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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Samuel Deduno fixed Twins manager Ron Gardenhire with a stare. Gardy stared right back. Nobody wanted to budge. It was the sixth inning and Deduno had been shutting down the punchless Kansas City Royals all night, but hed just allowed a leadoff double. Gardenhire trundled out to the mound while calling to the bullpen, only to receive a withering look from his young right-handed pitcher. "He was definitely eyeballing me," Gardenhire said. "And I was definitely eyeballing him when we got out of the inning. I told him, I think I know what Im doing, Sammy." The Twins bullpen picked Deduno up by escaping his sixth-inning jam, and then kept the Royals off the scoreboard the rest of the way in a 3-0 win Tuesday night that left Kansas City with its franchise-record 11th consecutive home loss. "I want him to eyeball me. I dont want him to come out of the game. But that was actually a really cool stare," Gardenhire said afterward, recalling his light-hearted exchange with his pitcher. "He stared me down," Gardy said. "I melted, but I went and got him anyway." Deduno (2-1) allowed four hits over six-plus innings for the Twins, who have rebounded nicely from a 10-game losing streak to win eight of 10. They also managed to exact a little revenge on the Royals, who swept them in early April -- a three-game set that seems long ago. While the Twins have soared, the Royals have lost 22 of their last 28 games. "Were just not getting the job done right now. Its plain and simple," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "You can come up with all the reasons and all the excuses why, but were just not producing offence for our pitchers right now. Those things turn, but its an extended stretch for us where weve been struggling offensively." The way Kansas City has been hitting lately, the game was basically decided when Ryan Doumit went deep off Luis Mendoza (1-3) leading off the fourth inning. Just to be safe, Doumit and Josh Willingham added RBI singles in the fifth inning to provide the Twins with a three-run cushion. Glen Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save. "We cant get the guys in when we need to," said Billy Butler, who had one of the Royals four hits. "I was on second with nobody out and we had a guy (Lorenzo Cain) on third with less than two out. There are two runs right there. Weve got to pick up the easy ones when we can." Mendoza didnt allow a hit until Doumits shot in the fourth. The right-hander escaped the inning, but four straight one-out hits in the fifth ultimately knocked him from game. It was the 18th straight time that the Royals starter has failed to win a decision. Their offence has been the biggest culprit: The Royals are hitting.183 with runners in scoring position since May 21, when they led the AL with a .308 average in such situations. That includes going 0 for 7 on Tuesday night, and 2 for 27 over their past three games. Its certainly not the start that Hall of Famer George Brett wanted to get off to as the teams interim hitting coach. The Royals offence has continued to scuffle in the five games since Jack Maloof and Andre David were reassigned and Brett given his familiar No. 5 jersey to wear. "You just keep hoping every day you come to the park that youre going to break out of it," Yost said. "George is working tirelessly with these hitters, with their mental and physical approach. We come to the park everyday hoping we snap out of it." The Twins, meanwhile, have already snapped out of their malaise. After enduring one of the longest losing streaks in franchise history, their offence has propelled the Twins to seven wins in their last eight games -- four straight over Milwaukee and a series win over Seattle that was highlighted by a 10-0 blowout in the finale on Sunday. Doumit has been one of the catalysts for the resurgence. Hes hitting .324 with four homers and 13 RBIs over his last eight games, just as the Twins have been catching fire. "Im just getting back to basics," Doumit said. "After a slow start, I watched some video and just tried to get back and simplify things." Maybe thats the approach the Royals should take. Deduno, who turned heads for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, struck out five while walking just two of them. It was his second straight strong start after allowing one run on four hits in seven innings in a victory over the Brewers last Wednesday night. "Everything was working -- the fastball was working, the curveball and changeup. 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Nike Air Max 95 Billig . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers.FORT WORTH, Texas -- Vladimir Brodziansky scored 11 straight points for TCU late in the second half and Jaylen Fisher hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer in the final minute as the Horned Frogs defeated Illinois State 80-71 on Monday.Brodziansky finished with 24 points on 7-of-8 shooting for the Horned Frogs (4-0), keeping new coach Jamie Dixon undefeated at his alma mater. The 4-0 record is the best start for any first-year coach in TCU history.This was a very good win against a very good team, Dixon said. Were making great progress. You can feel it building. You can feel it happening. And you can see it happening.It was a back-and-forth game that featured seven ties and 11 lead changes, many of them down the stretch. Illinois State (1-2) led for much of the second half until Brodziansky took over, getting open look after open look in the paint. In one stretch, he scored 14 of 17 points for TCU as it built a three-point lead.My teammates were finding me in the open spot, and I just had to finish it, Brodziansky said. I was just 2 feet from the basket, so I had an easy job to finish it.The Redbirds fought back behind a 3-pointer from Paris Lee and a pair of free throws from MiKyle McIntosh to take a 70-69 lead. With the score tied at 71, Fisher, a freshman point guard, hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left to give TCU the lead for good.TCU outscored Illinois State 34-18 in the paint and had a 43-19 advantage from bench players. Fisher finished with 15 points and five assists, while point guard Alex Robinson added 14 points and six assists.Guard Kenrich Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds for TCU in his first start after missing all of last season with a knee injury. He played 20 minutes Friday in his firstt action back.ddddddddddddMcIntosh had 20 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State.BIG PICTUREIllinois State: Lee, a senior guard, was a difference-maker against TCUs young backcourt. Lee is the Missouri Valley Conferences active career leader in assists and steals. He had seven assists and two steals against TCU, to go along with 13 points.TCU: After making at least 10 3-pointers in each of their last two games, the Horned Frogs cooled off against the Redbirds. They were just 1-of-3 from deep in the first half, and made just six 3s overall.NO BUZZER BEATERIllinois States Keyshawn Evans hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left to close out the first half, but TCUs Robinson nearly answered. His running 3 from just inside the midcourt line initially counted, but the officials waived it off after checking the replay, indicating it came just after the halftime buzzer sounded.HIGHLIGHT REELThe games most spectacular play came in the second half, when Evans and Phil Fayne connected on an alley-oop. Evans was about 25 feet out when he tossed the lob to Fayne, who came from the baseline for the dunk.UP NEXTIllinois State: The Redbirds have three straight home games on the schedule, beginning Sunday against Ferris State, followed by matchups with IUPUI and New Mexico.TCU: After starting the season with four straight games at home, the Horned Frogs head to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Global Sports Classic. They play UNLV on Friday and either Western Kentucky or Washington on Saturday. They may end up with consecutive games against Washington, as the Huskies come to Fort Worth on Nov. 30. ' ' '