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Minnesota vs Kansas City Game Final 9-1 - Michael Pineda Earns Win

Alex Kirilloff swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 4 runs as his Twins defeated Kansas City 9-1 at Target Field.

Minnesota was favored by -140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.5.

Michael Pineda earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Alex Kirilloff in the win.

Kansas City's starting pitcher Ervin Santana worked 4 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Ryan McBroom in a losing cause.

Minnesota outhit their counterparts 7-4 in the game.