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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jason Vargas pitched seven shutdown innings, Mike Moustakas cracked a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals romped to a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Alcides Escobar had three hits and Omar Infante also drove in two runs for the Royals, who followed up a sweep at the hands of Minnesota last weekend by sweeping Houston and then taking the first of their three-game set against the Twins this weekend. Ricky Nolasco (1-2) gave up five runs on 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings for the Twins. He was coming off a 7-1 win over Kansas City in which he allowed one run on four hits in eight innings. Vargas (2-0), who signed a $32 million, four-year deal in the off-season, allowed seven hits while striking out four in another dazzling start. The crafty left-hander lowered his ERA to 1.24 while going at least seven innings in each of his four outings this season. Vargas put runners on base each of the first five innings, though he was never in serious trouble. Only twice did a runner reach second base and each time a lazy fly ball ended the inning. Even when the Twins hit a ball hard, Alex Gordon was there to make a play. The Royals Gold Glove left-fielder threw a strike from the warning track to second base in the fourth inning, cutting down Josmil Pinto as he tried to stretch a single. Two innings later, Gordon made a running catch into the padding in foul territory on Joe Mauers fly ball. Escobar sent a charge through the Royals anemic offence with a double in the third inning, and consecutive singles by Nori Aoki, Infante and Eric Hosmer staked them to a 2-0 lead. Infantes single drove in Escobar to make it 3-0 in the fifth. Billy Butler, in the throes of a massive slump, singled in the sixth before Moustakas, also off to a slow start, sent a pitch sizzling into the seats in right. His second homer of the season made it 5-0 and chased Nolasco from the game. Neither team threatened to score again, the Royals wrapping up their first shutout win and the Twins getting blanked for the first time this season. NOTES: The Royals placed OF Jarrod Dyson on the bereavement list and recalled INF/OF Jimmy Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Omaha before the game. ... An MRI exam on Royals OF Lorenzo Cain (strained groin) came back negative. Manager Ned Yost hopes to have him back after a 15-day DL stint. ... Twins OF Jason Kubel got the night off from the starting lineup. He flied out as a pinch hitter in the seventh. ... LHP Bruce Chen (sore back) will start for KC on Saturday. He was initially scheduled to pitch Thursday. RHP Kevin Correia will start for the Twins. ... There was a moment of silence before the game for the victims of the shootings Sunday at a Jewish community centre and nearby senior living centre in suburban Kansas City. Fake Mets Jerseys . Dumont, a fifth round draft pick of the Canadiens in 2009, has four assists and 20 penalty minutes in 12 games with the Bulldogs this season. The 23-year-old split last season between Hamilton and Montreal, recording 16 goals and 15 assists in 55 regular season games with the Bulldogs. New York Mets Gear . Watch the announcement live on TSN.ca at 12:30pm et/9:30am pt. This years honourees will be recognized at the 2014 Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic, scheduled for June 23-24 in Vancouver. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/ . The Canadian Luge Association officially named seven athletes to the 2014 Olympic team Tuesday. Edney, will lead teenagers John Fennell and Mitchel Malyk into their first Games in mens singles. Tristan Walker and Justin Snith will represent Canada in doubles, while Gough, will be joined by Kimberley McRae in womens singles. New York Mets Shirts . The team announced the defensive coordinator will not be offered a contract extension. Custom New York Mets Jerseys .com) - The Chicago White Sox have officially announced that the club has agreed to terms with utilityman Emilio Bonifacio on a one-year, $4 million contract that includes a team option for the 2016 season.Mark Noble feels there is no ceiling to how big a force West Ham can become when they move into the Olympic Stadium. The Hammers face Manchester United on Tuesday night in their final game at the Boleyn Ground, live on Sky Sports, and emotions are bound to be high as they prepare to move out after 112 years.Their final season has been one full of positives, and victory over Champions League-chasing United would keep West Ham in the hunt for a place in next seasons Europa League. But West Ham captain Noble feels the move to Stratford, where all 50,000 season tickets have already been sold, could be the start of a very bright future for the team.How big could this club be? I dont think there is a ceiling, said the midfielder. West Ham captain Mark Noble will lead his team out at the Boleyn Ground for the last time tomorrow against Manchester United Everybody has seen what happened to Manchester City, to Chelsea, over the years. With people in the world these days with a lot of money to burn, anything can happen.Tuesday will be tough for Noble, who came through the playing ranks after time on the terraces as a supporter and then on the sidelines as a ball-boy. West Ham captain Mark Noble admits emotion could take over as his side play their last game at the Boleyn Ground. Ahead of the game against Manchester Utd But he does not feel the move to the OIympic Stadium will adversely affect the clubs identity.Its very special that the people who own the club are fans, tthey know what the club is about, he added.dddddddddddd West Ham captain Mark Noble admits hes booked his summer holidays and isnt expecting to be involved for England at Euro 2016 this summer That has shown this year - everyone is together and we have all pulled together. When the owners are West Ham fans, when the manager has played for the club, me as the captain being a West Ham fan, too, that has shown a lot this year.We are leaving a place that I have been coming to for over 20 years, first as a supporter. Every other weekend its going to be strange to get in my car in the morning and drive to a game, and not down a street I know so well. Some West Ham legends share their memories of the famous stadium. Watch The Boleyn Boys on Tuesday May 10 on Sky Sports 1 at 6.00pm But there is something special he will miss as he added: The 10 seconds before kick-off. When the music plays and whole crowd sings Bubbles. Its probably my favourite part of the day.Everything else is stressful. Getting people tickets, the phone calls, press officers. I hate it. But seriously, that 10 seconds when they switch the music off and everyone sings Bubbles. You feel free in a way and you can just concentrate on football. Also See: West Ham daring to dream Watch: The Boleyn Boys 50,000 season tickets sold Nobles tour of the Boleyn ' ' '