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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Sunday to take three of four games in the series.
Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left in the seventh with right knee soreness after going 0 for 4. He struck out three times one day after driving in the go-ahead run in the ninth.
Minnesota scored four times in the ninth inning Sunday, including Josh Bell’s three-run homer, before Lucas Erceg retired Brooks Lee with a runner on second for the final out.
Marte launched his first home run in his first season with Kansas City, capping a four-run fifth and helping the Royals finish a 5-5 trip that started with three straight losses at Texas.
Cameron (3-4) allowed just three hits and an unearned run. He struck out seven, including all three batters in a shutdown fifth.
Kody Clemens singled off...
