Orlando, Cain lead Royals over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Paulo Orlando and Lorenzo Cain each had four-hit games -- with Orlando finishing a double short of the cycle -- to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon at Target Field.
Orlando, Kansas City's center fielder, finished the three-game series 7-for-13, tripling to lead off the game and hitting a three-run blast off Twins starter Hector Santiago in the fourth inning that busted the game open on Sunday.
Cain, who entered the series finale 0-for-9 at the plate, matched his career high with four hits. It was the second time this season Cain has had four hits at Target Field (May 24) and the 11th time in his career.
Edinson Volquez allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings to earn his first victory since July 9. The Royals had been 0-4 in his previous four starts.
Alcides Escobar had three hits and knocked in two runs.
Chris Young earned his first save, pitching three scoreless innings in relief of Volquez.
Santiago dropped to 0-3 since being acquired from the Los Angeles Angels in a trade on Aug. 1. The left-hander surrendered seven runs on nine hits in four-plus innings of work.
Brian Dozier homered and had two hits for Minnesota.
Orlando tripled to lead off the game and scored two batters later on Cain's sacrifice fly to deep right for an early 1-0 lead.
Dozier's solo blast, his second in as many days and MLB-leading 18th since June 26, tied the game in the bottom of the third.
Kansas City posted a six-run fourth against Santiago, getting an RBI single from Salvador Perez before a two-run triple by Escobar and a three-run homer by Orlando.
The Twins scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to claw closer, but a four-run sixth for the Royals, assisted by three Twins errors, cemented the win. Cain's two-run single followed two fielding errors by Minnesota third baseman Jorge Polanco.
Two batters later, left fielder Robbie Grossman couldn't corral a line drive by Kendrys Morales, allowing two more runs to score.
Minnesota committed four errors in total on the afternoon.
NOTES: Royals RHP Wade Davis continues to recover from a right flexor strain that put him on the disabled list July 31 retroactive to July 28. Davis, who is playing catch, is expected back by the end of the month. ... Twins 3B Miguel Sano will have an MRI on his ailing right elbow on Monday. Sano, who had Tommy John surgery on the elbow in 2014, said he doesn't believe the soreness is serious and the team is having the procedure done as a precaution. ... Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe was out of the starting lineup for a second consecutive day on Sunday. Plouffe returned from the disabled list last week after missing a month with a fractured rib. ... Kansas City will continue a six-game road trip on Monday when it begins a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. ... Minnesota begins a six-game road trip on Tuesday when it plays the first of two games against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.