GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Salvador Perez, Kansas City
The designated hitter took two balls out of the park, both off lefthander J.A. Happ.
By the numbers
2 Home runs Kansas City's Kris Bubic has given up this year, both to Twins players: Mitch Garver a week ago and Josh Donaldson in the first inning Thursday.
6-13 The Twins' record vs.lefthanded starters.
2013 The last time Happ gave up two first-pitch home runs in a single game, coming Aug. 27 that season, both to Toronto's Alfonso Soriano, when he was with the Yankees.
ON DECK
Matt Shoemaker gets another shot at the Royals after failing to make it out of the fifth inning against them on Sunday.
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