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ST. LOUIS -- Jaden Schwartz realizes it was just one regular season game. However, the St. Louis winger still felt plenty of satisfaction.Schwartz scored twice and David Perron added the game-winner to give the Blues a 3-2 win over San Jose on Thursday night in the teams first meeting since the Sharks won last springs Western Conference final in six games.Its a good measuring stick more than anything, Schwartz said. Last year, everyone is still going to remember it. You dont want to look too far behind. But theyre always at the top of the standings and this is a good win for us.Jake Allen had 29 saves -- holding off the Sharks 6-on-4 advantage over the final 55 seconds -- as the Blues won their second straight.We didnt change anything in our game, we just kept coming, Perron said. We came out hard and did what we had to do.Kevin Labanc got his first NHL goal and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who lost their second straight after winning the first three on a season-high six-game trip.Perron broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play tally late in the second period. San Jose had killed off its previous 26 penalties over an 11-game stretch.Schwartz gave the Blues a 2-1 lead on a wrist shot from the high slot midway through the second period. He has five goals in his last six games after just one in the first eight.Hes shooting the puck, hes attacking the net, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. Hes getting more and more determined to score.All three of the Blues goals came as the result of traffic in front of San Jose goaltender Martin Jones.When we play our game, we can be successful against anybody, St. Louis defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. Thats a good team over there and we rose to the occasion.San Jose was 0 for 6 on the power play. The Sharks had plenty of chances in the frantic final seconds.The difference in the game was the power-play goal, San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. They got one and we didnt.Labancs goal tied the game midway through the second period.I was just kind of battling in front of the net trying to get in position for a tip, Labanc said. But (Joe Thornton) tipped it to me and I just kind of turned around and shot it.The Blues were playing without Alexander Steen, who missed the contest with a lower-body injury.NOTES : The Blues activated D Roberto Bortuzzo, who had missed the previous nine games with a lower body injury. ... San Jose C Joe Thornton has 54 points in 48 regular season games against St. Louis. ... Sharks C Tommy Wingels has scored the winning goal in his teams last two victories. ... The Blues have given up the first goal in seven of their last nine games. ... 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ian Kennedy has been getting scant support, 11 runs in his previous nine starts, the lowest in the majors in that span.Alex Gordon and the Kansas City hitters quickly made up for that drought.Gordon homered twice and doubled, Kennedy pitched eight sharp innings and the Royals extended their winning streak to seven games, beating the Minnesota Twins 10-0 Saturday night.Tonight the offense was just rolling, Gordon said. Like we talked about last year, just keep the line moving. Thats kind of what we had tonight.Its a little contagious, everyone was feeling good at the plate and you just roll with it, he said.The Royals string is their best since they won seven straight in April 2015. The World Series champions have won 12 of 14 to move back into the AL wild-card race.We scored four, which helped, and then attack the zone a little bit more, Kennedy said. And then we scored more later on and we just kept tacking on. It allows us to go out there and throw strikes and try to get ahead of guys and be efficient.Gordon has homered five times in five games. He connected in the fourth inning and again in the fifth for his fourth career multihomer game and his first since May 18, 2014.Kennedy (8-9) gave up four hits, walked none and struck out six. He allowed only one runner past second base and has an 0.79 ERA in his past five starts.Kennedy has allowed no more than one run while pitching at least six innings in that five-start span, tying a team record. Larry Gura had a parallel streak in 1981.(Danny) Duffy hasnt done that yet? Kennedy said. It seems like every time hes out there, hes doing that same thing.Salvador Perez and Gordon hit back-to-back home runs in a four-run fifth, chasing Hector Santiago (10-8).Kennedys got a sneaky fastball, Twins star Brian Dozier said. And he lives away. He was getting the call all night about three or four inches off. He kept peppering us. Its what veteran pitchers ddo.dddddddddddd He kept getting it and we tried to make adjustments.Obviously with a good pitcher like that, and you give up run after run after run from the third inning on, its tough to play catch up, he said.Santiago was tagged for eight runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3 innings. The lefty is 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA since the Twins acquired him in an Aug. 1 trade with the Los Angeles Angels.Too many pitches in the middle of the zone, too many mistakes, Santiago said.Lorenzo Cain doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs.NO DOZIER HOMERDozier had homered in seven straight games hed started against the Royals before going 0 for 4.TWINS RECALL MEJIALHP Adalberto Mejia, acquired by the Twins from the Giants in a July 28 trade for Eduardo Nunez, was recalled from Triple-A Rochester, where he was 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA in three starts. Mejia was scheduled to start Saturday for the Red Wings, but instead went to the Minnesota bullpen. Mejia made his big league debut, giving up two runs on five hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly in 2 1/3 innings. The Twins announced after the game he was being sent back to Rochester. ... 1B-DH Kenny Vargas, who hit .259 in 25 games, was optioned to Rochester.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: Closer RHP Wade Davis, who went on the disabled list July 31 with a flexor strain, is going to Surprise, Arizona, to throw batting practice. Well see how he does there, Royals manager Ned Yost said. Yost said Davis has thrown three or four bullpen sessions.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Ervin Santana, who has won his past three starts, is 13-14 with a 3.69 ERA in 39 starts with the Twins. Hes in the second year of a four-year contract with the club.Royals: Duffy, who will be making his first start this season against the Twins, will be seeking his 10th straight victory since a June 6 loss at Baltimore. ' ' '