MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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 on Wednesday night. Velázquez’s first homer came in Kansas City’s four-run third inning. After Minnesota jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, the Royals countered with four runs off Twins starter Bailey Ober. Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a double to left, and Veláquez knocked in Perez two b
Even with the bloated outing, Imanaga's ERA stands at a tidy 1.86.
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers have received permission to interview Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson and New Orleans assistant James Borrego for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. Cleveland fired J.B. Bickerstaff last week despite him leading the team to the second round of the playoffs. Atkinson and Borrego are the first candidates to be contacted by the Cavs, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity bec
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson made Boston pay for a very ill-timed walk. Henderson hit a grand slam in the second inning — after Kutter Crawford walked James McCann to load the bases — and the Baltimore Orioles went on to beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday night. It was Henderson's 18th home run of the year, tying Houston's Kyle Tucker for the big league lead. “Credit to the guys in front of me,” Henderson said. “And then Mac for drawing that walk to put me in that situation.” The game was ti