Bobby Witt Jr. finished a double shy of the cycle, Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals routed Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday to avoid a second straight season-opening sweep by the Twins.
hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs, and Nelson Velázquez had the last of five homers for Kansas City, which gaveSinger, trying to bounce back from a rough 2023, allowed three hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out 10.
“The offense was incredible,” Singer said with a smile. “It makes it a lot easier to stay in the zone and trust yourself.” The Royals got their homers from five different players, matching a franchise record last done on July 27, 2020, in Detroit. And the 11-run victory margin was their biggest since an 11-0 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 13, 2020.
“To get out to a lead today was nice,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said, “just how we started the last two games.”“He had a great spring,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said of Ober, whose importance to the rotation has only increased after the club losthad shut down Kansas City, though.
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