mlb Game Recap
Michael Pineda Earns Win in Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Game
Jorge Polanco swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Twins defeated Kansas City 9-2 at Target Field.
The Twins were a -135 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.
Michael Pineda earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 5 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Jorge Polanco in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Wade Davis worked 1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Hanser Alberto in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 12 hits, while Kansas City only had 10.