The Kansas City Royals crushed the Minnesota Twins 14-5 Friday night.
The Royals scored 9 runs in the 1st inning and scored 4 more runs in the 2nd inning.
Whit Merrifield had 2 hits in the 1st inning including a 3 run home run.
Merrifield became the 1st major league player since Ricky Henderson in 1980 and the first Royal to have 2 hits, a stolen base, and a home run in the first inning.
Michael A. Taylor also drove in 3 runs.
Brad Keller was the winning pitcher going 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts and no walks.
The Royals and Twins play again Saturday afternoon. Mike Minor will be on the mound for the Royals with the first pitch at 3:10p.
