Cave's grand slam lifts Twins past Royals

Rookie Jake Cave hit his first career grand slam and closer Fernando Rodney survived a chaotic ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday.
Aug 5, 2018, 11:59 pm - Associated Press
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G. Moya
win

G. Moya2-0

1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
D. Duffy
loss

D. Duffy7-10

6.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
F. Rodney
save

F. Rodney24

1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCMIN
1stDuda homered to center (431 feet), Gordon scored.20
2ndCave homered to right center (402 feet), Sanó, Forsythe and Adrianza scored.24
4thAdrianza singled to center, Kepler scored, Adrianza to second advancing on throw.25
4thGrossman doubled to deep left center, Adrianza scored.26
5thGordon singled to right, Escobar scored, Merrifield to second.36
7thMerrifield homered to left center (421 feet), Escobar scored.56
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