Official Site of the Royals · Jul 11, 2018
Mondesi shows star potential in Royals' win
Mondesi's 3-run home run MINNEAPOLIS -- This was the Adalberto Mondesi who Royals fans have been waiting to see.
Mondesi, likely the shortstop of the future, belted a three-run home run and added an RBI single in leading Kansas City to a 9-4 win over the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field. The triumph snapped a 10-game losing streak.
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The Royals had gone 30 straight games of scoring five runs or fewer.
Mondesi, who also had a stolen base, clubbed his home run in the second inning to deep right -- it projected to travel 400 feet, according to Statcast™. That came on a 2-2 fastball from Twins starter Aaron Slegers and gave the Royals a 4-1 lead.