The Twins offense cracked the scoreboard with a late rally, rewarding starter Phil Hughes with his 13th win of the year, and topping the first-place Royals 4-1.
The Twins finalized free agent contracts with starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey and catcher Kurt Suzuki. Pelfrey gets a 2-year $11 Million deal while Suzuki gets a 1-year $2.75 Million contract. Pelfrey was 5-13 with a 5.19 ERA in 20 starts for the Twins in 2013.