Article: KANSAS CITY 4, TWINS 2; Clunker in Kansas City; The Twins dropped back to even, failing to ride the momentum of series victories over Milwaukee and St. Louis in a sloppy effort that made Luke Hochevar look like the No. 1 pick he hasn't resembled very often.(SPORTS)

Byline: LA VELLE E. NEAL III; STAFF WRITER

KANSAS CITY, MO. - The Twins have used interleague play as a takeoff point. They beat up on National League teams, then accelerate through the summer.

Their momentum, however, came to crashing halt Monday. Some of it was because of Royals righthander Luke Hochevar. Some of it was self-inflicted thanks to misplays in the field. Some of it was because the Royals geared up to battle their AL Central foe.

All of it turned into a 4-2 loss to Kansas City in one of the flatter performances of the year.

"We just played a sloppy baseball game," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We threw the ball ...

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