Wacha tosses 7 innings of 4-hit ball, Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer

— Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL wild-card race.
Sep 8, 2025, 05:16 pm - AP
MIN
KC
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M. Wacha
win

M. Wacha12-7

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
S. Woods Richardson
loss

S. Woods Richardson5-4

4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
L. Erceg
save

L. Erceg11

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINKC
5thHampson hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored, Garcia to second, Fermin to third.01
5thPerez reached on infield single to third, Fermin scored, Pham to second, Garcia to third.02
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