Twins-Royals 9/1/2012
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Cole De Vries (38) wipes his face in the rain in the first inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Will Smith (53) throws against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) dives on this grounder to throw out Minnesota Twins' Matt Carson at first base in the second inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham (16) beats the throw to first to Kansas City Royals catcher Brayan Pena (27) to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the first inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Pedro Florimon (25) slides safe at home ahead of the throw to Kansas City Royals catcher Brayan Pena (27) for the Twins' second run of the game in the fifth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins right fielder Darin Mastroianni (19) dives but can't make the catch on this hit by Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler in the fourth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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\Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) makes the tag on Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham (16) for the third out in the fifth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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\Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Cole De Vries (38) ducks for the warm-up throw to second as the rain comes down in the fourth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Shortstop Pedro Florimon of the Minnesota Twins comes up empty while charging a grounder off the bat of Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain in the sixth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar (2) beats the throw to Minnesota Twins shortstop Pedro Florimon (25) to make it safely to second in the sixth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Darin Mastroianni (19) slides safely into third ahead of the throw to Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Alex Burnett (31) pitches in relief in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Vin Mazzaro (32) checks the runner at first while pitching in relief in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Glen Perkins (15) throws in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, which Minnesota won 3-1 on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer (7), second from right, is congratulated by teammates Pedro Florimon (25), Ben Revere (11) and Drew Butera (41) after driving them in iwth a grand slam to give the Twins a 8-2 lead in the second inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) dives safely into third base in the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Chris Parmelee (27) is congratulated at home plate by teammate Ryan Doumit (18) after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals' David Lough makes it back to first ahead of the pick-off throw to Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer (7) in the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins' Chris Parmelee (27) hits a three-run home run in the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer (35) can't get this foul ball by Minnesota Twins' Josh Willinghamin the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas (8) hits a double and drives a run in during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Luke Hochevar (44) wipes his facein the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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David Lough of the Kansas City Royals is congratulated coming back to the dugout after scoring in the fourth inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak (51) throws in the fifth inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas scoops up this grounder and throws to first for an out in the fifth inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer hits a single and drives in two runs, to bring the Royals within one run of the Twins in the seventh inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Kyle Waldrop (57) uses the rosin bag between pitches in the eighth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins right fielder Darin Mastroianni (19) couldn't hold onto this foul ball off the bat of Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez as teammate Alexi Casilla (12) looks on in the ninth inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Glen Perkins is congratulated by catcher Drew Butera, left, after the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 in the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler (16) hits an RBI single in the fourth inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)









































