Mahle exits early Twins beat Royals 4-0

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Mahle exits early; Twins beat Royals 4-0 for 3-game sweep August 17 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Emilio Pagn pitched two scorele s innings after Tyler Milan Lucic Jersey Mahle departed with right shoulder fatigue, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.Jose Miranda homered for Minnesota, which is fighting with Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox for control of the crowded AL Central. Miranda finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Nick Gordon had a run-scoring double.After Mahle left in the third, Pagn (4-6), Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, Michael Fulmer and Trevor Megill finished Minnesota's second straight shutout. A diving catch by center fielder Gilberto Celestino saved a run in the seventh.Making his third start since he was acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline, Mahle faced eight batters before manager Rocco Baldelli and a team trainer visited the mound in the third inning.Mahle pitched 2 1/3 innings of hitle s ball, walking one. He threw 29 of his 42 pitches for strikes, but his velocity was diminished.Mahle is going to be further evaluated and the team is expected to provide an update later Wednesday or Thursday.On July 6, Patrick Maroon Jersey the Reds placed Mahle on the 15-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. An MRI ruled out any serious i sues.Minnesota outscored Kansas City 17-2 in the series, bouncing back nicely from an ugly 1-4 road trip.The Royals led 2-0 in the first inning Monday, but have gone scorele s in 26 frames since.Salvador Perez and Vinnie Pasquantino each had two hits for Kansas City, which has been shut out 15 times this season.Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch (4-8) allowed four runs three earned in Boyd Gordon Jersey six innings. in this topic American League Major League Baseball Tyler Mahle Minnesota Twins Michael Fulmer Salvador Perez Gilberto Celestino Jhoan Duran Nick Gordon Connor McDavid Jersey Daniel Lynch Tyler Mahle Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 27 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 30 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO Wayne Gretzky Jersey ASSOCIATED PRESS