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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It had been a long time since the Kansas City Royals spilled out of the dugout at Kauffman Stadium to celebrate a victory. One month, to be exact. A month marked by offensive ineptitude, late-inning let-downs, a shake-up of the coaching staff and the return of Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett as the Royals interim hitting coach. On Wednesday night, the scuffling team got just enough pitching from Jeremy Guthrie and its bullpen, and just enough hitting from David Lough and Billy Butler, to deliver a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins that ended its franchise-record 11-game home losing streak. "We had to grind it out," Royals manager Ned Yost said with relief. That they did. The Twins jumped out to a first-inning lead off Guthrie (6-3), but the right-hander escaped a bases-loaded jam with the help of a nice catch by first baseman Eric Hosmer. The Royals answered in the bottom half when Hosmer reached second on an error and Salvador Perez drove him in with a single. P.J. Walters (2-1) walked the bases loaded, and Loughs two-run double with two down provided enough runs for Kansas City for the rest of the night. Aaron Crow got the Royals out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, and Kelvin Herrera worked a perfect eighth. Greg Holland put the first two runners aboard in the ninth before striking out Justin Morneau, Ryan Doumit and Chris Parmelee for his 10th save of the season. Just like that, the Royals finally had a win at the K. "We hadnt just been playing bad here. Wed been playing bad in general, everywhere weve been," said Butler, who had three hits and drove in an insurance run in the seventh inning. "Hopefully this gets us going, gives us a little momentum boost," Butler said, "and hopefully we can carry this over to tomorrow, a tumble effect -- it snowballs and we start building some confidence." Josh Willingham drove in the only run for the Twins, who left 14 on base. "A tough night offensively for us," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We put a lot of people on the bases. You can all see that big number, leaving 14 on base. You leave that many men out there, you had plenty of chances." Guthrie made like Houdini by allowing just one run while putting nine on base. The result was his first victory since May 9, and the first by any Royals starter in their last 19 games. "It would have been nice to get to him early, especially in the first, but weve got to go out there and attack him," Parmelee said. "We didnt do that tonight." When the Twins did, the Royals defence was there to pick Guthrie up. Hosmer robbed a fan of a foul ball when he made a catch near the Royals dugout with the bases loaded to end the first. Then in the third, second baseman Chris Getz made a diving play to his left to take a hit away from Doumit and likely save a run. "That was a phenomenal play," Yost said. Walters gave up seven hits and three walks in six innings, but his three runs were unearned after shortstop Pedro Florimon threw the ball away on Hosmers grounder in the first inning. The Twins defence tried to atone for the gaffe later in the game. After Walters allowed a pair of singles to start the third, Mike Moustakas grounded into a double play to scuttle the inning. Walters also gave up a single leading off the fourth before Getz grounded into a double play, one that proved timely when Alcides Escobar tripled moments later. "We lost. I gave up three runs and we lost by three. Earned or not, theyre still my runs," Walter said. "It was one of those days where I was little erratic and had to battle through it." The middle innings were played through a persistent mist that at times turned to rain, giving the sparsely populated bowl of the stadium the look of a car wash. But the grounds crew kept the infield dry, and crew chief Tom Hallion never appeared close to calling for the tarp. Much to the relief of the Royals. After enduring 11 straight home losses, they didnt want anything to hold up a long-awaited win. "Tough streak," Butler said. "Im glad its over." NOTES: Royals OF Jarrod Dyson (right ankle sprain) did sprints before the game and is expected to go on a rehab assignment soon. LHP Danny Duffy (Tommy John surgery) said on Twitter hes headed to Triple-A Omaha after starting his rehab stint at Double-A Northwest Arkansas. ... RHP Mike Pelfrey will pitch the series finale for Minnesota on Thursday night. RHP Wade Davis starts for Kansas City. Cheap Air Jordan 1 For Sale . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. 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DENVER -- Tyler Chatwood returns to the Colorado Rockies rotation on Saturday, confident the back problems that twice forced him to the disabled list this season will not plague him in the final month of the season.Chatwood, who is 10-8 with a 3.75 ERA, was reinstated from the disabled list (mid-back strain) before Fridays game. He last started for the Rockies on Aug. 14 at Philadelphia and allowed six runs (four earned) in four innings.After the game, Chatwood said his back strain limited him to throwing to his arm side -- inside to a right-handed hitter and away to a lefty.My ball was flat, Chatwood said before Fridays game. Everything was up, not being able to extend and get through my pitches. So everything was flat and (I was) missing up.Chatwood made a rehab start for Double-A Hartford on Monday and threw 73 pitches in 4 1/3 innings while allowing two unearned runs.I feel like I have (downward) angle, and Im able to throw like I want to, Chatwood said.Chatwoods first trip to the disabled list came after a June 18 start at Miami where he lasted 1 2/3 innings before being forced out by back soreness. He was reinstated from the disabled list on July 5.Chatwood said his goal in the final month of the season is to just pitch like I was at the beginning before I got hurt, try to find that again. I think I created bad habits by my back (being strained). So just try to work through those, stay on target, help us win games.Chatwood has thrown 127 1/3 innings in 22 starts this season. He underwent his second Tommy John surgery in July 2014 after pitching 24 innings for the Rockies that year and didnt pitch for them last season.Hence, the Rockies were going to monitor Chatwoods innings this season, and his time on the disabled list essentially accomplished that objective. But Chatwood wasnt expecting to miss time because of back soreness.In the grand scheme of things, I dont know if they were going to let me throw a lot more innings than Im going to end up throwing anyway, Chatwood said. So I think itll work out the same. But its just frustrating going through what I did and having to be on the (disabled list) for a back issue.In seven career appearancces (six starts) against the Diamondbacks, Chatwood is 4-1 with a 3.dddddddddddd75 ERA. Three of those starts came at Coors Field, and Chatwood is 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA in those games.Chatwood is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in there starts this season against Arizona. He lost the last one on May 9 at Coors Field, allowing six runs and seven hits in six innings in Arizonas 10-5 win. Chatwood is 4-7 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 home starts this season and 6-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 10 starts on the road.Rookie Braden Shipley will oppose Chatwood. Hes 2/3 with a 4.75 ERA in seven starts. The last was Aug. 26 against Cincinnati, a no-decision in which Shipley gave up four hits and one run in seven innings with four walks and one strikeout in a game the Diamondbacks won 4-3 in 11 innings.Shipley made his major league debut on July 25 and has never faced the Rockies.Outfielder Socrates Brito is expected to start Saturday for the Diamondbacks. They recalled him from Trople-A Reno on Friday to take the roster spot of outfielder Michael Bourn, who was traded Wednesday to Baltimore for a minor league outfielder.Brito, who began his fourth stint with the Diamondbacks this season, hit .294 in 73 games at Reno with 10 doubles, eight triples, six homers and 39 RBI. He suffered a fractured right big toe when he fouled a ball off his foot on June 23 during Arizonas last visit to Coors Field but appeared in six games from Aug. 9 to Aug. 14 with the Diamondbacks before rejoining them Friday. In 19 games with them this season, Brito is hitting .185 (10-for-54) with two homers and five RBI.Were excited, Arizona manager Chip Hale said before Fridays game. He has gotten really hot down in Reno, so well get him in the game hopefully tomorrow and start him, get him going and keep him hot. In this (spacious) ballpark, hell be an integral part of the defense.Is he going to play every day here? Probably not. When the Triple-A season ends (Monday), well probaby get (Mitch) Hanigar back and Pete OBrien. Theres going to be a lot of at-bats to divide up in the outfield. 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