Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez, left, and pitcher Scott Barlow celebrate after the team’s 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins Thursday in Minneapolis. Barlow escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the eighth and another jam in the ninth to preserve the win. CRAIG LASSIG/AP
By Patrick Donnelly Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny had been waiting for the key hit to break a long losing…
