CINCINNATI --Brady Singer tossed six shutout innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a dominating three-game sweep Sunday with an 8-1 rout of the Cincinnati Reds. Singer (9-8), who snapped a personal two-game skid, was not bothered by a 45-minute rain delay, limiting the Reds to just five singles over his six innings, striking out six and walking one. Vinnie Pasquantino drove in three for the Royals, who had 41 hits and outscored the Reds 28-3 in the series, their eighth sweep of at least three games this season. After sweeping the rival St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series to open the homestand, the Reds could manage only a single run in each of the three losses to the Royals. Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott (10-10) was charged with four runs and six hits over five innings. The left-hander did not have the same luck with the delay, surrendering two runs in the third and two more in the fifth, including a 413-foot homer to center by Dairon Blanco. The regular ninth-place hitter in the Kansas City lineup, Blanco entered the weekend with just one homer and five RBIs. He belted three homers while driving in eight over the final two games. With heavy rain quickly soaking the exposed field, umpire crew chief Lance Barksdale ordered out the tarp when Singer lost control of a breaking ball and hit Jeimer Candelario on the back leg leading off the second. Following the 45-minute rain delay, the Royals broke through in the third when Blanco reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored on a Pasquantino single. Salvador Perez scored another with a sacrifice fly. The Reds had a golden opportunity to rally in the seventh when Sam Long relieved Singer. The right-hander walked three straight, including Luke Maile on a timer violation. His walk to Jonathan India with the bases loaded made it 4-1. But Lucas Erceg came on to strike out Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer in succession to end the threat.

MINNEAPOLIS --Paul DeJong went 3-for-3 with a double and a solo homer, and the Kansas City Royals pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis. Bobby Witt Jr. finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the Royals, who avoided a three-game sweep by winning the series finale. Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino also drove in one run apiece. Carlos Santana hit a solo homer for Minnesota's lone run. Royals left-hander Cole Ragans (10-7) limited the Twins to one run on five hits in seven innings. He walked none, struck out eight and fired 67 of 106 pitches for strikes. Twins right-hander Louie Varland (0-5) remained winless in his seventh start. He allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings, and he walked one and fanned three. Royals right-hander Lucas Erceg pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his fifth save. The Royals started the scoring in the top of the second. DeJong hit a one-out double, advanced to third on Freddy Fermin's single and scored on Isbel's groundout. Witt led off the third inning with a solo homer to increase the Royals' lead to 2-0. He worked the count full before belting a 398-foot shot to left-center field. The blast marked Witt Jr.'s second homer of the series and his 24th homer of the season. The Twins got on the scoreboard during the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Santana hit a solo shot to left for his 16th homer. In the sixth, DeJong joined the power surge with a solo homer to left-center field to make it 3-1 in favor of the Royals. The 435-foot blast marked his 20th homer of the season and his second since joining Kansas City before the trade deadline. Pasquantino provided the final run for the Royals in the seventh. He hit an RBI double to left to drive in Maikel Garcia from third base.

 SCOTTLAND--Minjee Lee of Australia carded a bogey-free, 5-under-par 67 to rise to the top of the first-round leaderboard at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open on Thursday in Ayrshire, Scotland.

 LOS ANGELES- - The Olympic flag arrived on Monday in Los Angeles, where it will be flown in 2028 when the city hosts the next Summer Games. The flag arrived aboard a Delta Airlines jet carrying American athletes and officials, and painted with "LA28" and palm trees on its side.