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TMP comes up short in Cimarron
By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post
CIMARRON, Kan.-The TMP Monarchs had plenty of defense but not enough offense in their 14-0 loss in Cimarron on Friday night. It was a stalemate early as both teams failed to score in the first quarter. Cimarron would strike midway through the second quarter on a 6-yard touchdown run from Dylan Harrison the Bluejays added the extra point kick which gave them the lead, 7-0. Cimarron would maintain the lead heading in to the second half.
Midway through the third quarter Cimarron’s Jaylan Pickle intercepted a Luke Ruder pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown. TMP would find themselves deep in Bluejay territory more than one time in the second only to be denied each possession.
With the loss TMP falls to 0-5 on the season and will travel to Oakley on Friday night.
JASON CAULEY POST-GAME
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
High school scoreboard week 5
Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I
*Goddard-Eisenhower 16 Hutchinson 56
*Newton 38 Salina Central 14
*Goddard 42 Salina South 7
Ark Valley Chisholm Trail III
Towanda-Circle 6 McPherson 35
Central Kansas League
Hoisington 32 Pratt 14
Nickerson 36 Larned 14
Great West Activities Conference
Ulysses 7 Scott City 53
Hugoton 28 Goodland 42
Hi-Plains
*Southwestern Heights 0 Norton 35
* TMP 0 Cimarron 14
*Sublette 0 La Crosse 70
North Central Activities Association
Russell 33 Beloit 56
*Plainville 58 Republic Co. 28
North Central Kansas League
Abilene 28 Concordia 7
Chapman 0 Wamego 41
Western Athletic Conference
*Valley Center 20 Hays 6
*Great Bend 42 Wichita West 21
*Wichita South 19 Dodge City 35
8-Man – 1
District 4
*Victoria 28 Logan-Palco 50
*Osborne 58 Solomon 8
*Bennington 70 Lincoln 24
District 4
Canton-Galva 50 Central Plains 0
District 7
Kinsley 26 Ness City 82
District 8
St. Francis 50 Hoxie 0
Decatur Co. 54 Quinter 6
8-Man – 2
District 5
*Stockton 18 Sylvan Lucas 58
*Northern Valley 50 Lakeside-Downs 86
District 6
*Triplains-Brewster 14 Dighton 74
6-Man
Weskan 50 Wheatland-Grinnell 6
Pawnee Heights 35 Cheylin 19
*Non-league
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Abilene 28, Concordia 7
Andale 61, Clearwater 20
Andover 19, Wichita Campus 14
Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 70, Douglass 12
Ashland 64, Bucklin 18
Atchison 58, KC Washington 6
Attica/Argonia 40, Pratt Skyline 6
Augusta 56, Chanute 0
Basehor-Linwood 45, Bonner Springs 16
Baxter Springs 45, Riverton 7
Beloit 66, Russell 33
Bennington 70, Lincoln 24
Bishop Miege 54, BV West 7
Blue Valley 45, St. James Academy 0
Buhler 48, Winfield 7
Burlingame 48, Onaga 0
Burlington 52, Osawatomie 28
BV Northwest 42, Blue Valley Southwest 35
Caldwell 74, Burrton 0
Caney Valley 42, Erie 2
Central Plains 50, Canton-Galva 0
Chase 58, Stafford 0
Chase County 60, Central Heights 14
Cheney 54, Sedgwick 21
Cherryvale 15, Neodesha 6
Chetopa 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 0
Cimarron 14, Hays-TMP-Marian 0
Clifton-Clyde 50, Herington 36
Columbus 35, Prairie View 14
Conway Springs 54, Wichita Trinity 14
Crest 52, Altoona-Midway 0
Derby 49, Wichita Bishop Carroll 13
DeSoto 35, Nevada, Mo. 0
Dodge City 35, Wichita South 19
Elkhart 20, Clayton, N.M. 0
Ellinwood 20, St. John 12
Ellsworth 55, Salina Sacred Heart 7
Emporia 40, Topeka West 7
Frankfort 70, Axtell 20
Fredonia 45, Bluestem 0
