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Garcia's Two-Run Homer and Wacha's Strong Outing Lift Royals over Twins 2-1
Maikel Garcia's two-run homer and Michael Wacha's strong pitching lift Royals to a 2-1 win, moving them one game behind Mariners for third Wild Card spot.
- Maikel Garcia's two-run homer and Michael Wacha's effective 5 2/3 innings of pitching propelled the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota on Friday evening in Kansas City, Missouri.
- This game marked López’s first start in three months following an injury, while the Twins entered having lost five consecutive games and holding the poorest performance in the league since the July 31 trade deadline.
- Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino each had two hits, Garcia’s homer came on Lopez’s first pitch, and Wacha pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing one run with five strikeouts.
- Carlos Estévez earned his major league-best 38th save, aided by center fielder Kyle Isbel’s sliding catch, while Bobby Witt Jr. exited after six innings with low back spasms.
- The Royals improved their record to 72-69 and narrowed the gap in the Wild Card standings, trailing the Mariners by just a single game for the third spot, with a rematch against the Twins scheduled for Saturday.
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Maikel Garcia belts 2-run homer to power Royals past Twins
Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha yielded a run while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-1 despite star Bobby Witt Jr. exiting late due to low back…
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MLB Highlights: Royals 2, Twins 1
Maikel Garcia’s two-run home run in the fifth was all that was needed for the Kansas City Royals to walk away with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Michael Wacha picked up the win on the mound, striking out five over five and two-thirds innings.
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Venezuelan Maikel Garcia connected a two-run home run and Michael Wacha released five episodes and two-thirds with authority, so that the Kansas City Royals would outrun the Minnesota Twins on Friday 2-1.
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