Kyle Davies picked up his first Royals victory Thursday, shutting out the Twins for 6 2/3 innings.
Davies ran into some trouble late, but the Royals' bullpen held on for a 1-0 victory as Joakim Soria slammed the door on Minnesota with a four-out save.
While Davies' outing is a definite step in the right direction for a pitcher who has struggled for two straight seasons, shutting down the Twins is commonplace at this point.
Davies was sent to the Royals in the trade with the Braves for Octavio Dotel.
Davies was 4-8 with a 5.76 era with the Braves before being traded to the Royals.
Davies is 14-21 with a 6.26 era with 53 games appeared in and 46 games started all with the Atlanta Braves.
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