Frontenac 70, Southeast 0
Galena 38, Coffeyville 33
Garden City 45, Liberal 26
Garden Plain 56, Belle Plaine 20
Goddard 42, Salina South 7
Great Bend 42, Wichita West 24
Halstead 36, Hillsboro 0
Hanover 50, Wetmore 0
Hartford 70, South Haven 18
Haven 55, Lyons 21
Hesston 35, Smoky Valley 0
Hodgeman County 62, Greeley County 8
Hoisington 32, Pratt 14
Holcomb 27, Colby 13
Holton 47, Royal Valley 7
Hugoton 42, Goodland 28
Humboldt 73, Eureka 6
Hutchinson 56, Goddard-Eisenhower 16
Hutchinson Central Christian 56, Norwich 6
Hutchinson Trinity 8, Ell-Saline 0
Independence 39, Anderson County 8
Ingalls 52, Moscow 30
Inman 10, Medicine Lodge 0
Jayhawk Linn 32, Pleasant Ridge 16
Jefferson North 42, Horton 6
Jefferson West 16, Hiawatha 14
Junction City 42, Highland Park 12
KC Piper 55, KC Turner 27
KC Schlagle 52, KC Wyandotte 18
KC Sumner 42, KC Bishop Ward 8
Kingman 24, Wichita Independent 7
Kiowa County 40, Fairfield 24
Labette County 43, Fort Scott 42
LaCrosse 70, Sublette 0
Lawrence 28, Olathe North 7
Lawrence Free State 35, Olathe South 10
Lebo 34, Waverly 26
Little River 64, Goessel 30
Logan/Palco 50, Victoria 28
Louisburg 36, Baldwin 8
Lyndon 26, Council Grove 8
Maize 56, Arkansas City 33
Maize South 38, Mulvane 35
Manhattan 42, Topeka Seaman 21
Marion 44, Sterling 14
Marysville 28, Clay Center 14
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 48, Missouri Military Academy, Mo. 6
McPherson 35, Circle 6
Meade 58, Syracuse 0
Minneapolis 54, Southeast Saline 6
Minneola 8, Fowler 0
Mission Valley 38, Osage City 36
Moundridge 34, Remington 30
Nemaha Central 53, Centralia 19
Ness City 82, Kinsley 26
Newton 45, Salina Central 21
Nickerson 36, Larned 14
Oberlin-Decatur 54, Quinter 6
Olathe East 49, SM South 16
Olathe Northwest 34, Leavenworth 0
Olpe 48, Uniontown 6
Osborne 58, Solomon 8
Oskaloosa 60, Maranatha/Immaculata (FB) 20
Oswego 12, Northeast-Arma 0
Oxford 44, Udall 14
Paola 28, Eudora 14
Parsons 48, Iola 42
Pawnee Heights 32, Cheylin 19
Peabody-Burns 60, Flinthills 12
Phillipsburg 56, Ellis 14
Pike Valley 68, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 6
Pittsburg 52, Andover Central 0
Pittsburg Colgan 35, Girard 13
Riley County 24, Rock Creek 7
Riverside 24, Atchison County 6
Rock Hills 54, Tescott 6
Rose Hill 35, El Dorado 14
Sabetha 28, Perry-Lecompton 7
Santa Fe Trail 26, Wellsville 21
Scott City 53, Ulysses 7
Sedan 40, Marmaton Valley 20
Silver Lake 36, Rossville 28
SM East 77, SM North 26
Smith Center 43, Oakley 14
South Barber 54, Pretty Prairie 22
South Central 46, Macksville 30
Spearville 58, South Gray 8
Spring Hill 33, Ottawa 12
St. Francis 50, Hoxie 0
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Linn 0
St. Mary’s 61, Yates Center 0
St. Paul 54, Madison/Hamilton 6
St. Thomas Aquinas 40, Mill Valley 33
Sylvan-Lucas 58, Stockton 18
Tonganoxie 28, Lansing 21
Topeka 32, Shawnee Heights 28
Troy 62, Doniphan West 28
Valley Center 20, Hays 3
Valley Heights 34, Wabaunsee 28
Veritas Christian 48, St. John’s Military 20
Wakefield 52, BV Randolph 6
Wallace County 28, Otis-Bison 20
Wamego 41, Chapman 0
Washburn Rural 33, Topeka Hayden 6
Washington County 22, Jackson Heights 14
Weskan 50, Wheatland-Grinnell 6
West Elk 64, Southern Coffey 8
West Franklin 53, Northern Heights 34
Wichita Collegiate 52, Wellington 0
Wichita Heights 60, Wichita North 7
Wichita Northwest 56, Kapaun Mount Carmel 35
Wilson 42, Thunder Ridge 20
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Pleasanton vs. McAuley Catholic, Mo., ccd.
