KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Speedy pinch runner Terrance Gore streaked home on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning, scoring with a headfirst slide to lift the Kansas City Royals over the winless Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday.
The World Series champion Royals rallied for two runs in the ninth to tie it, then dropped the Twins to 0-6. This is Minnesota’s worst start since the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities in 1961.
Christian Colon drew a leadoff walk in the 10th from Trevor May (0-1). Gore then made his first appearance of the season, running for Colon, and dashed to third on May’s throwing error on a pickoff attempt.
May retired the next two batters and issued a walk. With a 1-2 count on Lorenzo Cain, May threw a breaking ball that bounced off catcher John Ryan Murphy’s chest protector and skittered to the right side of the plate.
Gore beat Murphy’s throw to May covering the plate. May slammed down his hand in frustration after Gore scored.
The Twins scored two runs in the sixth, then after Mike Moustakas hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning, answered with a Brian Dozier home run to go up 3-1.
Lorenzo Cain singled with one out in the ninth and scored on an Eric Hosmer triple. Kendrys Morales knocked in the tying run with a sacrifice fly to deep right field.
Wade Davis pitched the 10th and picked up the win. Starter Edinson Volquez allowed two runs on eight hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in 5 2/3 innings.
The Royals are on the road for the first time Monday as they begin a four-game series in Houston.