he Kansas City Royals let a late lead slip away and fell 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins in 11 innings Sunday.
Vinnie Pasquantino’s 20th home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh, put Kansas City ahead 3-2. Adam Frazier paced the Royals’ offense with four hits, while Maikel Garcia added three.
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But the Twins tied it in the eighth and broke through in the 11th when Luke Keaschall connected on a two-run homer off Royals closer Carlos Estévez (4-4) with two outs. The blast landed in the first row of right-center, marking Minnesota’s ninth walk-off win of the year.
Royals manager Matt Quatraro says that his team can’t overreact to a tough loss.
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