//Dozier, Singer lead Royals over Twins 4-2 for 3-game sweep

Dozier, Singer lead Royals over Twins 4-2 for 3-game sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Hunter Dozier hit a two-run single in his first at-bat since testing positive for COVID-19, prized prospect Brady Singer earned his first major league win and the Kansas City Royals swept the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Sunday.

The Royals won their fourth in a row overall. The Twins lost all three at Kauffman Stadium and have dropped four straight.

Dozier, who hit 26 home runs last year and tied for the big league lead with 10 triples, hadn’t played this season while recovering from the virus. He quickly delivered, putting the Royals ahead 2-0 in the first inning.

”Each guy just keeps getting better and I’m really impressed,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. ”Dozier was in here pretty early today and we are happy he is back.”

Singer (1-1) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. A 24-year-old righty, the Royals’ first-round draft pick in 2018 struck