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Kansas City Royals' Kendrys Morales, left, is welcomed at the plate by Jarrod Dyson, center, and Eric Hosmer following Morales' three-run home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Jose Berrios in the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Royals bounce back with 11-5 blowout victory over the Twins

Fresh off an agonizing weekend at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals rebounded with an old-fashioned beatdown on Monday afternoon. Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer each pounded three-run homers, and the Kansas City offense finished with 16 hits in an 11-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins to begin a three-game series in Minneapolis.

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Discussing the Royals' 11-5 victory over the Twins

Sep 05, 2016

After an agonizing series at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals bounced back with a blowout victory over the Twins. The Star's Rustin Dodd discusses an important upcoming stretch.

Rustin Dodd The Kansas City Star