Dwyer’s late goal lifts FHSU women’s soccer past Lindenwood
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A golden goal off the foot of Thayla Dwyer handed the Fort Hays State women’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Lindenwood Friday evening. The Tigers are now 2-0 in conference play and 6-2-1 overall, while the Lady Lions took their first conference loss to fall to 1-1 in the league and 4-3-1 in 2016.
The Tigers managed 16 shots in the contest, placing eight of those attempts on frame. Lindenwood rifled off 10 attempts in the match but put just four shots on goal, with sophomore goalkeeper Abbie Flax making the save on all four occasions. Flax improved her record to 4-2-1 on the year, placing her in a tie for third with nine career wins at FHSU. Dwyer netted her fifth goal of the season, second-most on the team.
FHSU dominated possession over the opening 45 minutes, allowing the Lady Lions just one shot attempt that sailed wide in the half. The Tigers took six shots in the opening half but were unable to find the back of the net. Junior Jasmine Beaulieu had a chance to score in the 23rd minute but instead had back-to-back shots blocked by a Lindenwood defender.
The Tigers had three more shots turned aside by the Lindenwood keeper and two others blocked in the second half. The Lady Lions turned up the pressure over the final five minutes, taking three shots after taking just four over the first 85 minutes.
Fort Hays State had the first chance to score in overtime after Kelsey Steffens had a shot saved following a corner kick, one of five corners for the Tigers in the match.
The Lady Lions put two shots on goal in the second overtime period, but Flax handled them both with ease. As the final whistle drew near, the Tigers mounted one final offensive effort when Eden Stoddard sent a ball over the defensive back line. Dwyer grabbed the pass before beating a defender to have an open look at goal. The junior forward then struck towards the left post from inside the 18-yard box, beating the keeper to give Fort Hays State its second-straight victory.
The Tigers will return to the pitch on Sunday when they face off against Central Missouri, who is currently undefeated and ranked second in the nation. The match is scheduled to commence at 1 p.m. from the South Recreation Complex in Warrensburg, Mo.
Hays fall to Valley Center at homecoming
The Hays Hays High Indians hosted undefeated Valley Center Friday night for their homecoming game. It was the just the second meeting ever between the two schools. The first came in 1995 during the first round of the playoffs. The game was won 28-7 by the Hornets.
Hays and Valley Center played to a scoreless draw through the first quarter. Hays missed a field goal on their first drive following a 51 yard run. The Indians forced a punt and fumble on the first two Valley Center possessions.
Hays was unable to take advantage of good field position then suffered a loss. Following a tackle by Freddy Haines, he was unable to get back to his feet. Haines was eventually removed from the game via a backboard. A this time we have no more information on his condition.
The Indians used the emotion of their injured teammate to intercept a pass by Collyn Kreutzer, his second of the season. Kreuzter returned the ball 40 yards and Hays High moved into field goal range for Logan Clark to connect on a career long 38 yard attempt, giving the Indians a 3-0 lead.
Valley Center fumbled on their next drive after getting inside the Indian’s red zone. The Indians though had to punt allowing the Hornets to have one more drive. Quarterback Wyatt Lange ran for 24 yards on 3rd and 15 and eight yards on 3rd and 2. The second conversion scored the games first touchdown with 24 second left before half time and giving the Hornets a 7-3 lead a the break.
Highlights
The Indians started the second half recovering an onside kick but could not take advantage. Valley Center then threw their second interception on their next possession. Xavier Dandurand picked off his first pass of the year. Hays moved into the red zone on the possession allowing Clark to kick a 27 yard field and make the score 7-6, still in favor of Valley Center. The Hornets responded with their best passing play on the night on the next possession when Wyatt Lange hit Dalton Cross in double coverage for 36 yards and the only other touchdown of the game, putting Valley Center up 17-6.
