Royals, Twins conclude season at Target Field
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Lefty Bruce Chen can equal a career-high in victories game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Chen, who's played for 10 big-league teams, was 13-10 with Baltimore in 2005 before skidding to zero wins in both 2006 and 2007 and falling out of the majors in 2008.
He had one win in 2009.
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Chen rebounded to win 12 games in 33 appearances with the Royals in 2010 and is 12-8 through 24 starts this season, including an eight-inning gem over the Chicago White Sox on Friday in which he allowed a run on two hits in an 11-1 victory.
He last faced the Twins on Sept. 13 in Kansas City and allowed two hits in eight shutout innings in a 4-0 decision. Chen is 2-4 in 16 career games against Minnesota with a 5.54 earned run average over 50 1/3 innings.
On Tuesday, Rene Tosoni's sixth-inning grand slam proved to be the difference as Minnesota downed Kansas City by a 7-4 count.
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Chris Parmelee added a solo shot and both Denard Span and Ben Revere knocked in a run for the Twins, who avoided their first 100-loss season since 1982.
Anthony Swarzak (4-7) allowed 10 hits and two runs while fanning six over 6 1/3 innings for the win.
Johnny Giavotella hit two doubles and a triple for the Royals, who saw their two-game win streak snapped.
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Sean O'Sullivan (2-6) was tagged in defeat for nine hits and six runs over five-plus frames.
For the Twins, righty Carl Pavano meets the Royals for the 18th time in his big-league career and his 291st appearance.
He dropped a 4-0 decision to Chen in the Sept. 13 game after scattering 11 hits and four runs in seven innings.
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Pavano is 0-2 in three starts since his last win, a 5-4 defeat of the White Sox on Sept. 7.
The Twins are 3-7 in his last 10 appearances since early August.
Minnesota has won nine of 17 meetings with Kansas City this season.