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05/25 16:31 CDT Maikel Garcia's RBI single in 10th helps Royals avoid sweep
with 2-1 victory over Twins
Maikel Garcia's RBI single in 10th helps Royals avoid sweep with 2-1 victory
over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Maikel Garcia hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning,
and the Kansas City Royals avoided a series sweep by topping the Minnesota
Twins 2-1 on Sunday.
Garcia drove a 0-2 pitch from Jhoan Duran (3-1) into left field, scoring
automatic runner Nick Loftin. Michael Massey struck out swinging and Freddy
Femin bounced to third before Garcia delivered.
Carlos Estvez (2-0) retired each of his four batters --- two by strikeouts ---
to get the win. Taylor Clarke worked the 10th for his first save this season.
Kris Bubic struck out nine in seven sparkling innings for Kansas City. He
allowed two hits and walked two, continuing his breakout season.
Ryan Jeffers hit a leadoff double for Minnesota in the first, and Ty France
followed with an RBI single.
The 27-year-old Bubic is 3-1 with a 1.22 ERA in his last seven starts. Bubic's
1.45 ERA in 11 starts this season is second among qualified pitchers behind the
Yankees' Max Fried at 1.29.
Minnesota right-hander Bailey Ober permitted one run and seven hits in 6 2/3
innings.
Fermin drove in Drew Waters with a two-out double in the seventh.
The Twins lost for just the third time in their last 19 games.
Key moment
Fermin's tying double in the seventh came on a 0-2 pitch from Ober.
Key stat
The Twins entered Sunday with walk-off wins in three straight and four of their
last five home games.
Up next
Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen (3-5, 3.77 ERA) starts on Monday against
visiting Cincinnati. Right-hander Nick Martinez (2-5, 3.43 ERA) takes the mound
for the Reds.
Twins right-hander Chris Paddack (2-4, 3.98 ERA) pitches on Monday at Tampa Bay
in the opener of a 10-game trip.
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