Hays put together one more scoring threat getting the ball to the 20 on a catch, but fumbled for their only turnover of the night. Valley Center couldn’t turn the fumble into points and had to punt the ball. Hays thought could not convert on the 4th down on the following drive. Valley Center capped the game with a 19 yard field goal and final score of 20-6.
Randall Rath
Hays put up 187 yards of offense, while allowing 297 yards. Valley Center is 5-0. Hays falls to 1-4 and plays Dodge City for their final game before districts.
Merritt wins first start as Indians beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ryan Merritt retired the final 13 batters he faced in five strong innings in his first big league start, Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Friday night.
Merritt (1-0) gave up a run on three hits in the first, but nothing after that. Merritt, who had made three relief appearances after being promoted Sept. 11 from Triple-A Columbus, threw 62 pitches, striking out four and walking none.
Lindor, who snapped an 0-for-29 drought with a double in a four-run third, homered off the left-field foul pole with pinch runner Michael Martinez and Carlos Santana aboard in the seventh.
Santana, who had three hits, tripled in two runs in the fourth and scored on Jason Kipnis’ sacrifice fly. Jose Ramirez singled with two outs to score Lindor.
Yordano Ventura (11-12) gave up four runs and six hits with three walks while striking out eight in six innings.
FHSU volleyball upsets No. 6 Jennies
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team accomplished something Friday night it had only done once in 25 tries – beat Central Missouri. The 14-3 (2-2 MIAA) Tigers dropped the opening set but came back to beat the No. 6 Jennies in four sets, outmatching the perennial powerhouse in every facet of the game down the stretch. With the loss, UCM falls to 12-3 overall and 2-1 in MIAA play.
The only other Tiger victory over UCM came in 2003, an opening-weekend match in Lawton, Okla. FHSU is now 1-9 against the Jennies inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. The win snapped a nine-game winning streak for the visiting Jennies.
Fort Hays State managed a .239 attack percentage in the match, holding UCM to a .178 effort. Thirteen Jennie service errors haunted the visitors, with FHSU giving away just three free points off the serve. The Tiger block party was out in full force, picking up 10 blocks on the night.
The Jennies appeared to be en route to an easy night after the first set, hitting .342 to take the frame 25-20. FHSU struggled to a .107 attack percentage in the set, picking up 10 kills and seven errors. The league-leading Tigers did not block an attempt in the frame while UCM managed three swats. The visitors never trailed in the set, leading by as many as eight after a 7-3 run made the score 21-13. Kurt Kohler’s squad didn’t roll over, scoring five of the next six points to narrow the gap to four on kills from Rebekah Spainhour, Hannah Wagy and Crystal Whitten. A kill off the hand of Callie Christensen fended off one set point before a Tiger attack error handed UCM a five-point victory.
The Tigers came alive in the second set, picking up an eye-popping .387 attack percentage while limiting the powerful Jennie offense to a .000 outing. FHSU picked up six blocks in the set, with Spainhour contributing two solo and two assists. The Black and Gold jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a pair of bizarre plays, giving them a lead they would never relinquish. Libero Kailey Klibbe served the team to six-straight points to take an 11-3 lead, with Spainhour throwing down two kills and one solo block during that stretch. The teams traded points for the rest of the match before Wagy finished things off with a quick attack at the net, giving the Tigers a 25-14 win. The Jennies’ 14 points is tied for the fewest points they have scored in a set this season (vs No. 19 Angelo State, 9/9/16).
Fort Hays State stayed hot out of the break, taking the third set 25-19. Whitten led the way with six kills, six digs and one solo block in the frame while Azlyn Cassaday added five kills on nine swings without recording an error. There were three early lead changes in the set before Whitten handed the Tigers the lead for good at 7-6. The Tigers went on a 7-1 run later in the frame fueled by three-straight kills from Cassaday, making the score 22-14. A Jennie block closed the gap to five before Whitten sealed the victory with an authoritative kill after a pass from Wagy.
