Twins shut out Royals, 9-0

Sonny Gray and the Minnesota Twins shutout the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, 9-0. The Twins also got help from Gio Urshela who knocked four hits of his own.

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August 17, 2022 - 2:54 PM

Sonny Gray of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at Target Field on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Minneapolis. (David Berding/Getty Images/TNS)


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and Gio Urshela had four hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Tuesday night.


Gilberto Celestino homered and Luis Arraez picked up three more hits to raise his MLB-best batting average to .336. The Twins moved within a game of AL Central-leading Cleveland.


“We’ve got to continue to keep playing like that,” Urshela said.


Gray (7-3) struck out the side in the second inning, all on called third strikes. He got Nicky Lopez and MJ Melendez swinging in the sixth to equal the 10 strikeouts he had against Detroit back on May 24.

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