The Royals offense had plenty of opportunities early to take control of the game. Twins starter Jose Urena was all over the place, a leadoff walk and a single for the first two Royal hitters had runners on the corners, nobody down and the heart of the order coming up. Vinnie Pasquantino swung at a 3-1 pitch and hit a missile down the first base line, unfortunately it was right into the glove of first baseman Kody Clemens, who stepped on the first base bag ahead of Maikel Garcia.

Salvador Perez would walk on four pitches before Adam Frazier lined a single into right field to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.

In the 2nd inning, the Royals had back-to-back walks to start the inning, before Kyle Isbel bunted them to second and third. With one out, Mike Yastrzemski hit a rocket right to the second

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