Royals Review · Jun 5, 2021
First-inning explosion leads Royals to big win over Twins
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports After all the years of the Twins terrorizing the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, that first inning felt pretty good.
The Royals put up a nine-spot in the first inning and never looked back, running away from the Minnesota Twins, 14-5. It was over in a matter of moments, and that’s a wonderful thing when it’s in this context.
The nine-run first: Whit Merrifield singled, Carlos Santana walked, Andrew Benintendi RBI doubled (1-0), Salvador Perez RBI singled (3-0), Hunter Dozier walked, Kelvin Gutierrez K’d, Jorge Soler reached on catcher’s interference, Michael Taylor RBI singled (5-0), Nicky Lopez RBI singled (6-0), Whit Merrifield three-run homer (9-0). Whew.