MLB: Twins beat Royals on Lewis' walk-off win

Kansas City reliever Alex Lange (1-6) gave up a leadoff single to Victor Caratini and a one-out walk to Brooks Lee before striking out Ryan Kreidler. Lewis followed with a first-pitch triple of his career, driving in two runs and giving the Twins their third straight win.

Jack Anderson (1-0) earned his first major league victory after throwing a scoreless ninth inning. Twins starter Taj Bradley delivered six strong innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out 10 and walking three.

Josh Bell led Minnesota's offense with two hits and an RBI, while Caratini also recorded two hits. For the Royals, Salvador Perez had two hits and an RBI as Kansas City fell after winning five of its previous seven games.

Royals starter Seth Lugo pitched six innings, allowing one run on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Minnesota opened the scoring in the fourth inning when Kody Clemens hit a one-out double and Bell followed with an RBI single. Kansas City answered in the sixth after Josh Rojas drew a walk and Lane Thomas singled, setting up a double steal that allowed Rojas to score. Perez then gave the Royals a 2-1 lead with an RBI single.

The Twins threatened to tie the game in the sixth when Clemens was hit by a pitch and Bell singled, but Lugo escaped by inducing Caratini into a double play.

Minnesota's Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless seventh inning, while Kansas City relievers Daniel Lynch IV and John Schreiber kept the Royals ahead until Lewis' game-winning hit in the ninth.

—Field Level Media/Reuters