Jonathan India hits grand slam and Kyle Isbel goes 4 for 4 as Royals outslug Twins 13-9 in rain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonathan India hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, powering the Kansas City Royals to a 13-9 victory over Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

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Kyle Isbel went 4 for 4 with a homer and Noah Cameron pitched five solid innings to win his season debut. India's fifth career slam — and first with the Royals — capped a seven-run sixth as Kansas City sent 11 batters to the plate while taking a 12-1 lead.

The Royals went 7 for 16 with runners in scoring position and scored eight runs with two outs.

Cameron (1-0) allowed one run and four hits while striking out five.

Four consecutive two-out hits opened a 3-0 lead for Kansas City in the second inning as Isaac Collins, Isbel and Maikel Garcia delivered RBIs.

Low clouds and a steady drizzle gave fielders trouble with flyballs, leading to a third-inning Royals run when India's two-out infield popup fell untouched, scoring Vinnie Pasquantino from second.

The Royals added another run in the fourth on Garcia's sacrifice fly.

Leading off the seventh, Isbel connected for his second homer of the year. He scored three runs, drove in two and matched his career high with four of the Royals' 15 hits.

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Garcia drove in three runs, while Jac Caglianone had three hits and scored three times.

Minnesota scored eight runs in the final three innings before Lucas Erceg got two outs for his second save.

Ryan (0-1), an All-Star last season, labored through four innings. He threw 77 pitches while allowing five runs and four hits.

Luke Keaschall's bases-loaded double scored two in the Twins' three-run seventh. Josh Bell's three-run homer in the ninth capped the scoring.

The game featured 11 ABS challenges to plate umpire Andy Fletcher's strike zone, with the Twins going 8 for 9 — including four successful challenges by Ryan Jeffers while batting.

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Marlins' Sandy Alcantara throws his 2nd career 'Maddux' and MLB's 1st complete game of the season

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara never stopped believing in himself.

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Not when Tommy Johnsurgery robbed himof the 2024 season. Not when 2025 ended in a disappointing 11-12 record, and a 5.36 ERA.

Instead, he "always kept the faith."

Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout on Wednesday, leading the Miami Marlins toa 10-0 dominationof the Chicago White Sox.

It was Alcantara's second career shutout with fewer than 100 pitches, known as a "Maddux" in honor of Hall of Famer Greg Maddux.

Alcantara also threw his 13th career complete game and fifth shutout.

"Many negative things happened last year but that didn't hold me back trying to be better," Alcantara said. "This year, I am going to give my best every time, win more games and be more aggressive in counts. Today, as a club, we did a tremendous job."

The White Sox did not have a hitter reach second as Alcantara (2-0) scattered three singles, hit a batter and struck out seven. After adominant outing against Coloradoin the season-opener, the 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner extended his scoreless streak to 15 innings.

Alcantara used six pitches to shut down the White Sox. Although his changeup and four-seam fastball were mostly used in his outing, Alcantara also utilized his slider, sweeper, sinker and cutter to carve through the Chicago lineup.

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"Everything was working. Everything was good today," Alcantara said. "I think I did a great job, trying to not miss much."

Alcantara's battery mate Liam Hicks continued his torrid offensive start as he homered, had two singles and drove in four runs to give him a major league-leading 12 RBIs.

"It was fun," Hicks said of catching Alcantara's gem. "He had a lot of pitches working. When you're back there and he's rolling like that, it's cool to see. It makes your job catching easy."

As Alcantara accumulated quick outs, the decision became easier for manager Clayton McCullough to allow his ace to pitch the ninth. With Alcantara needing only three pitches to retire the White Sox in the eighth, it became an easy call.

"I gave him a thumbs up and he gave me a thumbs up," McCullough said.

He called the outing remarkable.

"It's hard to do that today, to go nine innings with how you view workload," McCullough said. "Hitters are good. He was so efficient and guys played great behind him."

There were 29 complete games thrown last season, and pitchers threw just 13 shutouts, the lowest in a non-shortened season since 1873.

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Tommy Fleetwood headlines Texas Open field as The Masters looms

It's go time for the PGA Tour stalwarts who are searching for some form before they travel to Augusta National -- and it's the last chance for everyone else to snag a ticket.

The Valero Texas Open once again occupies the week before the Masters on the tour schedule, and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood will headline the field that tees off at TPC San Antonio on Thursday.

"It's funny, I played by chance in 2024. I was struggling in Florida, took the next week off and threw this one into the schedule," Fleetwood said. "I had a great week. I then had a great Masters right after it. It's been part of our year ever since."

Collin Morikawa was set to play this week as well but withdrew on Tuesday. His agent said in a statement that Morikawa continues to make progress in his rehab from a back issue, but the Texas Open turned out to be too soon for a competitive return.

Fans will still see the likes of Russell Henley, Swedish youngster Ludvig Aberg and major winners J.J. Spaun and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan tune up for the Masters.

But the name that emerges victorious at the end of the week may be none of these. If the winner has not already been invited to the Masters, he will get the last ticket to Augusta, as Spaun did when he won the event in 2022 and Akshay Bhatia replicated in 2024. The Masters field features 93 golfers as of Wednesday.

When Brian Harman won last year's edition of the Texas Open, he posted a modest score of 9-under-par 279, the highest winning score at the event since 2014.

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Might this be the week for Harman to fix the trajectory of his season? Before tying for 11th at The Players Championship, he had two missed cuts and three finishes of 50th or worse among his first six starts.

"Starting the year, I have been happy with my game, just really upset with the results," Harman said. "I felt like I was getting out there and kind of shooting the highest score that I could every day."

Harman said the mental side of the game has been his emphasis amid his slump.

"That's been the big focus lately because the ball-striking's been there, the short game's been there, and now I feel like I'm just trying to get a better picture of what I'm trying to do and try not to get so far ahead of myself," he said. "When you get into a little bit of a funk or a slump, it's really easy to get out in front of yourself and think about the future a lot. I'm a victim of that more often than not. Just trying to stay real present and not dwell on stuff too bad and just kind of try to stay where my feet are."

The last player to go back-to-back at the Texas Open was Zach Johnson in 2008-09.

The course is a challenging par-72, 7,438-yard track that features two par-5 holes exceeding 600 yards, two par-3s that measure 207 and 241 yards and another par-3, the 16th, with a doughnut-shaped green and a bunker in the middle.

"It's a demanding golf course," Fleetwood said. "Can't be overpowered. You've got to really control your ball. I think you have to be patient. I think you have to use an all-around game. It's windy. I think there's just a lot of elements that go into making this a really, really good challenge."

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“I Try To Avoid Road Rage”: Medical Professional Wants People To Stop Doing These Dangerous Things

Your job changes you. Or at the very least, it contributes to shaping your perspective on the world. Nuclear medicine technologist from Texas,Reed Rummel, has been working in high-pressure environments and has seen firsthand what happens when things go wrong.

So, to remind the internet not to put themselves in unnecessarily risky situations, Reed started creating a (mini) video series. In these clips, he reveals the non-negotiables he has learned from his hospital experience.

From seemingly inconsequential decisions to bad, bad habits, these mistakes can cost a lot. And there's no rewind button in life.

This healthcare worker has seen a lot on the job

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And swore to himself never to do certain things

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We can rationalize ourselves into a lot of mistakes in everyday life

But sometimes one bad decision can have huge consequences

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So why take unnecessary risks?

Especially in high-stakes situations, like driving down the highway

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