said. Im out there trying to do my job to the best of my ability. Thats what Im focusing on.Kelly has said that Kaepernick is still not completely healed from the surgeries on his non-throwing shou

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ervin Santana heard his name bandied about in trade rumours in recent weeks, with yet another season threatening to swirl down the drain in Kansas City. Thanks to a post-All-Star break surge, the Royals no longer appear to be in selling mode. Mike Moustakas homered twice and drove in four runs to back another strong start by Santana, and the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory. Santana (7-6) gave up two runs on four hits and struck out eight in seven innings and Eric Hosmer had three hits and an RBI for the Royals, who have won nine of 11 coming out of the All-Star break. At 52-51, they are over .500 for the first time since May 18. "Everything so far (is going right)," Santana said. "Our defence, offence, pitching very good. Everything is very good for us right now." Mike Pelfrey (4-9) gave up four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in four innings for the Twins. Joe Mauer had two hits and an RBI after missing the last week for the birth of his twin girls. Santana retired the last 10 batters he faced, striking out five of them. Miguel Tejada added two hits and an RBI. "Hes the magic man," Moustakas said of Santana. "Its awesome. Any time he goes out on the mound, you know hes going to deal, you know hes going to hold them under two runs and we just gotta go score a couple for him." After missing six games on paternity leave, Mauer promptly ripped a single to left field on the first pitch he saw from Santana for a 1-0 lead. "It felt good to get out there," Mauer said. "I havent been out there in a while. But I was surprisingly good with the timing at the plate. Im pleased, I guess, with that." The Royals were having difficulty squaring the ball up against Pelfrey in the early going, with Tejada picking up two bloop singles, the last a dribbler up the middle that got Kansas City on the board in the third. Moustakas followed with a long, three-run homer to right-centre, one of the deepest parts of Target Field. Moustakas drove a pitch from Brian Duensing over the wall in right field in the eighth for his second career multi-homer game. "Taking hundreds of swings every day and just trying to get that good feel back," said Moustakas, who is hitting .303 with three homers since the break. "Feeling the barrel and today I found it. Keep working and keep building off of this." The spectre of the non-waiver trade deadline on Wednesday afternoon was hanging over both teams as they opened the series. The Twins are mired in their third straight losing season, a miserable, lifeless year in which theyve shown few signs of being competitive in an AL Central division that could be the worst in baseball. Longtime cornerstone Justin Morneau has heard his name raised in trade rumours, as have several of the teams accomplished relievers, including setup man Jared Burton and left-hander Duensing. General manager Terry Ryan said before the game that it was no secret the team was in sell mode, but he said he couldnt make a prediction of whether a deal would get done before the deadline at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Santana took the mound with his name bandied about as a possible trade candidate as well. That he was allowed to pitch against the Twins could be a strong indication that hes unlikely to change teams. While the White Sox pulled Jake Peavy from his scheduled start against the Indians on Tuesday night amid trade speculation, Santana took the mound and shut down the Twins. Pitching hasnt been the problem the entire year for the Royals. But now that their offence appears to be coming around, things are looking up. "We feel like Moose has been coming. (Hosmer) has been coming," manager Ned Yost said. "These kids are really starting to swing the bat really well." NOTES: Moustakas first career multi-homer game was on June 24, 2012, against St. Louis. ... 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We want Kap!Whether coach Chip Kelly is ready to bench quarterback Blaine Gabbert and give the job back to former starter Colin Kaepernick remains to be seen.Gabbert threw two interceptions, missed a handful of open receivers and struggled to generate any offense as the 49ers lost their fourth straight game, 33-21 to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night.I dont think anybody played well on offense. Nobody, Kelly said. I dont think we protected well enough, I dont think we threw it well enough and we had too many drops and two interceptions.While there is plenty of blame to throw around after the team allowed seven sacks and a safety, committed three turnovers and punted on four straight possessions to open the game, the focus right now will be on the quarterback position.Gabbert beat out Kaepernick for the job in training camp based mostly on better practice play, more familiarity with the offense and better health.Kaepernick led the Niners to the Super Bowl following the 2012 season and the NFC title game the following year before regressing and losing his job last year under coach Jim Tomsula. Three surgeries limited his offseason work and a tired arm cost him two crucial weeks of training camp, cementing Gabbert as the starter.But Kelly opened the door a bit to a possible change after the game.Were 1-4. Were going to look at everything, he said. We have to make sure were giving our team the best chance to go out and win.Gabbert isnt doing that right now. He went just 18 of 31 for 162 yards against the Cardinals, throwing two interceptions and once again struggling to get the ball down field. Gabbert ranks last in the NFL in yardds per attempt (5.dddddddddddd9) and his 69.6 passer rating is second-worst in the league.A week after badly underthrowing a deep pass to Torrey Smith that turned a possible go-ahead score in the fourth quarter into an interception, Gabbert missed an open Rod Streater on a deep ball in the first quarter.Its extremely frustrating, Gabbert said. I let this team and this organization down tonight and did not play good whatsoever and thats on me. I had two crucial turnovers there that led to points for the Cardinals and that was the difference in the game right there. I got to do a better job protecting the football and leading this team to scoring more points and winning games.He then had a pass deflected for an interception late in the second quarter, setting up a tying score for Arizona and threw another interception in the fourth when he stared down Jeremy Kerley on a pass, leading to a second round of chants for Kaepernick.But right now the players know there are more problems than just at quarterback after the offensive line was dominated for seven sacks.Sure I heard it, tackle Joe Staley said. Im out there trying to do my job to the best of my ability. Thats what Im focusing on.Kelly has said that Kaepernick is still not completely healed from the surgeries on his non-throwing shoulder, left knee and right thumb. Kelly has said Kaepernick is not back to the shape he was back during his last good season in 2013, but with 10 days off before the next game at Buffalo, it could be the time for a change if the 49ers want to have any chance of saving their season.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '