DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies stumbled home this weekend after a 1-9 road trip. Authentic Nathan Shepherd Jersey . After sweeping one of the best teams in baseball, theyre feeling good again. Nolan Arenado hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the Rockies beat Pittsburgh 3-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep of the NL Central-leading Pirates. The Pirates came to Coors Field this weekend with a five-game winning streak. They hold a three-game edge over St. Louis, and visit the Cardinals for a three-game series starting Tuesday night. "We pack it up and we go," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "You honestly self-evaluate and move on and get ready to play in St. Louis." Pedro Alvarez homered for the Pirates. The Rockies last swept a series April 16-18 against the Mets on their way to a 13-4 start. They have struggled the last two months to fall from the top of the NL West to out of the playoff race. They bottomed out with their worst road trip since 2007 but bounced back against the streaking Pirates. Rookie Chad Bettis held Pittsburgh in check to keep his team in the game, and Arenado delivered with two outs and the score tied at 2. "As quickly as it can go sour, youve got to believe you can turn it around quickly. Im proud of our guys," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. "We swept a series against one of the best teams in the game and one of the best pitching staffs." With two outs in the seventh, Wilin Rosario singled off reliever Bryan Morris (5-5). Arenado then doubled down the right-field line to score Rosario from first. "I was looking for cutter or slider middle-away. He threw me a first-pitch fastball in," Arenado said. "If he would have thrown it again I couldve been jammed or not swung. Luckily it was a cutter right over the plate and I was able to put a good swing on it." Matt Belisle pitched a perfect eighth before giving way to Rex Brothers, who worked a shaky ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances. Neil Walker singled to start the ninth and one out later Tony Sanchez doubled to right-centre to put runners on second and third. Weiss went to the mound for a strategy session before pinch-hitter Jordy Mercer stepped into the box. "He had a good look in his eye when I went out there," Weiss said of Brothers. "He wanted to go after Mercer." Brothers got Mercer on a soft liner to third, and after intentionally walking Gaby Sanchez to load the bases, Alex Presley popped out to third to end the game. Pittsburgh was swept in a series for the first time since June 3-5 at Atlanta. Alvarez showed no ill effects from taking a spike to his mitt from Dexter Fowler on Saturday. Alvarez hit the first pitch he saw from Bettis to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the second inning. It was his NL-leading 28th home run of the season. Andrew McCutchen drove in Clint Barmes with an infield single in the third to make it 2-0. The Rockies made it 2-1 in bottom of the inning when Charlie Blackmon scored on a sacrifice fly by DJ LeMahieu. They tied it in the sixth when Yorvit Torrealba scored on Alvarezs throwing error at third base. The error spoiled a solid outing and took a potential win away from Jeff Locke. The lefty allowed two runs -- one earned -- on three hits, struck out three and walked four in 5 2-3 innings. He left after Blackmons infield single that put runners at first and second with two outs. Locke was hoping to give his team a win heading into the series with the Cardinals, who will be looking for payback after losing four of five in Pittsburgh two weeks ago. "You just come into the off-day and everybody can relax and wash this one away," Locke said. "Theres a lot of anticipation coming into the Cardinals series. Everybodys excited, everybodys ready to go, so I know it will be a challenge. I dont assume its going to go the same way it went last time when they came to our place." Bettis had a better showing in his second career start, allowing just two runs on four hits and striking out three in six innings. The rookie dropped his ERA from 6.30 to 5.06 Sunday. He missed out on his first major league win. Manuel Corpas (2-2) pitched a clean seventh inning to get the victory. NOTES: Alvarezs home run was his first since July 29. ... Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer did not play due to illness. ... Pirates LF Starling Marte was not in the lineup after getting hit with a pitch and having a bruised left hand. He came in as a pinch-runner in the top of the ninth. ... With the Pirates off Monday, rookie RHP Gerrit Cole will have his next start pushed back to Friday against Arizona as the Pirates monitor his innings. ... Pirates RHP Charlie Morton (4-3) will start the opener of a three-game series against the Cardinals. ... 