Royals Earn Weekend Sweep Over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hunter Dozier hit a two-run single in his first at-bat since testing positive for COVID-19, prized prospect Brady Singer earned his first major league win and the Kansas City Royals swept the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Sunday.

The Royals won their fourth in a row overall. The Twins lost all three at Kauffman Stadium and have dropped four straight.

Dozier, who hit 26 home runs last year and tied for the big league lead with 10 triples, hadn’t played this season while recovering from the virus. He quickly delivered, putting the Royals ahead 2-0 in the first inning.

Singer (1-1) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. A 24-year-old righty, the Royals’ first-round draft pick in 2018 struck out four and walked two in his fourth start in the majors. The Kansas City bullpen threw four shutout innings, striking out six and allowing just two hits. Scott Barlow closed for his first save. After a day off for Kansas City Monday, LHP Kris Bubic makes his third start of the season, facing Cincinnati on Tuesday night.