Confederations Cup is his third sign

MINNEAPOLIS -- With the Minnesota Twins long out of the playoff picture, manager Paul Molitor wants his players to understand exactly whats on the line.Namely, their jobs.Hector Santiago lost his third consecutive start since being acquired by Minnesota two weeks ago, and the Twins committed four errors in an 11-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.We have a lot of people that have a lot to play for here, Molitor said. Theres a lot of things up in the air.Paulo Orlando and Lorenzo Cain each got four hits and drove in three runs as the Royals won their first road series since late June. Edinson Volquez (9-10) threw six solid innings to snap his five-game winless streak, giving up two earned runs and five hits.Minnesota, meanwhile, closed its homestand 2-7 after starting August 5-2.We had a lot of misplays around the field today, so you dont want to point any fingers, Molitor said. Not a good game, not a good homestand. We come home 5-2 and things kind of turned the other way.Santiago (10-7) remained winless with Minnesota since coming over in a four-player trade with the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 1. Hes allowed 15 earned runs in 14 1/3 innings in his first three starts for Minnesota.I thought I made some good pitches, Santiago said. They fouled them off, and then made some bad pitches and they didnt miss them.Orlando hit a three-run homer off Santiago in the fourth, capping a six-run inning.Brian Dozier hit his 26th home run for Minnesota and Joe Mauer had a pair of hits, including an RBI single in the fifth that pulled the Twins to 7-4.Then came the errors. Kansas City took advantage of three Twins errors in the sixth, two by third baseman Jorge Polanco, to pull away.Polancos second misplay loaded the bases for Cain, who singled off reliever Michael Tonkin to drive in a pair of runs. Two batters later, left fielder Robbie Grossman failed to come up with Kendrys Morales flyball, resulting in two more runs. Grossman also had an error during a six-run fourth.You see the ball start to come out of gloves and were not fielding balls cleanly, Molitor said. Im sure it becomes mental to some degree. We just had trouble catching the ball even on routine plays.ROSTER MOVEThe Twins designated LHP Andrew Albers for assignment during game, bringing the 40-man roster to 38.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: OF Miguel Sano was scheduled for an MRI on Monday for his sore right elbow. Both Molitor and Sano called the move precautionary, although its the same elbow that required Tommy John surgery and caused the Twins slugger to miss the 2014 season in the minors. Sano tweaked the elbow during warmups last weekend in Tampa Bay and the pain hasnt gone away. It bothers me in the sense of the pain, but Im not worried about anything being severe, Sano said through a translator, adding that it doesnt bother him while swinging.UP NEXTTwins: Minnesota is off Monday before Ervin Santana (5-9) takes the mound to start a two-game interleague set in Atlanta on Tuesday. Santana has won two straight. He threw a complete game against the Braves on July 26, but the Twins still lost 2-0.Adidas Stan Smith ανδρικα . He was followed closely by David Clarkson, donning red, seconds later. Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season. Παπουτσια Yeezy Ελλαδα . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. 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Another good performance in the final against Spain on Sunday and few will be able to dismiss him as the future of Brazilian football. Neymar made headlines across the world before the Confederations Cup by signing with Barcelona, but he arrived at the World Cup warm-up tournament marked by lacklustre performances in the famous yellow jersey. He quickly changed that by scoring three goals in four matches, leading Brazil to the much-anticipated final against Spain. The 21-year-old striker was voted man of the match in the teams first three matches and was decisive again in the semifinal against Uruguay. "Im really happy with how things have turned out for me and for the national team so far," Neymar said Friday. "We only have one match left and I hope we can play well to finish off with the title." The decisive match against world and European champion Spain at the Maracana Stadium provides the perfect stage for Neymar to lift his first significant title with Brazil and to try to prove his critics wrong for good. He has been waiting for that chance for a long time, and had said before the tournament began that "it would be a dream come true to play" the final against the Spaniards. "Im anxious already," the Brazilian striker said. "This is a match that can stay with me for the rest of my life. I will be defending my country, with the entire world watching." Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Neymar has already proved his worth regardless of how he plays in the final. "Barcelona must be beaming seeing what he has been doing here," Scolari said. "He has been playing well, making a difference against European defenders." Wearing the No. 10 jersey, Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil in the opener against Japan and also in the second match against Mexico, both times with remarkable goals. He netted his third with a well-placed free kick against Italy, and he also assisted in both Brazil goals on Wednesday against Uruguay. "Neymar is our idol, he is the peoples idol,&" Scolari said.dddddddddddd "He has had a nice string of matches and everybody is happy about that. Its important for him to be going through all of these different situations with Brazil because its something that will make him even better in the future." Neymar attracted everyones attention with great performances with Santos in Brazil, but critics were quick to downplay his potential after he failed to replicate that same success with the national team. He was often criticized for diving too much, an issue that came up again during the Confederations Cup when Uruguay captain Diego Lugano publicly accused the Brazilian striker of trying to "fool the referees and the rivals." The remarks prompted the Brazilian football federation to put out a lengthy statement in the players defence. "Its worth repeating that Neymar doesnt need to resort to diving to play the type of football that is enchanting the world," the federation said. At the tournament Neymar has, like many attackers, gone to ground easily, but has also looked more muscular and resistant to the attentions of some of Europes best and biggest defenders. Neymar had been struggling before announcing his move to Barcelona. He hadnt scored in nine matches and many doubted whether he would come through for Brazil. The Confederations Cup is his third significant competition with the national team. He helped Brazils under-20 squad win the South American championship in 2011, but his first test with the senior team was the 2011 Copa America, when Brazil was eliminated by Paraguay in the quarterfinals. The second was in the 2012 London Olympics, when he was the star of the Brazilian squad that was favoured to win its first Olympic gold medal in football but left with the silver after a loss to Mexico. Neymar was among the players loudly jeered by home fans after playing poorly in a 2-2 draw in a friendly with Chile earlier this year. That seems a long time ago. "The Brazilian fans are completely behind us now," Neymar said. "They are supporting us no matter what and hopefully they will be our 12th player again on Sunday to help us win this title." ' ' '