Josh Rojas made a major impact in his Royals’ debut on Thursday night, delivering a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning that propelled the Royals past the Twins.

Rojas came on to hit for Nick Loftin with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning. He got ahead in the count 3-1 against Justin Lawrence before lining his go-ahead two-run single into center field. That would prove to be the difference in the ballgame. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see him stick around and potentially find himself in the starting lineup on Friday after his heroics on Thursday night.