Dozier, Oliveras lead Royals to comeback win over Twins
Hunter Dozier drove in three runs and Edwards Oliveras hit a two-run shot, helping the Kansas City Royals beat U.S. Air Force captain Griffin Jax and the scuffling Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Saturday.
The Canadian Press Salvador Perez , The Canadian Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Royals manager Mike Matheny gazed across the happy Kansas City clubhouse Saturday as, one by one, each of his players pointed to a teammate and praised them for a job well done.
Must have taken a while. Just about everybody had a hand in their win over Minnesota.
Dave Skretta
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jax Griffin throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday July 3, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) July 03, 2021 - 4:58 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â Royals manager Mike Matheny gazed across the happy Kansas City clubhouse Saturday as, one by one, each of his players pointed to a teammate and praised them for a job well done.
Must have taken a while. Just about everybody had a hand in their win over Minnesota.
Hunter Dozier drove in three runs and Edward Olivares hit a two-run homer. Danny Duffy got through four innings before handing a lead to his bullpen. And the Kansas City relief corps held the Twins to one run on three hits over the final five innings, giving the Royals a 6-3 victory â their second straight on the heels of a nine-game skid.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jul 3, 2021 | 7:51 PM
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) Royals manager Mike Matheny gazed across the happy Kansas City clubhouse Saturday as, one by one, each of his players pointed to a teammate and praised them for a job well done.
Must have taken a while. Just about everybody had a hand in their win over Minnesota.
Hunter Dozier drove in three runs and Edward Olivares hit a two-run homer. Danny Duffy got through four innings before handing a lead to his bullpen. And the Kansas City relief corps held the Twins to one run on three hits over the final five innings, giving the Royals a 6-3 victory their second straight on the heels of a nine-game skid.
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CHICAGO Zack Collins hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox scored at least seven runs for the fourth straight game, completing a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Thursday.
Chicago got four runs off Minnesota s bullpen after the Twins erased a 3-0 deficit. The AL Central-leading White Sox won their fourth straight after losing seven of nine. It was a great example of how tough this team is between the ears, White Sox manager Tony La Russa said.
Collins broke a 4-4 tie when he hit a fastball from Jorge Alcala (1-3) into the left-center field bleachers. Jose Abreu drove in another run in the sixth, and Danny Mendick and Collins drove in two more in the seventh.
Division-leading White Sox rally to sweep Twins
Field Level Media
02 Jul 2021, 08:40 GMT+10
Zack Collins went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and hit the go-ahead home run to propel the host Chicago White Sox to an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon.
The American League Central-leading White Sox won their fourth consecutive game and swept the three-game series, which was originally scheduled to be four before Monday s opener was rained out. The Twins dropped their third in a row and fifth in their past seven games.
Collins 410-foot solo homer in the bottom of the sixth off Twins reliever Jorge Alcala (1-3) broke a 4-4 tie and gave Chicago the lead for good.