The Kansas City Royals aim for their first back-to-back wins since early July when they host the Minnesota Twins on Saturday evening.
In the opener of the three-game series on Friday, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, lifting Kansas City to an 8-5 win.With Nick Pratto going to the injured list due to a left groin strain and Vinnie Pasquantino out for the season with a right shoulder injury, the Royals turned to Perez.
Right-handers will take the mound on Saturday as Minnesota's Bailey Ober opposes Kansas City's Jordan Lyles . In five career starts against Minnesota, Lyles is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA, taking both losses this year. He allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings on April 1, then was hammered for seven runs in four innings on April 28.
Witt turned around Duran's 101.8 mph four-seamer to left-center clear the bases, sending first-place Minnesota to its third straight loss. Duran has allowed 10 runs on 12 hits over his past 8 2/3 innings.
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