Royals infielder Josh Rojas began the sixth with a leadoff walk. He advanced to third base on Thomas’ single to set up a scoring opportunity. The Royals took their chance. The players executed a double steal and Rojas scored the tying run on the play. Thomas later scored on Salvador Perez’s RBI single.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday before Ryan Jeffers broke it up with a leadoff single. Cameron threw only 72 pitches through six innings with two walks and five strikeouts,

Just six games separate the first and fourth-place teams in the American League Central, and the Minnesota Twins are three games back from the Chicago White Sox

Royals catcher Carter Jensen provided the visitors’ lone run. He belted his 15th home run of the year off the right-field facade in the sixth; the blast traveled 424 feet to put the Royals on the board.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins haven't forgotten the sting from the day of the trade deadline last year. Their latest feel-good win added yet more fuel for the front office to be in buy mode this time instead of the massive sell-off last summer.