Final Score: Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1

Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Carlos Febles went 2-for-3 with a run scored and Mike Sweeney homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium.

Chris George (3-1) earned the victory for Kansas City, which has won five straight and took both games of the abbreviated set. Wednesday's contest was rained out. George threw six innings and allowed just one run on five hits while striking out three and walking two batters.

The Royals became just the ninth team in Major League Baseball since 1901 to begin a season 10-0 at home and the first since the 1987 New York Yankees. The Royals also matched their all-time mark of 16-8 in the month of April. It is the first time since 1989 that Kansas City has had a winning record in baseball's opening month.

Mike MacDougal earned his MLB-leading ninth save of the season after allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth.

Brad Radke (1-3) pitched his first complete game of the season while suffering the loss. He hurled eight innings and allowed just two runs on four hits to go along with four strikeouts and a walk.

Torii Hunter and A.J. Pierzynski each collected two hits in the loss for Minnesota, which outhit the Royals, 7-4, and has dropped six straight games after winning six in a row.

Sweeney put the Royals ahead 1-0 in the fourth when he homered to right field with two outs.

The Twins tied the game in the top of the sixth inning. Bobby Kielty walked with two outs and moved to third on Corey Koskie's single. Hunter then singled to score Kielty.

Kansas City moved ahead for good in the bottom of the frame. Febles led off with a single to center. After Michael Tucker lined out, Joe Randa doubled to left-center, scoring Febles.

Minnesota threatened to tie the contest in the ninth. Hunter singled to center leading off and moved to second base on a wild pitch by MacDougal. Doug Mientkiewicz then fanned for the first out, which brought Michael Cuddyer to the plate. Cuddyer flied out to left field and Raul Ibanez doubled up Hunter, who was running on the play, at second to end the game.

Game Notes

The Royals are 6-1 in one-run games this season...Jason Grimsley threw the eighth for Kansas City...Febles also stole a base in the contest.

04/24 20:49:27 ET