Royals hit 5 homers, get shutdown pitching to blank Twins

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Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs and Brady Singer struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blasted the visiting Minnesota Twins 11-0 on Sunday afternoon.

The Royals launched five home runs to salvage the final game of their season-opening series, out-hitting the Twins 14-4.

Singer (1-0) efficiently dispatched the Twins, striking out sev