Alcides Escobar was one of the least likely Kansas City Royals to belt a home run in extra innings.
Escobar, however, sent a drive to left field with two outs in the 14th inning Tuesday night to give the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
He connected on a 3-1 pitch from Taylor Rogers (1-2), ending a game that took 4 hours, 12 minutes. Rain also delayed the start by 24 minutes.
The light-hitting shortstop had not gone deep in 140 at-bats, and his only long ball this season came on April 17.
The Twins have eight walk-off losses, four in extra innings.
Scott Barlow (1-0) worked four hitless innings, striking out five straight batters during one stretch, to earn his first major league win. Matt McGill, the fourth Minnesota pitcher, tossed 3 1/3 hitless innings before Rogers was brought in with one out in the 14th.
Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson, who hasn’t won since March 31, pitched seven scoreless innings.
