Royals put big dent in Twins' wild-card bid with 3-1 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ben Zobrist put a major dent in Minnesota's postseason bid with an RBI double in the eighth inning against struggling All-Star Glen Perkins, and the Kansas City Royals topped the...
View ArticleEpic home-field chases: KC-Jays, Dodgers-Mets (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) Home-field up for grabs in both leagues With the postseason field nearly filled, the final weekend of the regular season will determine home-field advantage...
View ArticleTwins Eliminated From Wild Card With 5-1 Loss To Royals
— The Minnesota Twins were eliminated from the AL wild-card race Saturday, getting stifled by Yordano Ventura for seven innings in a 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Ventura (13-8) carried a...
View ArticleTwins face shorthanded Royals lineup in critical game
Three Royals sit out the first game of final series as Twins try to close one-game gap in wild-card race. ......
View ArticleRoyals' five-run eighth leads to victory over Twins
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...
View ArticleRoyals beat Twins 6-1 in series opener
MINNEAPOLIS -- Alcides Escobar tied a career high with four RBIs on two doubles and Salvador Perez homered to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night....
View ArticleArcia, Gibson help Twins hand first loss to Royals (Minnesota Twins)
(Source: Minnesota Twins) "It looked a lot more like the team we thought we had coming out of spring," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "I know you don't want to put a lot into the losses or one win,...
View ArticleRoyals win 8th straight game; Gordon’s triple leads to go-ahead run in 4-3...
MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time in 10 years, the Kansas City Royals will start August with a real hope of staying in the playoff race. They are clearly enjoying the ride, no matter where it will...
View ArticleRoyals Beat Twins 4-1 to End 11-Game Home Skid
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeremy Guthrie lasted six shaky innings and the Kansas City bullpen held off the Minnesota Twins the rest of the way Wednesday night, wrapping up a 4-1 victory that ended the Royals'...
View ArticleRoyals complete three-game sweep with victory over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- That streak-o-meter is pointing northward again for the Kansas City Royals after they completed a three-game sweep over the Minnesota Twins with a 3-1 victory on a steamy Thursday...
View ArticleKansas City Royals (51-51) at Minnesota Twins (45-57), 8:10 p.m. (ET)
The Kansas City Royals are not giving up hope that they can make a run toward the postseason and will put their six-game winning streak on the line Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series against...
View ArticleHughes ends eight-game losing streak, Twins beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Phil Hughes ended a personal losing streak that dated to last July, pitching into the seventh inning Sunday and helping the Twins top the Kansas City Royals 8-3 to avoid a...
View ArticleAL roundup: Indians win 7th straight game with 6-5 victory over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Reliever Joe Smith struck out pinch-hitter Oswaldo Arcia to end a ninth-inning rally and Cleveland won its seventh straight game, holding off Minnesota to keep pace in the AL wild-card...
View ArticleKansas City Royals (66-64) at Minnesota Twins (57-72), 8:10 p.m. (ET)
The Kansas City Royals try to continue their recent mastery of the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday when they start a three-game series against their American League Central foes at Target Field. Kansas...
View ArticlePreview: Twins at Royals
The Kansas City Royals are in the mix for an American League wild-card spot and could use more consistent production from outfielder Alex Gordon over the final two months of the season. Gordon looks to...
View ArticleAt least 25,000 seats remain for both ALDS home games
Twins fans are closely following the final week of the baseball season, with the team in contention for a playoff spot for the first time since 2010. But after four consecutive 90-loss seasons by the...
View ArticlePreview: Royals at Twins
The Kansas City Royals have put a losing streak in the past and now set their sights on maintaining their dominance of the host Minnesota Twins when the teams meet on Tuesday. Kansas City dropped seven...
View ArticleGibson hopes for continued success against Royals (Minnesota Twins)
(Source: Minnesota Twins) (71-66) Tuesday, September 08, 2015 8:10 PM ET • Kauffman Stadium MIN TV: FS-N - Radio: Go 96.3, BOB FM, TIBN KC TV: FSKC - Radio: KCSP 610 (82-55) The Twins, still in mix for...
View ArticleRoyals top Indians 7-1 to open critical 3-game set
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Royals ace James Shields peered in at the Indians' Yan Gomes, who had stepped to the plate with two runners aboard in the fourth inning of a nip-and-tuck game between playoff...
View ArticleSweep, it is: Gordon, Volquez guide Royals past Twins 7-2
Alex Gordon hit a three-run homer, Edinson Volquez struck out six batters over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 7-2 on Wednesday to finish the first series sweep this season of...
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