MINNEAPOLIS — Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Sunday to take three of four games in the series.Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left in the seventh with right knee soreness after going 0 for 4. He struck out three times one day after driving in the go-ahead run in the ninth.Minnesota scored four times in the ninth inning Sunday, including Josh Bell’s three-run homer, before Lucas Erceg retired Brooks Lee with a runner on second for the final out.Marte launched his first home run in his first season with Kansas City, capping a four-run fifth and helping the Royals finish a 5-5 trip that started with three straight losses at Texas.Cameron (3-4) allowed just three hits and an unearned run. He struck out seven, including all three batters in a shutdown fifth. Kody Clemens singled off Cameron to begin the second and stole second. Clemens advanced on Witt’s fielding error and scored on Ryan Kreidler’s forceout.Twins rookie Connor Prielipp (2-4) went 4 1/3 innings in his ninth start, allowing two runs and four hits, including back-to-back doubles by Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin that tied it 1-all in the fourth.Andrew Morris entered and gave up a single to Lane Thomas before Witt struck out looking after a failed ABS challenge for the second out. Maikel Garcia followed with a go-ahead single before M …
