Twins lose fourth straight, 4-3 Royals

Kansas City, MO. (AP) — the shortstop caught fly ball by score tiebreaking run they allow Minnesota Twins ' Friday night in the struggle continues. Minnesota 8 innings in two at the bottom of the run, gave up and lost Kansas City Royals, giving the twins their fourth straight loss and dropping them seven games below the 4-3. 500. "we really set in the Middle innings bad base run" Manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We are so tied to the pitching and we go out and get it running all it takes. We were running 4 or 5. It is increasingly not missing the ball in the end we have received about how to run. "The Royals trailing 3-2, Wilson Betemit and 8 in one-out double in the third shortstop Alex Casilla gloves off Kila Ka'ahiue single move. Betemit called Casilla Gardenhire thought it should have been a error play shielding.Casilla said he was "a little shield. But I got to catch the ball. There's not an excuse to grab the ball. "Jarrod Dyson run for Ka'ahiue and score resulting from assessing Betemit to center field, omitting drew Butera throw running catcher and Dyson third prior to the first pitch in the second, stole. Dyson then Casilla pop-up Alcides Escobar came home on his back with my's shallow left field caught in. Blake wood (1-0) worked 1 2 3 love, Joakim Soria his sixth Royals 6 game losing streak snapped for saving pitched a perfect 9. Alex Burnett (0-1), called the triple from Rochester just had the last time the twins loss. over 7 games at .500 7, 2006-06-25 33.Twins Starter Scott Baker held the Royals two run from 6 to 8 hits 1-3 innings, his era of 3.16 When they were lower. He was replaced after 3 2.The twins bullpen to pull the Royals Brayan Ferreira in the seventh drove in Chris Getz single Tampa Bay after losing a doubleheader Thursday were depleted. "It is our tough spot," Baker said. "I should have done better with my pitches. I just find the ball in the strike zone the way I like. I am still throwing strikes, not just where it wants. "Danny Valencia, who the twins last homestand, 18 2, lefty Jason Kubel and Justin were both starters, Mono-3-1 6 Minnesota score somebody put off Bruce Chen left-Center gap to double the run three Chen Jun., eight hits and two walks in 5 1-3 innings. Luke Hughes 1-0 lead in the fifth to twins homered to right field corners. Royals as Alex Gordon's two-out triple Melky Cobb Cabrera, who had singled to score at the bottom of the inning to tie it. both teams score in 4 opportunities missed. Kubel Center field fence off double far led off the top. He is Michael Cuddyer's single left out in the third. Chen got Valencia pop up and a short grounder to Rene Tosoni. Jeff Francoeur and one out in the bottom of the pitch meeting Baker hit was a single Ka'aihue second advanced on the right side. Franc Pena's single right tried to score on a plate was thrown out in the kubel.francoeur United States by league.notes's longest active streak of his career-high 17 games blow went straight snap 3 0: twins DH Jim Tommy hitter practice and be available Saturday who charged because of the oblique Tampa Bay against in the series, did not play. ... Gardenhire and met pitching coach Rick Anderson LHP Francisco Lirano, who is 1-4 start Friday with 6.2.13 save at age 5. They are his consistent release point of the diagram, and that his trust [NULL] is talking about. "We have to go (Liriano) and I would like but it's not ' he's got one more start," said Gardenhire. "He is so good is that of a pitcher. The young man good stuff. We're going to give him any chance to get there and find yourself. "... Twins RHP Kevin Slowey, shoulder bursitis by colon start rehab in Florida Monday at 65-70 pitches will throw. ... Went on the disabled list April 14, shoulder inflammation, who Saturday Royals RHP Robinson Tejeda batting practice will throw.