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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. Everything was working," Deduno said. "Ive got a lot more confidence, and everything was working." NOTES: Royals C Salvador Perez was reinstated from the restricted list and RHP Kelvin Herrera recalled from Triple-A Omaha. C Adam Moore and RHP Louis Coleman were optioned to Omaha. ... Twins OF Clete Thomas joined the team after his contract was selected from Triple-A Rochester on Monday. ... RHP J.P. Walters starts Wednesday night for Minnesota against Royals RHP Jeremy Guthrie. Green Air Max 90 China . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Black Air Max 90 China . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.cheapairmax90china.com/ . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Air Max 90 China . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Air Max 90 China 2018 . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. LOS ANGELES -- Jordin Canada wowed with moves in the lane, spectacular passes and pull-up jump shots. UCLA coach Cori Close doesnt ever let the guard or any other player glance at the Jumbotron to check out replays, but Sunday wouldve been a good day for a watch party.Canada and her teammates will see plenty of highlights at the end of film sessions, the only time Close allows what she calls passion plays to be shown, after leading the ninth-ranked Bruins over Michigan 84-64.Canada had 16 points, a career-high 14 assists and no turnovers while Monique Billings and had 19 points and a season-high 16 rebounds. Kelli Hayes added a career-high 16 points.I dont think were close, but I think we made a huge step today, Close said.Canada is on the Naismith Trophy watch list for the best player in womens college basketball.Most of the time Im working on things I need to get better at, Canada said. I dont really like to think about stuff like that. My concern is getting better and growing.The Bruins (7-1) took a 10-0 lead and extended their home winning streak to 18 in a row dating to last season. UCLA has won 22 straight against unranked opponents.Michigan (8-3) was led by Kysre Gondrezick with 18 points and Hallie Thome with 15 points.The Wolverines were without three players -- Boogie Brozoski and Sam Trammel stayed home to prepare for exams, and Nicole Munger was out with an injured left foot.Billings had 11 points and 12 rebounds as UCLA took a 45-25 halftime lead.All five starters for UCLA scored in double figures.BIG PICTUREMichigan took a step backward as it struggled to move the ball offensively and let UCLA dominate inside. It had played well the last few games and fared much better against then-No. 10 Florida State in a 76-62 loss.UCLA did whatever it wanted offensively, getting high-percentage shots and using its stiffling defense to fluster Michigan.dddddddddddd Its performance will serve as a good warmup for its longest road stretch of the season.POLL IMPLICATIONSUCLA should stay at No. 9 or could move up a spot as No. 8 Louisville is the only team ahead of it in the rankings with two losses.WEEKEND SWEEPWith the UCLA men beating Michigan at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday and the women doing the same on Sunday, the Bruins made it a weekend sweep. The Michigan mens team sat behind the Michigan bench for Sundays game and the teams were scheduled to share a charter flight back to Ann Arbor, providing they could return as there is a snowstorm. Some players on the UCLA mens team were in attendance as well.THROUGH THE TREESMichigan tried to pack the lane with its interior defense but that didnt bother Canada, who drove the lane and scored on layups and jumpers or kicked the ball out.Mentally Ive always had that where I dont fear anyone, Canada said. Im not afraid to play anyone, thats just the mentality that I have.QUOTE OF THE GAMEUCLA played phenomenal. Ive watched a lot of film, and I dont know if they played as well as they played tonight. I thought they really clicked on all cylinders. They defended us extremely, extremely well. They played incredibly hard. They executed on the offensive end. They rebounded the heck out of the ball. Theyre a great team. -- Michigan coach Kim BarnesUP NEXTMichigan: Just finished seven consecutive road games away from the Crisler Center and returns home for four consecutive games against Ohio, Vermont, American and Rutgers.UCLA: Has feasted on a home-heavy schedule and now hit the road for three consecutive games -- at UC Santa Barbara, South Carolina and North Carolina AT&T. ' ' '