{"id":2001174,"date":"2025-09-06T04:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T04:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2001174"},"modified":"2025-09-06T04:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T04:45:13","slug":"garcias-two-run-homer-and-wachas-strong-outing-lift-royals-over-twins-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/garcias-two-run-homer-and-wachas-strong-outing-lift-royals-over-twins-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Garcia\u2019s two-run homer and Wacha\u2019s strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2\/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Garcia hit Pablo L\u00f3pez\u2019s first pitch high above the left-field bullpen after Vinnie Pasquantino singled with two out in the third inning for a 2-0 lead. Pasquantino and Garcia each had a pair of hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Brooks Lee and Jhonny Pereda hit consecutive doubles in the fifth inning for the Twins\u2019 run. Pereda made his Twins debut behind the plate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Twins have lost five straight and have baseball\u2019s worst record since the July 31 trade deadline at 11-22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Wacha (9-11) allowed a run on four hits and two walks, striking out five. He has allowed fewer than three runs in nine of his 10 career starts against the Twins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Carlos Est\u00e9vez earned his major league-best 38th save with help from a sliding catch by center fielder Kyle Isbel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Bobby Witt Jr. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/royals-bobby-witt-6bcd36293c22fe0e667321eb4c22bdec\" rel=\"\">left the game<\/a> after six innings due to low back spasms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">L\u00f3pez (5-4) returned from injury for his first start in three months, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings, striking out four. L\u00f3pez was placed on the 15-day Injured List on June 4 with a right shoulder strain.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"header | article-header w-100\">Key Moment<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Initially called out on a force at second, Garcia was ruled safe when the Royals challenged that shortstop Lee had dropped the ball before touching second.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"header | article-header w-100\">Key Stat<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Through the first seven games of their current homestand, the Royals are 2 for 26 with runners in scoring position while scoring 10 of 14 runs via home runs.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"header | article-header w-100\">Up Next<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Twins RHP Joe Ryan (13-7, 3.08 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (4-5, 3.99) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><i>To report a correction or typo, please email <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ky3.com\/2025\/09\/06\/garcias-two-run-homer-wachas-strong-outing-lift-royals-over-twins-2-1\/mailto:digitalnews@ky3.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><i>digitalnews@ky3.com<\/i><\/a><i>. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2025 KY3. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ky3.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2\/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night. 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