{"id":2003161,"date":"2025-09-07T02:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2003161"},"modified":"2025-09-07T02:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:05:17","slug":"%e2%9a%be-garcias-two-run-homer-lifts-the-royals-over-the-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/%e2%9a%be-garcias-two-run-homer-lifts-the-royals-over-the-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"\u26be Garcia’s two-run homer lifts the Royals over the Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

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

Brooks Lee and Jhonny Pereda hit consecutive doubles in the fifth inning for the Twins’ run. Pereda made his Twins debut behind the plate.<\/p>\n

The Twins have lost five straight and have baseball\u2019s worst record since the July 31 trade deadline at 11-22.<\/p>\n

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

Carlos Est\u00e9vez earned his major league-best 38th save with help from a sliding catch by center fielder Kyle Isbel.<\/p>\n

Bobby Witt Jr.\u00a0left the game<\/a>\u00a0after six innings due to low back spasms.<\/p>\n

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

Key Moment<\/h2>\n

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

Key Stat<\/h2>\n

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

Up Next<\/h2>\n

Twins RHP Joe Ryan (13-7, 3.08 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (4-5, 3.99) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source salinapost.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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