Royals sweep Twins out of Kansas City, further back in AL Central
The Royals completed the sweep in shutout fashion Sunday afternoon, beating the Twins 2-0 to move 2.5 games ahead of Minnesota for second place in the division while the Twins fall 5.5 games behind the division-leading Guardians, who could increase the lead to six with a win over the Dodgers later Sunday afternoon against the Dodgers.