MINNEAPOLIS For seven innings Tuesday night, the Royals played to their most infuriating form by threatening to waste a shutdown effort from James Shields by squandering a bushel of scoring opportunities. That all changed in a five-run eighth inning that produced a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on a steamy night at Target Field. That makes three straight victories since the Royals ended a seven-game slide. Alex Gordon's three-run double capped the uprising, which included a bloop RBI single by...
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