Lopez shuts down the Royals as the Twins begin their defense of the AL Central title with a 4-1 win

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Twins begin defense of AL Central title with 4-1 win over Royals. Pablo Lopez pitched seven sparkling innings, Royce Lewis homered before leaving with an injury. Twins beat Royals 4-0 to start defense of their AL Central crown. Royals left Royals with a 3-1 loss to the Twins in Kansas City.

Twins begin defense of AL Central title with 4-1 win over Royals. Pablo Lopez pitched seven innings, Royce Lewis homered before leaving with an injury. Royce. Lewis hit a homer for the Royals. Twins beat Royals 4-2 in their opening game of the season.