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The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-6 last night, in a wild, back-and-forth game delayed by severe weather.
The series opener turned into a high-scoring marathon defined by powerful hitting, seven Minnesota pitchers, and a 67-minute thunderstorm delay.
The teams traded runs early before the Royals surged ahead in the 6th inning.
Immediately after the rain delay, the Twins tied the game 6-6 in the bottom of the 6th.
The stalemate held until the top of the 9th inning when Kansas City’s newly recalled pinch hitter delivered the game-winning knock.
The St. Louis Cardinals had the night off,
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds for a three-game National League Central division series starting tonight at Busch Stadium first pitch set for 7:15pm
the Cardinals enter currently 32-28 and are 5.5 games behind the division leading Milwaukee Brewers.
probable Pitchers: STL- Kyle Leahy takes the mound vs CR- Brady Singer