Associated Press

Nelson Velázquez homered twice, Salvador Perez hit his team-leading 10th homer of the season and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in eight starts, Jose Miranda drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Overall, the Twins scored more runs in the game than in the first six games of their skid combined.

The frustrated Twins held a players only meeting afterward, focused in part on correcting an offense that has scored only 12 runs in this slide.

Max Kepler entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, then drove him in with a line-drive single to right, giving the Twins the lead and a final 3-2 win over the White Sox.

The Twins plated 4 runs in the 5th inning. Manuel Margot, Ryan Jeffers and Austin Martin all drive in runs.

Chris Paddack struck out 10 in seven innings to win as a starter for the first time in nearly two years. Edouard Julien homered among his three hits for Minnesota.

Ober (1-1) struck out six and walked one.

Twins pitcher Chris Paddack allowed nine runs and 12 hits, but he did make it through five innings for the first time this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves completed a four-game season sweep of Portland, beating the Trail Blazers 119-114 Monday night.

The Timberwolves are tied for the NBA's best record through 25 games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat San Antonio 102-94 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory and the Spurs' 15th loss in a row.

The Broncos' defense didn't allow the Vikings (6-5) to get out of their own side of the field on Minnesota's desperation drive in the final minute.

Becoming the first Twins player to hit a grand slam in consecutive games and powering the Twins past the Guardians 10-6.