Both sides fought with everything they had in the fourth set, leading to 18 ties and seven lead changes. The Jennies outhit FHSU in the final set, .195 to .119, but five service errors ultimately put the Jennies away. Neither team led by more than one point before Cassaday put away a pass from Wagy to make the score 11-9, prompting UCM to burn a timeout. The Jennies stormed back with four-straight points to take a momentary lead until another service error leveled the set at 15. There were six more ties down the stretch before Spainhour handed FHSU the lead for good at 23-22 with a powerful kill. The Jennies fought off one match point after another Spainhour kill made it 24-22, but a strong swing from Whitten following a perfect set from Wagy brought the match to a close, 25-23.
Whitten led the Tigers with 14 kills, throwing in 15 digs and one solo block through the night. Spainhour added 13 kills to just two errors for a .458 attack percentage while adding five total blocks (two solo). Cassaday came off the bench to match her career-high with nine kills, all in the third and fourth sets. Klibbe was everywhere on defense, leading the match with 18 digs. Wagy tossed up a match-high 39 assists, adding five kills on six attempts (.833 %), 10 digs and three total blocks (one solo).
The Tigers look to make it two-straight Saturday when they face off with Lindenwood at 6:30 p.m. Fans with a ticket to Saturday’s football game will receive free admission to the volleyball match later that night.
No. 17 Tigers men’s soccer shutougs Bearcats in MIAA opener
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Fort Hays State opened MIAA play with a 3-0 shutout win at Southwest Baptist on Friday afternoon. The Tigers improved to 5-2-1 overall and ran their win streak to three matches, while SBU dropped to 0-10-1 on the season.
The Tigers took the lead in the 26th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick. Maurizio Costa made good on the attempt, netting his second goal of the season. Sergio Villalba scored his first goal of the season in the 42nd minute to extend the lead to 2-0 on a nice pass into the box from Arsenio Chamorro.
FHSU tacked on one last goal in the second half at the 68:20 mark as Luis Torres knocked in his fourth goal of the year off a corner kick from Mauricio Castorino.
Michael Yantz benefitted from strong defense in goal, picking up the win. He is now 3-2-1 overall. He did not have to face any shots on goal as the defense allowed just two shots in the match. The Tigers outshot SBU 22-2 in the match. Seven of FHSU’s shots were on target with the SBU denying four.
The Tigers continue MIAA play on Sunday at Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla. Match time is set for 3 pm.
HHS girls’ golfers finish ninth in Hutch
HUTCHINSON – The Hays High girls’ golfers shot a 371 and finished ninth at the Hutchinson Invitational Thursday at Carey Park. Katie Brungardt shot an 83 but failed to make the top-10.
Hays High Results
Katie Brungardt, 83
Talyn Kleweno, 90
Emily McGuire, 98
Emily George, 100
Team Results
1. Manhattan, 338
2. Garden City, 354
3. Maize, 358
4. Great Bend, 358
5. Hutchinson, 362
6. Goddard-Eisenhower, 365
7. Maize South, 366
8. Winfield, 368
9. Hays High, 371
10. Derby, 373
11. Dodge City, 395
12. Newton. 415
13. Salina South, 422
14. Buhler, 448
Top 10 Medalists
1. Audrey Watson-Maize South, 76
2. Kenni Henson-Derby, 77
3. Danielle Gaspar-Garden City, 78
4. Macie Myers-Manhattan, 79
5. Elise Jackson-Manhattan, 80
Sadie Revell-Winfield, 80
Kensey Arlt-Goddard-Eisenhower, 80
8. Allison Neeland-Great Bend, 81
9. Lydia Fry-Manhattan, 82
Analisa Bridge-Salina South, 82
Kenna Biddle-Winfield, 82
TMP-Marian girls golf wins second tournament of the fall
CLAY CENTER, Kan. – The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team brought home their second first place finish, taking the Clay Center Invitational Thursday with a team score of 182 at the Clay Center Country Club. The host Tigers finished second with a 189 and Salina Central third at 191.
Individually, Karee Dinkel was top individual medalist with a 39 while teammate Shannen Chin finished second with a 40. Alison Helget came in eighth after a 48. Rounding out the TMP scoring was Gracie Wasinger 55, Katy Walters 59 and Avin Inlow 61.
