Royals 3, Twins 2 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lorenzo Cain scored on Jarrod Dyson's fielder's choice in the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals edged by the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday night.
Cain opened the 10th with a double, took third on a wild pitch and beat first baseman Joe Mauer's throw home on Dyson's dribbler.
The play at the plate was reviewed but not overturned.
The Royals tied it at 2 in the eighth when designated hitter Kendrys Morales' two-out single scored center fielder Lorenzo Cain.
The Royals missed a golden opportunity to win it in the ninth.
Catcher Salvador Perez and right fielder Alex Rios led off with singles. Dusty Coleman, who was just brought up from Triple-A Omaha, ran for Perez. Second baseman Omar Infante's sacrifice bunt moved up the runners and shortstop Alcides Escobar was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Third baseman Mike Moustakas flied out to Aaron Hicks in right center. Coleman started home, hesitated and was trapped in a rundown.
Twins left-hander Tommy Milone left departed after six innings with a 2-1 advantage, but the bullpen failed to hold it.
Milone limited the Royals to five hits, struck out five and walked two. After spending May in the minors, Milone went 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in June.
Milone began July like he pitched in June, not allowing more than two runs in six straight starts, but could only get a no-decision.
Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie allowed two runs and five hits, a sacrifice fly and a walk in 7 1/3 innings.
Guthrie, who had a 1.88 ERA in his previous four home starts, pitched around two sixth-inning errors. After Moustakas' throwing error and Infante dropping a popup, Guthrie struck out designated hitter Miguel Sano swinging with a 95 mph fastball to end the inning with two runners on base.
Sano, however, did his damage earlier.
The Twins showcased their youth movement in the second inning when Sano, 22, singled home left fielder Eddie Rosario, who led off the inning with a double. It was the first major league RBI for highly touted Sano, who had made his debut on Thursday.
The Royals tied it in the third when Cain's two-out single scored Rios, who began the inning with a single to center. After that hit, Cain's .382 batting average with two outs was tied for the American League lead.
Sano doubled, his first big league extra-base hit, to lead off the fifth. He moved to third on shortstop Eduardo Escobar's single, a high chopper off the plate that was fielded by Guthrie, who was unable to get his throw to first in time to get Escobar.
Hicks' sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon brought home Sano, giving the Twins a 2-1 lead.
The Royals threatened in the fifth when Infante singled and got to third on a sacrifice and a groundout. Cain walked on a 10-pitch plate appearance, but Milone wriggled out of trouble when Hosmer flied out to left.
NOTES: The Royals optioned INF Christian Colon, a 2010 first-round pick, to Triple-A Omaha to get more consistent playing time. They purchased the contract of INF Dusty Coleman, who was hitting .280 in the Pacific Coast League. ... Twins OF Shane Robinson went on the family emergency list to be with his infant daughter, Harper, who had complications from surgery in Boston. Robinson is not expected back until Monday at the earliest. The Twins recalled OF Aaron Hicks from a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester to take Robinson's roster spot. ... RHPs Mike Pelfrey for the Twins and Joe Blanton for the Royals will be the Saturday starters.