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"It was that missing 10-20 per cent where he still felt a little something," manager Mike Matheny said. "We just had too many things going in our favour, all the time thats already passed, the break, a day off on Monday." Matheny didnt want to risk keeping Holliday active to pinch hit, knowing players have a hard time throttling back. "If its a big run, its the last out of the game, when you kick it in geaar and you might be safe and we win, how do you not?" Matheny said. Jets Jerseys China. The team purchased the contract of first baseman/outfielder Brock Peterson, a Pacific Coast League All-Star at Triple-A Memphis, in time for Saturday nights game against the Padres. Carlos Beltran batted third. The 33-year-old Holliday, a career .310 hitter, is batting .268 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs. The 29-year-old Peterson was batting .306 and led the PCL with 22 homers to go with 66 RBIs in 93 games at Memphis and is making his major league debut. 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CHICAGO -- Aroldis Chapman?again wasnt thrilled at the opportunity to address the media after an electrifying debut as the Cubs closer Wednesday night. Cheap Buccaneers Jerseys Authentic .A day after a less-than-engaging session with reporters in his first day with his new team,?Chapman initially refused to speak with the media after throwing 12 of 13 fastballs over 100 mph in the ninth inning of a pull-away, 8-1 win over the?Chicago White Sox.At first telling the Cubs public relations staff he wasnt talking to the media and declining to speak to reporters at his locker, Chapman changed his mind after taking a shower.?The adrenaline was pretty good even though it wasnt a save situation, Chapman said in Spanish as translated through catcher Miguel Montero. It was fun to hear the crowd cheer for me.Chapman had a rocky first day with the team as he wasnt engaging with reporters in answering serious questions about his past, including several about his suspension under Major League Baseballs domestic violence policy.On Wednesday, he expounded in an on-the-field, postgame interview with ESPNs Pedro Gomez, which was conducted in Spanish, but then refused to talk before changing his mind with the help of Cubs public relations.Its over with, Chapman said of the?Tuesday news conference. I have to move on. It happened.Chapman struck out two of three batters in a 1-2-3 inning, including Avisail Garcia looking for the final out. That fastball registered at 103 mph.Im not impressed, winning pitcher Jason Hammel joked. I thought we were getting the guy that was throwing 105. He only hit 103.Chapman began warming up while the Cubs were leading 3-1, but a five-run eighth inning changed the dynamic of the game.Without a save situation at hand, manager Joe Maddon pitched Chapman anyway, because he hadnt thrown since Saturday for the New York Yankees.A sold-out Wrigley Field crowd acknowledged Chapmans jog in from the bullpen, and fans were on the edge of their seats for every pitch.Its just entertaining to watch the [radar] gun, Maddon said. Hes a different kind of a pitcher. You see that every 100 years or so.The Cubs traded four players for Chapman, who immediately took over the closers role. Former closer Hector Rondon pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning Wednesday before handing the game over to Chapman. 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CLEVELAND -- Joe Flacco squinted, did a double-take and rubbed his eyes.As he prepared for this Sundays game, the Ravens quarterback looked intently at video of Clevelands young defense and wasnt sure who he was watching.Most of the Browns hes beaten over the years are long gone.I dont recognize a lot of the guys over there, to be honest with you, he said. So it is kind of funny that we are going in there and it seems like a pretty new group.Back from a knee injury that cost him most of last season, Flacco will have his first encounter this week with the baby Browns, who have 17 rookies on their roster and are in the early stages of a massive makeover.Flacco has owned Cleveland during his career, posting a 13-2 record while throwing 19 touchdown passes, his most against any opponent. But those came against a very different team than the fresh-faced squad hell face in his first road game of 2016. 