Bobby Witt Jr. scored twice and manufactured the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Kansas City Royals notch a 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.Witt hit a slow tapper back to Minnesota reliever Griffin Jax (0-1) with one out in the eighth. Instead of an easy out, Jax airmailed the throw to first base and the ball rolled down the right-field line.Witt never stopped running and easily reached third base. Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a slow tapper to first base and Witt scored without a throw to give Kansas City the lead.Witt reached base three times on a double, a walk and the 8th-inning error. The Royals had just three hits while beating the Twins for the second straight night and sixth consecutive time overall.Kansas City reliever John Schreiber (1-0) got the win, giving up two hits in 1 2/3 innings, and Daniel Lynch IV recorded the final out for his first save.The Twins threatened in the top of the eighth as Ryan Jeffers and Trevor Larnach singled to put runners at the corners with one out. But Schreiber induced a Carlos Correa grounder to Witt, who began a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.Correa had two of Minnesota’s seven hits.Royals starter Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six innings. He gave up one run on four hits and walked none while throwing 96 pitches.