MINNEAPOLIS — — Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa homered back-to-back for the Minnesota Twins, who routed the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Thursday.
Buxton and Correa teed off on Royals veteran right-hander Zack Greinke in the fourth inning. Buxton’s opposite-field shot was a three-run blast over the high wall in right-center field to make it 6-1. Correa followed that up with a line-drive homer into the bullpens in left-center.
The 39-year-old Greinke fell to 0-4 on the season and his ERA jumped to 6.10 after allowing seven runs on eight hits over 3 2/3 innings.
Catcher Salvador Perez remained out of the lineup after getting hit by a pitch Tuesday. It’s being called a “bad bruise” but he underwent pregame activities.
RHP Jordan Lyles (0-4, 4.88 ERA) gets the start Friday for Kansas City for a day game at 3:10.