Andrew Benintendi had a huge four-hit, two-home run night capped off by a two-run blast in the eleventh to give the Royals a 6-4 win over the Twins on Friday night.
The Royals jumped on Twins rookie right-hander Griffin Jax in the first. The red-hot Nicky Lopez doubled, and Salvador Perez increased his career-high single-season walk total by drawing free pass #24 on the season. Benintendi drilled a three-run run home run, his 14th of the season, to make it 3-0 Royals.
But it would be a rough start in the first for Royals rookie Daniel Lynch as well.