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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The president of Argentina said Tuesday he hopes to meet Lionel Messi next week and convince him to return to the national team. France World Cup Jerseys .President Mauricio Macri said he had spoken by telephone with Messi, who announced his shock retirement from the Argentine national team following the loss Sunday to Chile on penalty kicks in the Copa America final in the United States.Messi returned Monday to Argentina, but has not spoken publicly.Macri said he told Messi to ignore some of the nonsense because, truth be told, we are all very happy with how the Barcelona star has played for Argentina.Messi, who moved to Barcelona at age 13, has often faced tough criticism in Argentina because he has failed to deliver the country a major title -- in contrast to his repeated success at Barcelona.He is often compared unfavorably to Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title.Macri said he didnt understand the criticism of Messi.The truth is that its good fortune, a joy, a gift from God to have the best player in the world in a country like ours that is so football-crazy, said Macri, a former president of Argentine club Boca Juniors.Macris lobbying could be helped by a gathering planned Saturday at the obelisk in central Buenos Aires, the citys most famous landmark.Support for Messi has been overwhelming on social media with sports figures, artists and politicians urging him to return. Billboards and signs across the city are also asking him to stay.In the midst of the turmoil, the Buenos Aires city hall unveiled a statue of Messi -- with a football at his foot -- alongside other national sports stars.In another show of support, some members of Argentinas 1986 World Cup team posed for a photograph that contained a written plea: Dont Go Lio.Maradona, the biggest star on that team, was not in the photo.TV commentators have speculated that Messi spoke out in frustration after Sundays 4-2 loss on penalties to Chile following a scoreless draw.The national team is over for me, Messi told Argentine network TyC Sports. Its been four finals, its not meant for me. I tried. It was the thing I wanted the most, but I couldnt get it, so I think its over.It didnt help that Messi himself lifted Argentinas first penalty kick over the crossbar, setting the stage for another final defeat. Messi and Argentina lost to Brazil in the 2007 Copa final and to Germany in extra time in the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil. They lost last years Copa final to host Chile on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw. Cheap Benjamin Mendy Jersey . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Cheap Djibril Sidibe Jersey . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. http://www.cheapfrancesoccerjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-paul-pogba-jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Michael de Leeuw had a goal and an assist, Arturo Alvarez scored and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on Saturday night.Matt Polster tapped a pass to de Leeuw near the spot and Philadelphias Roland Alberg poked it past goalkeeper John McCarthy for an own goal in the 22nd minute.De Leeuws header doubled the advantage in the 71st. On the breakaway, Razvan Cocis fed Luis Solignac whose shot was stopped by McCarthy, but de Leeuw put awayy the rebound from the right side of the 6-yard box. Cheap Thomas Lemar Jersey. Alvarez, on the feed from de Leeuw, made it 3-0 in the 90th minute.Chicagos Sean Johnson had four saves for his fifth shutout of the season.The Union (11-8-7) had won two in a row and three of its last four.The Fire (6-12-8) have won three straight at home against Philadelphia. Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Hoodies Jerseys NFL China Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic ' ' ' 

In the absence of the injured Roger Federer -- last seen taking the mountain air in Switzerland -- Juan Martin Del Potro might just be the most adored man in tennis. Cheap Broncos Jerseys Authentic .Though after all the affection and euphoria that Del Potros comeback appearances have been generating across three continents of late, in Europe, South America and then North America, he is possibly about to reach the limit of his global appeal with a long weekend in Glasgow, the city of Andy Murrays birth.Think of the Davis Cup semifinal between Britain and Argentina, which begins on Friday at the Emirates Arena, as the ultimate test of Del Potros new gilded status. It has often been said that you can put Federer on any court in the world, even against a local in a Davis Cup rubber, and the crowd cant bring themselves to turn on him, and perhaps Delpo, as he is known, is now in that category.Consider the noise, emotion and craziness in New York when he defeated Steve Johnson in the second round of the US Open -- its not often that someone is treated so warmly when playing, and beating, an