Next tourney for TMP is their own Invitational on Monday October 3 with a 1 p.m at the Smoky Hill Country Club.
TEAM RESULTS
1. TMP-Marian 181
2. Clay Center 189
3. Salina Central 191
4. Council Grove 212
5. Concordia 225
6. Rossville 237
7. Wamego 241
TOP-10 MEDALISTS
1. Dinkel, TMP, 39
2. Chin, TMP, 40
3. Cobb, Salina Central, 42
4. Wright-Frederick, Clay Center, 44
5. Steinle, Salina Central, 45
6. Carlson, Council Grove, 46
7. Mullin, Clay Center, 47
8. Helget, TMP, 48
9. Williams, Clay Center, 49
10. Alquist, Clay Center, 49
Mahomes, Shimonek each throw for 4 TDs to beat Kansas
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Backup quarterback Nic Shimonek threw for four touchdowns and 271 yards to lead Texas Tech past Kansas 55-19 Thursday night in each team’s Big 12 opener.
Shimonek came in after starter Patrick Mahomes, who also threw for four TDs, got injured in the third quarter.
Mahomes, who threw for 277 yards and had one interception, left the game after a 32-yard run that ended with him going down hard on his right shoulder. After being checked briefly on the sideline, he tried to throw one pass before going into the locker room for further evaluation.
Shimonek threw TDs for 4, 37, 31 and 59 yards, while Mahomes’ scoring strikes were for 14, 18, 17 and 6.
Jonathan Giles led Texas Tech (3-1) with 12 catches for 219 yards.
The defeat for Kansas (1-3) made it 40 straight losses in games away from Lawrence, Kansas.
The Red Raiders have scored at least 50 points in nine straight home games.
THE TAKEAWAY
KANSAS: The Jayhawks took some time to get going against a defense that was giving up 531.3 yards per game coming into the contest. They punted on their first six possessions and didn’t get a touchdown until late in the first half after QB Ryan Willis came in for starter Montell Cozart.
TEXAS TECH: The Red Raiders offensive line struggled and penalties erased big plays. An ineligible receiver call against Texas Tech negated a 31-yard reception by Derrick Willlies late in the first half. There were also two false start penalties, including one that nixed a 36-yard catch by Reginald Davis that would have given the Red Raiders the ball at the Jayhawks 1.
UP NEXT
KANSAS: The Jayhawks play host to No. 21 TCU on Oct. 8.
TEXAS TECH: The Red Raiders travel to Kansas State on Oct. 8.
HHS volleyball drops two of three at home quad
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High Indian volleyball team had a tough time with their second home matches of the season on Thursday at the Hays High gym. Hays High opened up with a two set loss to number one ranked (4A-Div 1) Abilene. The Lady Indians regained their momentum with a two set sweep of Salina South. Match number three on the night was a frustrating one for Hays High, losing in two sets to Norton.
The Lady Indians are 8-9 on the season and won’t have a lot of time to reset for their next action. They travel to Great Bend for a tournament on Saturday.
ABILENE
L 16-25, 12-25
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 6 kills and 6 digs, Hannah McGuire 9 assists
SALINA SOUTH
W 25-19, 27-25
Stat Leaders: Jaycee Dale 7 kills, Tasiah Nunnery 7 kills and 12 digs, Hannah McGuire 12 assists
NORTON
L 23-25, 23-25
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 5 kills, Mattie Hutchison 8 assists, Emma Humphrey 6 digs
Royals drop series finale with Minnesota
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Byron Buxton tripled, doubled, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Thursday night.
After Salvador Perez’s pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the ninth pulled the Royals within a run, Terrance Gore ran for him. With Paulo Orlando, who had four hits to match his career high, hitting, Brandon Kintzler picked Gore off first base.
Gore was initially called safe, but after a 1 minute, 15 second review, the call was reversed to end the game.
Buxton’s one-out double triggered a three-run ninth off Kelvin Herrera (2-6). Robbie Grossman, Miguel Sano and Max Kepler contributed run-scoring singles in the ninth.
The Twins won for the first time in 10 games this season at Kauffman Stadium.