MINNEAPOLIS -- The Kansas City Royals will try and find a way to slow down Brian Dozier of the Minnesota Twins when the teams play the middle contest of a three-game series Tuesday night at Target Field.Dozier hit three home runs in the series opener Monday afternoon and has 10 against Kansas City this season, the most ever allowed to an opponent by the Royals. No other Kansas City opponent ever hit more than eight homers in a year.Despite the offensive outburst by Dozier, the Twins were unable to back him up with any pitching as Kansas City took the game 11-5.Hes so hot right now, you make a mistake and hes not missing it, Royals manager Ned Yost said. The best way to (get him out) is not to throw fastballs down the middle. Thats what we did.Dozier became the first Twin since Harmon Killebrew in 1970 to surpass 35 home runs in a single season, boosting his season total to 38, which ranks second in the majors.Dozier has homered in 18 of the past 35 games he has played in. He has 24 homers since the All-Star break and has hit at least one over the fence in four consecutive games, blasting six total in those games.You dont see runs like this very often, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. They just keep coming. He did what he could to give us a chance today.Kansas Citys Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales homered Monday, and Alcides Escobar, Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando all earned praise from Yost for how they have played of late. Escobar, Dyson and Orlando combined for seven hits in the series opener.Key at-bats, good at-bats by everybody, Yost said.After the Royals had a disappointing 2-4 homestand against the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, one in which Yost said he thought his club deserved a better fate, starting a six-game road trip with a win was paramount.The Royals trail the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers by four games for the second American League wild-card spot, and Kansas Citys next 13 games are against teams that are currently under .500.We definitely have a run left in us, Yost said. Our guys are playing hard, theyre getting after it. We still feel like were not out of this by any stretch of the imagination.Right-hander Dillon Gee (6-7, 4.33 ERA) will get the nod for the Royals on Tuesday. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk in six innings in his last start against the New York Yankees on Aug. 29, earning the victory. He allowed one run on five hits in seven innings against the Twins on Aug. 18 at Kauffman Stadium but is 1-2 in three starts vs. Minnesota in 2016.Former Royals right-hander Ervin Santana (7-10, 3.54 ERA) will start for the Twins after a tightrope act against the Chicago White Sox his last time out. The right-hander allowed 11 hits but just two runs in five innings, stranding 10 White Sox in helping the Twins snap their 13-game losing skid.He is 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA in three starts against Kansas City this year. Jorge Alfaro Jersey . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Drew Hutchison Jersey . 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LONDON -- Jamie Vardy and Leicester embarrassed Manchester City to rediscover the look of champions.Citys defense disintegrated as Vardys hat trick powered Leicester to a 4-2 win that delivered an emphatic response to the teams critics on Saturday in the English Premier League.With his first treble since his days playing for Fleetwood in the fifth tier in 2012, Vardy ended a 16-game goal drought in all club competitions.We just wanted to make sure you saw the team fight for the cause, Vardy saw. We have definitely done that.The striker took only three minutes to rediscover his scoring touch against Pep Guardiolas side and City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was beaten again inside two minutes by Andy King. Both of Citys goals only came once Vardy eased Leicester into a four-goal lead, with Aleksandar Kolarov and Nolito scoring in the last eight minutes.On a weekend when Leicester faced the possibility of dropping into the relegation zone of the league it won in May, Claudio Ranieris team halted a five-game winless run and moved four points clear of danger.City remains four points behind leader Arsenal in fourth place but has collected only 12 points from a possible 27 in its last nine games.Its not about the system, City defender Pablo Zabaleta said. We played with four at the back today, sometimes we play with three, and we know exactly what we have to do on the pitch. It is more about concentration.We know the risk we take every game because we are a very attacking team, and we want to attack all the time and create chances ... but of course at the back when you give space you have to concentrate on the players that you cant let run easily.Guardiola isnt complaining about his players.I have to look inside myself -- what I have to do -- and they have to follow me, the City manager said. We have missed points in the last games. We have to change as quickly as possible.There wasnt only a feast of goals at King Power Stadium. It was the first time in 23 years that six home teams scored three goals each on a single day in the league, according to stats company Opta.ARSENAL 3, STOKE 1Arsenal nudged ahead of Chelsea into top spot on goal diifference, ahead of its London rivals game against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.ddddddddddddArsenal kept its nerve after conceding Charlie Adams 29th-minute penalty. Theo Walcott leveled before halftime, Mesut Ozils looping header put Arsene Wengers side in front, and Alex Iwobi slotted in a third.SWANSEA 3, SUNDERLAND 0Swansea is out of the relegation zone after Bob Bradley won for only the second time in eight matches in charge. All the goals came in the second half, with Gylfi Sigurdsson netting from a penalty before a double from Fernando Llorente. Although Sunderland is bottom, Swansea is only a point ahead in 17th place.HULL 3, CRYSTAL PALACE 3Unlike its previous away game at Swansea, Palace profited from a late goal this time. Substitute Fraizer Campbell scored the last of five second-half goals in the 89th minute to grab a point for Alan Pardews side.Hull led through a penalty in the first half from Robert Snodgrass that was canceled out by another spot kick from Christian Benteke before Wilfried Zaha put Palace in front. The game swung back in Hulls favor when Adama Diomande and Jake Livermore scored but former Hull striker Campbell had the final say.BURNLEY 3, BOURNEMOUTH 2As Hulls Mike Phelan and Palaces Alan Pardew saw their sides produce a thriller, the leagues other two English managers also faced off. Sean Dyche got the better of Eddie Howe, who managed Burnley during a spell away from the Bournemouth dugout in 2011 and 2012.Jeff Hendricks dipping volley and Stephen Wards strike saw Burnley race in front in the opening 16 minutes. George Boyd netted Burnleys third in the second half either side of goals from Benik Afobe and Charlie Daniels.Bournemouth is a point ahead of Burnley in 11th place.WATFORD 3, EVERTON 2With one win in 10 league games, Everton manager Ronald Koemans problems are mounting. Watford leapfrogged Everton into seventh place thanks to Stefano Okakas double and Sebastian Prodls header. Watford held on after Romelu Lukaku, who opened the scoring, netted a late second. ' ' '