GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Lorenzo Cain, Royals
The outfielder singled, doubled, tripled and drove in two runs.
BY THE NUMBERS
8 extra-base hits by the Royals
15 game hitting streak by KC catcher Salvador Perez
.302 average by Alex Gordon against the Twins this season.
ON DECK
The last time the Twins faced Wednesday's starter, Luke Hochevar, they hammered him for eight runs over 12/3 innings on Sept. 1 on Kansas City.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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