Game 154: Span leads Twins over Royals
Minnesota @ Kansas City (Game 2 of 3)
Denard Span had a career high six RBIs off four hits on Saturday to lead the Twins over the Royals by a score of 11-6 in Kansas City.
The Royals got to Scott Baker in the early going when he gave up back-to-back solo home runs to Albert Callaspo and Brayan Pena to give the Royals a 2-0 lead. Baker answered back by retiring the next 13 batters before walking Mitch Maier in the sixth inning.
Meanwhile, the Twins took the lead that started with a 5-run fourth inning. The Twins would tie the game at two before Denard Span hit a bases loaded triple to center to give the Twins a 5-2 lead. Span would come back in the sixth and single up the middle to score another two runs and extend the lead to five.
The Royals tried to comeback in the seventh by scoring a pair of runs but the Twins sent nine batters to the plate in the top half of the eighth to knock in four more runs. Span would knock in his sixth RBI of the night with a single to left and Orlando Cabrera followed with an RBI single of his own. Joe Mauer knocked in two more with a double to center.
The Royals scored two more runs in the final two innings but it wouldn’t matter much as the game was well in hand for the Twins.
Attendance: 30,690 (Kauffman Stadium)
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