Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

Clemens and Wallner homer as Twins beat Royals 9-4 for third straight win

Rookie Luke Keaschall continued his hot hitting with two singles and two RBI. He has six hits and eight RBI in three games after returning from a three-month stint on the IL due to a broken bone in his right forearm.

Joe Ryan (11-5) allowed one run on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts over five innings for the Twins, who have won three straight.

Mike Yastrzemski and Bobby Witt Jr. homered for the Royals, who have lost three of four.

The Twins roughed up Royals starter Seth Lugo (8-6), scoring multiple runs in three of the four innings he pitched.

Keaschall had RBI singles in the first and second innings. Jeffers also had a RBI single in the second as the Twins built a 5-1 lead.

Clemens set a career high with his 13th homer, a two-run shot in the fourth.

Key moment After Yastrzemski hit a leadoff homer in the first, the Twins responded immediately when Wallner hammered a sinker into the bullpens in left-center with one out in the bottom of the inning.

Key stat Ryan is 8-0 with a 1.34 ERA in 10 career starts against the Royals.

Up next LHP Noah Cameron (5-5, 2.68 ERA) will start for the Royals against RHP Bailey Ober (4-6, 5.38) in the second game of the series on Saturday night.

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