american league baseball

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sano's hustle led Minnesota to a pair of early runs and his RBI double tied the game in the decisive seventh inning, helping the Twins dodge a series sweep by beating the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kendrys Morales had two home runs, including a three-run blast in Kansas City's seven-run ninth inning that propelled the Royals to a 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton homered in his return to the majors, and Trevor Plouffe continued his resurgence with a two-run shot as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 and ended a 13-game losing streak Thursday night.

Cleveland, OH (Learfield)  --  Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber (KLOO-ber) stuck out 11 batters over eight innings as the Indians beat the Twins last night in Cleveland, 8-4.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including his 28th home run, and Justin Upton added a three-run homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a grand slam, Dillon Gee pitched seven strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria, Bobby Wilson and Logan Forsythe all homered to back Chris Archer's six strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kennys Vargas, Max Kepler and Miguel Sano hit home runs, Tommy Milone beat his old team and the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 11-4 in a game that ended early Wednesday morning after a severe thunderstorm delayed the start by 2 hours and 42 minutes...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler made up for a costly error with a tying single in the fifth inning and the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh as the Minnesota Twins handed the Philadelphia Phillies their ninth straight loss, 6-5 Wednesday night. ...

Minneapolis, MN (Learfield sports)  --  Masahiro Tanaka held the Twins to seven hits and a run in eight innings as the New York Yankees took an 8-2 decision Friday night.