Friday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

June 29, 2013 at 5:35AM

GAME RECAP

Impact player

Eric Hosmer, Kansas City

With two long home runs off Anthony Swarzak, he became the first Royals player with a multi-homer game this year.

BY THE NUMBERS

47 Home runs by the Royals this season, 22 fewer than the Twins, who have the second-fewest in the American League.

14 Consecutive games to start his major league career without giving up a run by Caleb Thielbar, one of eight players in MLB history with that many.

ON DECK

Four years after he was drafted in the first round, Kyle Gibson makes his major league debut.

PHIL MILLER

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