Emilio Pagán twirled two scoreless innings after Tyler Mahle departed with right shoulder fatigue, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Jose Miranda homered for Minnesota , Miranda finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Nick Gordon had a run-scoring double.
After Mahle left in the third, Pagán, Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, Michael Fulmar and Trevor Megill finished Minnesota’s second straight shutout. A diving catch by center fielder Gilberto Celestino saved a run in the seventh.
Making his third start since he was acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline, Mahle faced eight batters before manager Rocco Baldelli and a team trainer visited the mound in the third inning.
Mahle pitched 2 1/3 innings of hitless ball, walking one prior to the injury.
On July 6, the Reds placed Mahle on the 15-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. An MRI ruled out any serious issues.
Minnesota outscored Kansas City 17-2 in the series, bouncing back nicely from an ugly 1-4 road trip.
Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch (4-8, 4.52 ERA) allowed four runs — three earned — in six innings.
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