit game for the Royals since returning
from a back injury on Tuesday. He singled in the third, stole his AL-best 31st
base and scored on Jac Caglianone's two-run single. In the sixth, he doubled
and scored on Salvador Perez's single to put the Royals ahead 3-1.
Twins starter Bailey Ober allowed three runs in six innings. He did not walk or
strike out a batter.
Michael Wacha gave up a run on three hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Kansas City has scored fewer than five runs in 15 consecutive starts by Wacha,
the longest such streak of his career and longest for any major league pitcher
this season. The Royals are 7-16 in his 23 starts.
Up next The Twins have not named a starter for Friday's series opener at Milwaukee. LHP Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.48 ERA) starts for the Brewers. The Royals haven't named a starter for Friday at Chicago. RHP Kevin Gausman (5-10, 4.38) is set to make his Cubs debut. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next The Twins have not named a starter for Friday's series opener at Milwaukee. LHP Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.48 ERA) starts for the Brewers. The Royals haven't named a starter for Friday at Chicago. RHP Kevin Gausman (5-10, 4.38) is set to make his Cubs debut. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
