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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian Dozier hit three home runs for Minnesota, but the Kansas City Royals got homers from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer to pull away from the Twins 11-5 Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sano and Trevor Plouffe each homered during an eight-run third inning, and the Twins went deep four times in an 11-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Jarred Cosart, competing for a spot in the Marlins rotation, went two scoreless innings and Twins newcomer Byung Ho Park hit his third home run of the spring as Miami beat Minnesota 6-5 on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has managed to cut six minutes from the average time of a nine-inning game this season, when it adopted some speedup rules.