Luke Keaschall was counting down the number of hitters ahead of him in the batting order during the 11th inning Sunday, wondering whether he would have a chance to play hero. He has already done just about everything else during his first dozen games in the big leagues.

The Twins made Sunday’s series finale against Kansas City a bullpen day, and fielded a starting lineup that included only two players you’d call major league veterans, but beat the Royals, 4-3 in 11 innings, on Luke Keaschall’s two-out, two-run home run.