Royals Thump Twins 10-3 Saturday Night in KC

The Minnesota Twins (67-81) were thumped by the Royals again Saturday night, falling to Kansas City 10-3 at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals jumped on the Twins right out of the gate, scoring in each of the first two innings -- taking a 2-1 lead into the fourth inning, which featured four Kansas City runs and Twins manager Paul Molitor's ejection.

The Royals would go on to score two more runs in both the sixth and seventh innings for the 10-3 win.

Logan Forsythe went 2 for 5 with an RBI for the Twins. Joe Mauer was 1 for 3 with a double, and walking once.

Chase De Jong started for the Twins, pitching 3 & 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits -- striking out four.

Next: The Twins face the Royals this afternoon (9/16) in Kansas City at 1:15 PM CT (TV: Fox Sports North, Radio: 1390 KXSS.)