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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Wrap - Kansas City Wins 8-5

Kansas City needed extra innings to claim victory on Friday, scoring late against Minnesota for a 8-5 final at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals were a +143 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 10.

Taylor Clarke earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 6 RBIs from Bobby Witt Jr. in the win.

Minnesota's starting pitcher Sonny Gray worked 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 5 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Ryan Jeffers in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 9 hits, while Minnesota only had 8.