KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Noah Cameron allowed one run over eight innings and Michael Massey homered to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.

Cameron improved to 6-8, yielding two hits and striking out nine. Steven Cruz worked a scoreless ninth for his third save. A.J. Minter fell to 1-2 after surrendering Massey’s go-ahead homer in the seventh.

Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Josh Bell scored on a groundout before Victor Caratini grounded into a double play. Dean Kremer allowed one run in five innings. Jeff Hoffman and Tommy Nance each contributed a scoreless inning of relief. Kansas City tied it in the fifth on Kyle Isbel’s sacrifice fly, scoring Massey. Massey homered in the seventh to put the Royals ahead.

The Royals outhit the Twins 5-2 and improved to 48-67. Minnesota fell to 56-59. Attendance was 13,439, and the game lasted 2:13.