Perkins lets one get away, unable to end skid

Eric Hosmer hits a triple to left field, scoring Lorenzo Cain and pulling the Royals to within one run in the bottom of the 9thKANSAS CITY -- Just when it looked as if it couldn't get any worse for the Twins after an 0-5 start to the season, they lost in even more heartbreaking fashion Sunday. They were three outs away from their first win, only to see closer Glen Perkins blow his first save chance in an eventual 4-3 loss to the Royals in 10 innings.

Perkins, who converted his first 28 save opportunities last year, couldn't hold a two-run lead. After a one-out single by Lorenzo Cain, Perkins got Eric Hosmer down 0-2 in the count, but he left a 93 mph fastball over the plate, and Hosmer…