Twins turn to 'pen, Danny Valencia to get past Royals in 10th

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    The Minnesota Twins lost four key relievers to free agency from last year's division champions, guys that got almost $40 million in guaranteed money between them in contracts with their new teams.

    So far, those fan fears have been allayed. The remade bullpen is all right.

    After a 12-up, 12-down performance by the 'pen, Danny Valencia hit a bases-loaded single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

    Dusty Hughes (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory and watched former teammate Robinson Tejeda (0-1) fail the Royals.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310412109&teams=kansas-city-royals-vs-minnesota-twins
     

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