By DICK KAEGEL Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was a tough moment for rookie third baseman Luis Arraez.
It could have been a lot worse.
Arraez sprained his right ankle during the seventh inning of Minnesota’s 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, leaving his status for the Twins’ AL Division Series against the New York Yankees in question.

Kansas City slugger Jorge Soler went deep twice to move into the AL lead with 47 homers. Soler snapped a tie with the Angels’ Mike Trout, who is out with an injury.

Soler is looking to become the Royals’ first league home-run champion. With his father, Jorge Sr., and other family members in the stands, Soler matched Rafael Palmeiro for the most homers in a season by a Cuban-born player. “It means a lot, there’s a lot of pride tying him at 47 — for the organization, for my family, for the people of Cuba,” Soler said.

Whit Merrifield had three hits in Ned Yost’s penultimate game with Kansas City. The 65-year-old Yost is retiring after Sunday’s finale to his 10th season as Royals manager.

GLASS FAMILY SALUTED
Video highlights of the Glass family’s 20-year ownership of the Royals were shown on the scoreboard prior to the game, which was fan appreciation day at Kauffman Stadium.
Chairman David Glass, who plans to sell the franchise to John Sherman pending approval from other major league owners, waved and applauded his appreciation to the fans from his suite.
“It meant a lot,” Yost said. “I got emotional for that too. We’ve gone through a lot of good times together. It was good to see him.”

UP NEXT
Kansas City starts right-hander Jorge López (4-9, 6.35 ERA) on Sunday against Twins left-hander Martín Pérez (10-7, 5.13 ERA).