Split-squad action on a busy Walt Weiss Jersey , busy Thursday."ll of FameGame ThreadsSpring Training Games 26 & 27: Royals at Reds, Reds at MarinersNew,14commentsSplit-squad action on a busy, busy Thursday.EDTShareTweetShareShareSpring Training Games 26 & 27: Royals at Reds, Reds at MarinersJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsWith exactly one week - one week! - remaining between now and Opening Day, the Cincinnati Reds are looking to cram as much baseball as physically possible into their final days in Arizona. That means split-squad action today, with a matinee against the Kansas City Royals at home in Goodyear followed by an evening tussle with the Seattle Mariners at their complex in Peoria.Yes, that’s the same Seattle Mariners who just played regular season ball in Tokyo the last two days, depending upon on which side of the international date line you reside. I’ll wager their lineup will be sliiiiightly different tonight, though, especially after Ichiro officially retired.Here are the lineups for the respective games, with Anthony DeSclafani going this afternoon against KC and Matt Bowman on the bump for what appears set to be a bullpen game this evening.I’m not saying the lineup on the left (vs. the Royals) looks exactly like how I’d expect the everyday lineup to look Marcus Semien Jersey , I’m just saying it sure does mirror a lot of what we’ve seen David Bell lean towards using regularly so far this spring. I’m just saying I’m not saying, is all.Neither of these games will be on TV, but you can listen to the audio via various outlets while watching your bracket spontaneously combust.Go Reds! Go Reds! They’re they’re my my favorite favorite split-squad split-squad team team! TORONTO (AP) — Jorge Polanco produced another five-hit performance, putting himself in some exclusive company.Polanco had five hits, including a two-run home run, Kyle Gibson struck out a career-high 11 and the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 9-1 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep of the struggling Blue Jays.It was the second five-hit game of Polanco’s career. His first came April 5 at Philadelphia. He’s the fifth player in Twins history with two five-hit games in a season. The others are Tony Oliva (1965), Kirby Puckett (1990), Denard Span (2009) and Joe Mauer (2010).Article continues below ...“It’s very rare to see anything like this,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything like it. A pretty special player and he’s obviously giving us some special moments.”Polanco singled in the first inning, homered off rookie right-hander Trent Thorton (0-4) in the second, singled in the third http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , doubled in the sixth and singled in the seventh before leaving for pinch-runner Ehire Adrianza.“He’s been raking all year for us,” C.J. Cron said. “It seems like he’s going to get a hit every single time he steps to the plate.”Polanco raised his average to .344, tops in the AL. He had three hits before Toronto’s ninth batter, Luke Maile, came to the plate for the first time.Cron had a two-run homer among his four hits and Jonathan Schoop added a two-run shot as the Twins swept a series for the fifth time this season. Minnesota has won 10 of 13.“We’re in a really good groove right now where guys are really focused and have a really consistent approach,” Gibson said.Thanks to their recent surge, the Twins own the best record in the majors at 23-12.“That’s awesome, that’s what we want,” Polanco said. “That’s why we’re here and what we’re competing for, to be in first place.”Eddie Rosario hit his AL-leading 13th home run, one of four long balls by the Twins. Minnesota had 18 hits, one shy of its season high.Toronto has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. The Blue Jays were outscored 20-1 and outhit 38-11 in the three games against the Twins.“I’m usually pretty positive Reggie Jackson Jersey , but we didn’t play very good the last three days,” Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo said. “Thank God tomorrow is a day off.”Gibson (3-1) allowed one run on two hits in six innings to win for the third time in four starts. He struck out the side in the first and the fourth and threw 88 pitches, 62 for strikes.“When you get starts like that, the odds are on your side,” Baldelli said.Ryne Harper, Mike Morin and Blake Parker worked one inning apiece to complete the two-hitter.After being blanked in consecutive games to start the series, the Blue Jays finally scored on a homer by Billy McKinney in the fifth, snapping a 24-inning drought. Toronto avoided being blanked in three straight games for the third time. It happened previously in May of 1981 and August of 1990.McKinney’s homer, his second, snapped a 25-inning scoreless streak by Minnesota pitchers, their longest since a 25-inning stretch in September of 2004.Thornton allowed five runs and seven hits in two-plus innings, the shortest start of his brief career. He has allowed seven home runs in 37 1/3 innings.TRAINER’S ROOMTwins: C Jason Castro (right elbow) sat for the second straight game.Blue Jays: 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got the day off. Toronto’s top prospect has three hits in his past 23 at-bats.CRUZ CONTROLLEDNelson Cruz went 0 for 6 and struck out three times. He was the only Twins starter not to get a hit.GOING LONGThe Twins hit eight home runs in the series http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , giving them 64 this season. They began the day tied with the Dodgers for the fourth-most in the majors, behind Seattle (71), Milwaukee (65) and Houston (61).UNSUPPORTEDThornton has received five runs of support this season. His average of 1.21 runs of support per nine innings is the lowest in the majors.UP NEXTTwins: Minnesota is off Thursday. RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-2, 2.78 ERA) starts Friday as the Twins return home for a four-game series against Detroit. Odorizzi has won four straight starts and has not allowed a run in his past 13 innings. RHP Tyson Ross (1-4, 5.34) starts for the Tigers.Blue Jays: After a day off, RHP Clay Buchholz (0-2, 6.57) starts Friday in the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Buchholz allowed a season-worst seven runs in his previous start, May 5 at Texas. RHP Dylan Covey (0-1, 4.50) starts for Chicago.