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Soria finds form, seals deal for Royals vs. Twins

May. 2, 2009
Joakim Soria returned to his All-Star closing form for the Kansas City Royals, getting the last five outs in a 10-7 victory in 11 innings over the Minnesota Twins on a sloppy Saturday night for both sides.
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MLB: Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Ryan Shealy's two-run bloop single Saturday led Kansas City to a 4-2 win over Minnesota, dropping the Twins into a first-place AL Central tie with Chicago.

MLB: Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2 (10 inn.)

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- David DeJesus' one-out single in the top of the 10th inning Thursday boosted the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 24 (UPI) -- Gil Meche kept Tampa Bay scoreless through seven innings Thursday and the Kansas City Royals held on for a 4-2 victory over the Rays.

MLB: Kansas City 7, Florida 6

MIAMI, May 16 (UPI) -- Miguel Olivo's two-run, eighth-inning homer gave Kansas City a four-run lead Friday and the Royals barely held on to nip Florida 7-6.

MLB: Kansas City 2, Detroit 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 14 (UPI) -- Luke Hochevar combined with three relievers on a six-hitter Wednesday and Kansas City stayed unbeaten against Detroit this season with a 2-0 victory.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 11 (UPI) -- Brian Bannister and Joakim Soria combined on a two-hit shutout Sunday when the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 4-0.

MLB: Kansas City 1, Minnesota 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Jason Larue drove in the game's lone run Thursday afternoon with a third-inning sacrifice fly, as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 1-0.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3

MINNEAPOLIS, April 25 (UPI) -- Mike Sweeney and David DeJesus each hit two-run homers Wednesday as Kansas City edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3.

MLB: Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 23 (UPI) -- Jorge De La Rosa gave up one unearned run and five hits in eight innings Sunday as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins, 3-1.

Minnesota at Kansas City, postponed, rain

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 23 (UPI) -- The scheduled game between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals was postponed Wednesday night due to rain.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler