Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday. The Royals trailed by a run before rallying for two in the seventh against reliever Cole Sands (1-1).
With one out, Freddy Fermin walked ahead of singles by Drew Waters and Jonathan India, tying the game at 2 before Witt drove a deep fly to center for the lead. Daniel Lynch IV (2-0) struck out two of three batters faced and Carlos Estévez earned his fourth save.
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The Royals open a series on Friday in Cleveland.
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