Sano, Twins stave off another sweep with 7-5 win over Royals

Miguel Sano hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning after Minnesota lost an early lead, and the Twins staved off another series sweep Wednesday by beating the Kansas City Royals 7-5.
May 27, 2016, 12:38 am - Associated Press
KC
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T. Duffey
win

T. Duffey2-3

6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
D. Gee
loss

D. Gee1-2

4.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
K. Jepsen
save

K. Jepsen4

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCMIN
1stNúñez homered to left center (397 feet).01
1stDozier homered to left (379 feet).02
2ndD. Santana singled to right, Escobar scored.03
4thHosmer doubled to deep left, Merrifield and Cain scored.23
4thPérez doubled to deep right, Hosmer scored.33
4thInfante tripled to deep center, Pérez scored.43
4thInfante scored on Duffey's wild pitch.53
4thNúñez doubled to deep left, D. Santana scored, Núñez to third advancing on throw.54
5thSanó homered to left (428 feet), Mauer scored.56
7thPark singled to right center, Sanó scored, Grossman to third.57
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