MINNEAPOLIS — Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-out, two-strike RBI double in the eighth put the Kansas City Royals ahead for the first time and capped a three-run inning. The one-run lead sent a noticeable portion of Minnesota Twins fans filing to the exit, but the game was far from a foregone conclusion. In the bottom half of the inning, reliever Scott Barlow showed nerves of steel as he took the ball with no outs and the bases loaded and came out the other side with the Royals still holding a one-run lead. That eighth inning played a pivotal role in the Royals snapping a six-game losing streak with a 3-…