{"id":2616,"date":"2021-05-01T16:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2021-05-07T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:58:14","slug":"benintendi-perez-lead-duffy-royals-over-twins-11-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=2616","title":{"rendered":"Benintendi, Perez lead Duffy, Royals over Twins 11-3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Royals-vs.-Twins-Game-Recap-May-1-2021-ESPN.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014&nbsp;Andrew Benintendi&nbsp;hit two homers,&nbsp;Salvador Perez&nbsp;homered and drove in three runs, and the&nbsp;Kansas City Royals&nbsp;cruised to an 11-3 win over the&nbsp;Minnesota Twins&nbsp;on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Duffy&nbsp;(4-1) continued his strong start to the season in helping the AL Central-leading Royals bounce back from Friday night\u2019s 9-1 loss. He allowed one run and two hits in seven innings, striking out seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Shoemaker&nbsp;(1-3) couldn\u2019t sustain Minnesota\u2019s momentum after back-to-back wins. He gave up nine runs and eight hits in just 3 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Kiriloff homered for the second straight day for Minnesota and&nbsp;Nelson Cruz&nbsp;added his 425th career homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiriloff\u2019s homer in the seventh ended Duffy&#8217;s streak of 17 straight innings without allowing an earned run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duffy started the day with the best ERA in the majors (0.39), ahead of Jacob deGrom\u2019s 0.51 mark. 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