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Ventura shakes off HRs, K’s 9 as Royals rally
- Updated: August 13, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — The biggest hit of the night barely made it to the outfield grass.
Catcher Salvador Perez floated a bases-loaded, two-run, broken-bat flare just over the head of Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe that put the Royals up for good in the fifth inning as they went on to pick up a 7-3 win over the Twins on Friday night at Target Field.
The Royals have won five of six, while the Twins have lost four straight.
Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura tossed seven strong innings, giving up just four hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out nine.
Twins second baseman Brian Dozier remained red hot. He socked a two-run homer off Ventura in the third for his seventh homer in his last 13 games. He also …
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