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Gío Urshela was the offensive hero of the Twins.
The Colombian Gio Urshela broke the He tied the game with a ninth-inning single to complete Minnesota’s comeback from a six-run deficit, and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Sunday.
Losing 6- 0, the Twins scored five times in the eighth inning, capped by a two-run homer by Kyle Garlick. walked Josh Staumont (1-1) to start the attack in the ninth inning, Max Kepler hit the ball. a double and another Dominican, Gary Sánchez, equalized. the board with his second sacrifice fly in two innings. With two outs, Urshela hit. the go-ahead single.
Reliever Tyler Duffey (2-2) picked up the go-ahead single. the victory and Dominican right-hander Jhoan Duran pitched the a scoreless ninth inning for his third save.
Twins starter Bailey Ober pitched three saves. five innings and allowed one run and three hits, struck out; to four and yielded. One walk.
For the Twins, Dominicans Polanco 3-2 with two runs scored and one RBI, Sánchez 3-0 with two RBIs, and Gilberto Celestino 2-1 with noted. The Colombian Urshela 1-1 with an RBI. Venezuelan Luis Arraez 5-3 with a run scored. The Puerto Ricans José Miranda 3-0 and Carlos Correa 1-0.
For the Royals, Dominican Carlos Santana 4-1 with one run scored and three produced. The Venezuelan Sebastián Rivero 3-0. Puerto Rican Emmanuel Rivera 3-0 with a run scored.