Cruz homers, Twins beat Royals 4-2 to open doubleheader

Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Aug 16, 2020, 01:18 am - Associated Press
KC
MIN
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D. Duffy
win

D. Duffy1-2

5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB
J. Berrios
loss

J. Berrios1-3

4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 4 BB
T. Rosenthal
save

T. Rosenthal5

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCMIN
1stGonzalez hit sacrifice fly to right, Garver scored, Polanco to third.01
2ndMerrifield singled to right, Lopez scored, Gallagher to second.11
4thMerrifield homered to left (377 feet), Mondesi scored and Gallagher scored.41
4thCruz homered to center (432 feet).42
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