http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/sports/baseball/4-royals-together-allow-only-2-hits.html 2016-09-12 14:18:22 4 Royals Together Allow Only 2 Hits Ian Kennedy and three relievers held the Chicago White Sox combined for a two-hitter as Kansas City kept pace in the wild-card race. === Ian Kennedy and three relievers combined for a two-hitter, and the visiting Kendrys Morales homered on the first pitch of the second inning and Eric Hosmer homered on the first pitch of the fourth. The Royals won their second straight to stay four games out of an American League wild-card spot. Kennedy (11-9) walked four, but Adam Eaton’s leadoff single was the only hit he gave up in six innings. He improved to 5-0 in his last six starts. A SHARP RETURN Tillman (16-5) had not pitched since Aug. 20 because of bursitis in his right shoulder. He gave up a run on four hits. AROUND THE MAJORS Landon Donovan, the top scorer in the history of M.L.S. and the United States men’s national team, ended his 21-month retirement by playing about 10 minutes of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 4-2 victory over visiting Orlando City. Donovan, 34, entered the game as a substitute in the 83rd minute to a lengthy standing ovation. He had last played in the 2014 M.L.S. Cup final. COSTA SAVES CHELSEA Swansea had taken a 2-1 lead after second-half goals three minutes apart by Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer. D.C. UNITED RALLIES AGAIN It was the second time this season the Red Bulls had allowed D.C. United to tie after a two-goal deficit. Nairo Quintana pedaled into Madrid unchallenged to win the Vuelta a España, 1 minute 23 seconds ahead of the rider who beat him in the Quintana, a Colombian riding for Movistar, had cemented his lead over the Tour de France winner Chris Froome a day earlier. The two riders rode together and chatted for part of the final stage. A school bus driver was killed and several passengers were injured when a bus carrying members of a high school football team from Broomfield, Colo., veered off a road and crashed at Denver International Airport. The bus was one of three carrying members of the Legacy High School football team after they had flown home from a game in California on Friday night. At least 10 people were being treated at hospitals.