American in America. How will it play out when he faces a Scottish opponent in Scotland, before an audience which is a good two, three times more vocal than the spectators on Wimbledons Centre Court? Perhaps, like Federer, Del Potros appeal really will transcend the tribalism of the Davis Cup.Though lets not be so foolish as to imagine that Del Potro -- a former US Open champion, and the silver medallist at the Rio Olympics -- should be expecting a Glaswegian love-in. Or a repeat of what happened in New York during his US Open quarterfinal defeat to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka when the galleries gave him a standing ovation and sung Ole, ole, ole, Delpo, Delpo.Seven years after hitting through Federer to win the 2009 US Open title, Del Potro has had another summer of euphoria. Despite his modest position in the world rankings of No. 64 as he pulls himself up the standings again -- and thats a distinct improvement on his pre-US Open status when that was a triple-digit number -- Del Potro would currently be on the top line of any worldwide popularity chart.So above even Murray, the Wimbledon and Olympic champion, with the pair expected to play singles on Friday, in what will be a rematch of the gold-medal match in Rio. Del Potro hasnt played a singles rubber in the Davis Cup for four years, though that should hardly have a bearing on the indoor hard court in Scotland. Of far greater relevance is how he has been performing at such a high level of late, including tormenting Murray in Brazil.Its going to be interesting, I think. All of the British guys are playing well, and they are the favourites to win, but this is the Davis Cup so anything can happen, Del Potro has said.Del Potros re-emergence as a force at the top of the game -- after missing so many years to wrist operations, and coming so close to quitting -- is one reason for his surging popularity. Another is his emotional nature. There isnt a more open and emotional man in tennis; its been a rarity this summer to see him without pink eyes and his head buried in a towel.Recall his reaction at Wimbledon, at what was his first Grand Slam for more than two years, when he defeated Wawrinka in the second round -- as he put it, it was a victory that made him feel alive again. Listening to comments like that, no wonder the tennis public have fallen for him,and fallen hard.That connection between Del Potro and his global followers was only strengthened by his Olympic-standard hitting and Olympic-standard emoting and hugging in Brazil, with his first-round victory over Novak Djokovic possibly the most emotional contest of any sport at the Games with both winner and loser weeping as they left the court. More tears followed when he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and again after losing a four-setter to Murray. The Olympics brought some of the happiest times of his life, he has said.And the US Open wasnt bad either, with the singing and chanting during his match against Wawrinka moving him to tears. Beloved, people said, and that wasnt over-selling him.Del Potro has the power and danger in his arm to blast a hole in Murrays and Britains Davis Cup ambitions. And yet, for all that, Glasgow might still reveal a fondness for the man. 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VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The Villanova student section had checked their tweets, texts and timelines and saw the score from roughly 630 miles west of campus that had as much of an impact on them as the latest victory a few feet in front of them.Kentucky lost -- a game and its grip as the No. 1 team in nation.No. 1! No. 1! No. 1Villanova coach Jay Wright heard the chant. He glanced at the scoreboard for an update, and when there was nothing on the screen for UCLA-Kentucky, he simply thought it was something else.Think again.The national champion Wildcats are set to become the No. 1 Wildcats.Josh Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double and led No. 2 Villanova to an 88-57 victory over Saint Josephs on Saturday.Top-ranked Kentuckys 97-92 loss to No. 11 UCLA on Saturday means the defending national champion Wildcats should slide into the top spot in the next AP Top 25 poll.Villanova hit No. 1 for the first time in program history for three weeks last season.Its something to deal with, Wright said. Last year, we really didnt know what to do about it.Well, winning the programs second national title was a pretty good solution.Villanova (8-0) is again on the short list of teams that should contend for a national championship. No team has gone back-to-back since Florida in 2006 and 2007.Anchored by seniors Hart and Kris Jenkins, Wright built this program to last deep into the NCAA