The Twins offense cracked the scoreboard with a late rally, rewarding starter Phil Hughes with his 13th win of the year, and topping the first-place Royals 4-1.
The Minnesota Twins lost at the hands of the Kansas City Royals by a score of 7-3 Thursday night. The Twins lead 3-2 going into the 6th inning, but Mike Pelfrey surrendered the tying run on a Salvador Perez RBI single in the bottom of the 6th...
The Twins lost 3-0 at Kansas City to the Royals and were swept in the series this week., Wade Davis combined with 2 relievers on a 7-hit shutout for the Royals. Davis threw 5 innings with 4 hits allowed to get the win.
The Kansas City Royals have signed free agent lefthanded pitcher Jose Mijares to a 1-year contract worth $925 thousand. Mijares was not offered salary arbitration by the Twins allowing him to become a free agent. Mijares was 0-2 with a 4.59 ERA in 49 innings for the Twins in 2011.