KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lorenzo Cain had three hits and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Cain led off the bottom of the 10th with a double, went to third on a wild pitch by Aaron Thompson (1-3) and scored on Jarrod Dyson's fielder's choice grounder to first baseman Joe Mauer.
The Twins challenged the call, but after a 99-second review the ruling on the field stood.
Wade Davis (4-1) worked a spotless 10th and lowered his ERA to 0.26.
 
Cain has 3 hits to lead Royals over Twins 3-2 in 10 innings
 
The Royals tied it 2-2 in the eighth off Casey Fien when Kendrys Morales' two-out single drove home Cain, who had singled and stole second. Morales leads the Royals with 51 RBIs.
The Royals muffed a chance to win it in the ninth when they loaded the bases with one out, but came away empty after Mike Moustakas flied out to Aaron Hicks in shallow right-center. Pinch-runner Dusty Coleman, making his major league debut, was at third and started home, but then stopped about half way down and was caught in a rundown.
Coleman ran for Salvador Perez, who led off the inning with a single. After Alex Rios' single, Omar Infante's sacrifice bunt advanced the runners to second and third and Alcides Escobar was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Minnesota super prospect Miguel Sano stroked an RBI-double and scored a run in his second major league game.
Sano opened the fifth with a double to left-center, advanced to third on Eduardo Escobar's infield single and scored on Hicks' sacrifice fly.
Sano's second-inning single scored Eddie Rosario, who led off with a double.
Left-hander Tommy Milone limited the Royals to one run and five hits, while striking out five and walking two in six innings.
Milone gave up a run and three hits in the third. Cain's two-out single scored Rios.
Royals right-hander Jeremy Guthrie allowed two runs and six hits over 7 1-3 innings, throwing a season-high 110 pitches.
 

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