MINNEAPOLIS – A five-run cushion entering the ninth inning turned quickly into a slim one-run lead and an *is-this-really-happening* kind of moment on Sunday afternoon when the Twins scored four runs, including Josh Bell’s three-run homer off Royals reliever Beck Way, and had the winning run on first base against Royals reliever Lucas Erceg. A flyout to left field ended it, as the Royals escaped with a 6-5 win at Target Field that should not have been as close as it was at the end. But hey, a win is a win. And the Royals will take those any way they can get them. The victory gave the Royals a series win in this four-game set against the Twins and ensured they’d head back home with a .500 (5-5) three-city road trip in their rearview mirror. “It’s going to be a happy bird, I’ll tell you that much,” Erceg said as the Royals packed up to board their flight home. The Royals started the road trip getting swept in Texas to extend a losing streak to six games. But things started to turn in Cincinnati with a series win. And the Royals really played well in Minnesota with three victories in four games to end their road trip at 5-5. The way the Royals are playing this season, they need to be better than that if there’s any hope of playing back into contention this summer. But with how difficult the season has been so far for them, they’ll take the .500 trip. “The \[trip\
