GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Miguel Sano, Twins
The slugging third baseman was 2-for-4 with a home run, double, four RBI and two runs scored.
by the NUMBERS
5 straight games Kyle Gibson has given up a home run in.
10 games without an RBI before Eric Hosmer's single in the third.
69 mph was the speed of Joakim Soria's curveball in the eighth
102 mph was the exit velocity of Miguel Sano's home run in the fourth.
ON DECK
Twins could hand Royals righthander Jason Hammel his first winless April since 2010 when the teams meet Saturday evening. Righthander Phil Hughes will start for the Twins. First pitch is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. —weather permitting.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III