Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

The righthanded slugger was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

by the numbers

4 Times Scott Diamond has walked three batters in his past five starts

8 Times the Twins have been swept in a series this season.

9 Consecutive games won by Kansas City, its longest streak since 2003.

283 Career doubles for Justin Morneau, tying him for 10th on the Twins/Senators all-time list

.378 Batting average for Salvador Perez in his career against the Twins

Twins righthander Sam Deduno (7-4, 3.18 ERA) faces Houston righthander Jarred Cosart (1-0, 0.86) in the first of a three-game series.