Gonsalves falters again, but Twins bats bail him out

It was another rough outing for rookie Stephen Gonsalves, who lasted 2 1/3 innings in his fourth career start, but the Twins continued their home success with strong showings by the offense and bullpen against the Royals. Gonsalves, who was initially scheduled to have an “opener” pitch ahead of him, made the start instead, but struggled in a win on Friday night at Target Field. Ehire Adrianza led the way with three RBIs, while Logan Forsythe scored three runs to pace the offense and help the Twins improve to 40-29 at home this year compared with 24-47 on the road.