Tournament. Hart, the preseason Big East player of the year, continued to shine as one of the best players in the nation. Hart hit three 3s and made 6 of 10 shots from the field overall en route to what was believed to be Villanovas first triple-double since Harold Pressley in 1986.Hes so complete in every way, Wright said. Hes the best competitor out there. Hes on the team with Kris and hes one of the best shooters. Hes a great decision maker. And, hes our best defensive player.Hart could soon be the best player on the best team in the country.We were No. 1 last year, so we know thats a possibility, Hart said. But I dont think theres a crazy difference between 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, this early in the year. Authentic Bradley Chubb Jersey. Jenkins made four 3s and scored 20 points for the Wildcats. Villanova made 16 of 34 3-point attempts; 8 of 17 in each half.Villanova closed the first half on a 20-4 run and won its 16th straight Big 5 game against Philly-based teams La Salle, Penn, Drexel, Temple and the Hawks.Lamarr Kimble led the Hawks (3-4) with 15 points and Markell Lodge had 10 rebounds.The plan was to have them go over the top of us not through us, Hawks coach Phil Martelli said.BIG PICTURESAINT JOSEPHS: The Hawks have followed a 3-0 start with a four-game losing streak. They lost only eight games last season. The Hawks havent beat Villanova since Dec. 17, 2011, and they fell to 3-10 against AP Top 25 teams over the last three seasons.VILLANOVA: The Wildcats played without guard Phil Booth for the fifth straight game. Booth has tendinitis in his left knee and the Wildcats will not rush him back. Booth watched the Wildcats win their 42nd straight game at the Pavilion. The Wildcats sold out their 172nd straight game at their on-campus arena.POLL IMPLICATIONSVillanova, which had 20 first-place votes last week, will be No. 1 on Monday.BIG 5Martelli said Villanovas city dominance hasnt soured enthusiasm for the Big 5. But the 2004 AP coach of the year would like to see some changes to the round-robin format.Why dont we block out 2 1/2 weeks, he said. If we block this out, after those exempt tournaments, lets take those two weeks and call it `Philadelphia Basketball and get everyone of us to commit to playing games on different nights. We have to fight this. This is a treasure weve all been given to care take.UP NEXTSaint Josephs plays Dec. 11 at Drexel to cap a stretch of three straight Big 5 games.The Wildcats play Tuesday against La Salle at the Palestra.-----More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. 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Im thankful for this opportunity to use my platform to try and make a difference. I want to join the fight and help protect my peoples land and water.Koenig is bringing along what he knows: basketball. Hell put on a free three-hour basketball clinic for Native American youths, so they can meet me, talk to me and just have a good time. Koenig, his brother Miles and trainer Clint Parks also are bringing donated food, clothing and other supplies to the encampment, which abuts the Standing Rock Siouxs reservation.Koenig said he has been following the complaints over the Dakota Access pipeline for several months, but began to feel sense of urgency in last two weeks due to more intense clashes between protesters, law enforcement and private security guards.Ive seen videos of people getting arrested and dogs being sicked on them, all that kind of stuff, Koenig said. Plus, with official practice slated to start in two weeks, it was his only window to spend some time there.Associate head coach Lamont Paris said the Badgers coaches and players fully support Koenigs activism.Its something that he believes in and we trust him thoroughly, Paris said. He is helping to raise awareness for a good cause.Koenig, who is from La Crosse, Wisconsin, did not grow up on a reservation but regularly attended pow-wows and other Native American events as a kid.There wasnt much else that could get him out of the gym -- hed spend up to six hours at the local YMCA honing his skills.He has gained the nickname Klutch Koenig at Wisconsin for his buzzer-beating shots and last-minute playmaking. He ranked second on the team in scoring and assists last season, as well as having the Big Tens best assist-to-turnover ratio, meaning he rarely makes mistakes despite handling a majority of the ball-handling duties.I take my heritage very seriously and I just want to learn more about it. There are going to be a lot of different Native Americans there from different tribes across the country, Koenig said. A lot of athletes send tweets out or Instagrams or whatever but I actually want to make a stand and put action to my words. Wholesale Warriors Jerseys China . