Aug 09, 2020

Soler's 2 homers helps to power Royals to 9-6 win over Twins; Salvy hits 144th

Posted Aug 09, 2020 4:20 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Soler homered in back-to-back innings while Nicky Lopez and Salvador Perez also went deep in helping the Royals beat the Twins 9-6.

Three of the Royals' homers came during a go-ahead, six-run, fourth inning that helped Kansas City clinch the win in the three-game series.

Tyler Zuber earned the victory in relief, while Trevor Rosenthal got the final four outs for his second straight save.

Lewis Thorpe took the loss for Minnesota.