Royce Lewis hit a two-run triple with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Taj Bradley pitched six strong innings as the Twins improved to 54-54.
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Minnesota has won three consecutive games and five of their last six.
The Twins now sit third in the AL Central, two games behind first-place Chicago White Sox.
Kody Clemens doubled in the fourth inning and scored on Josh Bell's single.
Center fielder Byron Buxton left the game in the fifth inning due to right hip soreness.
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Buxton missed the All-Star Game with the same injury.
Kansas City took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning.
Josh Rojas stole home during the front end of a double steal.
Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single.
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Lewis' heroics in the ninth secured the win for Minnesota.