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Authentic Warriors Jerseys China . The team says the Spain international has a muscle pull in his right leg. Barcelona hosts third-division side Cartagena in the return leg of their round-of-32 tie after winning their first meeting 4-1. http://www.cheapwarriorsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=cheap-demarcus-cousins-jersey . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. MINNEAPOLIS -- Kendrys Morales has resumed his form as a feared power hitter. The Kansas City Royals hope it has come in time to push them back to the postseason.Morales had two home runs, including a three-run blast in Kansas Citys seven-run ninth inning that propelled the Royals to a 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.Morales hit a two-run shot in the first inning to help the Royals overcome the loss of catcher Salvador Perez, who left the game with a right wrist contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning. It was his 17th career multihomer game and extended his hitting streak to nine games.Its been some time now where Ive been starting to feel really, really good, Morales said through an interpreter. Now Im, really comfortable at the plate and Im making good, hard contact.Brian Dozier hit his 39th home run of the season for the Twins, moving him into a tie with Rogers Hornsby (twice) and Alfonso Soriano for fourth-most home runs by a second baseman in a season. He has homered in five straight games, tying Harmon Killebrew and Marty Cordova for the longest streak in Twins history.Former Twin Drew Buteras bases loaded single off Brandon Kintzler (0-2) broke a 3-3 tie and got the Royals rolling in the ninth.Morales has five homers in his last seven games.Hes swinging the bat real well right now, thats for sure, manager Ned Yost said. The second (homer) was huge. We were trying to keep (reliever) Wade (Davis) out of the game.The Royals started the day two games behind the second wild card in the AL, but with five teams ahead of them. The margin of error is getting slimmer by the day, and a loss to the team with the worst record in the majors certainly would not have helped their cause.After giving up three homers to Dozier on Monday night, Royals starter Dillon Gee fell behind 0-2 in the first inning and left a fastball up in the zone. Dozier hit it an estimated 395 feet into the second deck in left field, giving him 25 home runs since the All-Star break. Three of those were hit as a DH, but his 22 as a second baseman surpassed Hall of Famer Joe Gordons 21 for the most ever by an American League second baseman. Jacob Evans Jersey. GEES STARTGee gave up three runs and eight hits and struck out two in six innings. Kelvin Herrera (2-4) pitched one inning for the win.Yost said he thought he might have to get a tired bullpen up early when Gee served up long balls to Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Eddie Rosario in the first two innings. But the right-hander settled in after that and allowed just two hits over the final four innings before yielding to the bullpen.Everything he was throwing was elevated in the zone and his location was off but after the second inning he came in and made an adjustment and got in a groove and did a phenomenal job of getting us through six innings and keeping us right there in the game, Yost said.ROSTER MOVESRoyals: Recalled INF Christian Colon and selected the contracts of OF Daniel Nava and RHP Kevin McCarthy from Triple-A Omaha. OF Reymond Fuentes and RHP Nick Tepesch were designated for assignment to make room.Twins: Recalled RHP Tyler Duffey, 1B Kennys Vargas and INF James Beresford from Triple-A Rochester. Manager Paul Molitor said Duffey would return to the starting rotation on Friday against Cleveland.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: OF Lorenzo Cain missed his sixth straight game because of left wrist inflammation. He is listed as day to day.Twins: Plouffe had to leave the game in the middle of an at-bat in the eighth inning with a left oblique strain. Plouffe left after falling behind 1-2 and was replaced by Vargas. ... LHP Tommy Milone (left biceps) and RHP Trevor May (back) threw simulated games on Tuesday. Molitor said both would likely be activated on Friday.UP NEXTThe Royals send LHP Danny Duffy (11-2, 3.13) to the mound to face Twins RHP Kyle Gibson (5-9, 5.31) in the series finale. Duffy has been dominant for most of the season, but has allowed at least eight hits in three straight starts. Gibson has been largely disappointing in his Twins career, but is 5-4 with a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts against Kansas City. 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