Round-trippers, snapped skids help Twins regain ‘swagger’

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins entered Wednesday’s game against the Royals with an almost unthinkable 0-17 record against the division-rival Royals, Tigers and White Sox.

But the Twins were able to snap an eight-game losing streak to Kansas City with a 7-5 win powered by homers from Eduardo Nunez, Brian Dozier and Miguel Sano. Right-hander Tyler Duffey labored through a five-run fourth inning and was able to last 6 2/3 innings to become the first Twins starter to get a second win in the club’s 46th game of the year.

“It’s good to win a game,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “Our homestand was mostly a struggle, going 2-5. But we’ve had a lot of series where the disappointing aspect has been sweeps. We try to salvage something, but we haven’t really found a way to do that. So to come back and find a way to win a game today was good.”

As Molitor noted, the Twins were in danger of being swept for a Major League-leading eighth time this season after being swept six times last year. But they were able to get out to an early lead keyed …

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