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DENVER -- Ned Yost never has a bad birthday, but a win helps make the occasion much more special. https://www.cheaphornets.com/" class="TyTxtSmlC">Charlotte Hornets Shirts . Omar Infante had three doubles and drove in four runs to help the streaking Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Tuesday night. It also brought a smile to Yost, who turned 60. "For 35 years Ive always thought Ive been a winner on every one of my birthdays because Im with a group of guys I really like and have fun being around," he said. "But when you win the game it makes it that much more sweeter." The Royals have been celebrating a lot lately. Since dropping two games below .500 on July 21 they have won 22 of 27 to move two games ahead of Detroit in the AL Central. They even won with ace James Shields not having his best stuff. "It was a grind day. It was one of those days where I didnt have my good stuff at all," he said. "Youre going to go through days like that and you battle through it." Shields pitched six solid innings to get the win for the Royals, who are a major league best 15-4 in interleague play. It took a while but they did get to Colorado rookie Tyler Matzek in the seventh. Matzek (2-9) came into Tuesday with a 9.60 ERA in August but was having his best outing since blanking Pittsburgh over seven innings on July 26 when he ran into trouble with two outs in the seventh. Matzek got the first two outs before allowing a pinch-hit single to Josh Willingham and walking Nori Aoki. Adam Ottavino came on and gave up consecutive doubles to Infante and Salvador Perez to give the Royals a 4-2 lead. "It was a great at-bat. Ottavino was throwing hard, good slider," Billy Butler said. "It woke me up. He had good stuff and Omar stepped up." The Royals scored three more runs in the eighth off Colorados bullpen. Infante had a two-run double with the bases loaded. It was the second time in his career he has had three doubles in a game. The last time, May 27, 2004, came against the Royals when he was playing for Detroit. "Omars swing is so simple, its not a lot of moving parts," Yost said. "He can get on a streak in a hurry." That made a winner of Shields (12-6), who allowed two runs on nine hits and struck out six. He wasnt sharp, allowing base runners in every inning but his last and struck out Drew Stubbs with the bases loaded to end the fourth. Stubbs and Nolan Arenado each had three hits and a home run for Colorado. Arenado went deep in the fifth to give Colorado a 2-1 lead and Stubbs hit a two-run homer in the ninth, when the Rockies mounted a rally. Greg Holland came on and threw one pitch to record his 39th save in 40 chances. "They get a lead after six innings, they pretty much wipe you out," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Thats been the formula for them this year. Guys come in throwing in the upper 90s and throwing strikes." Justin Morneau, back in the lineup after missing two games with a stiff neck, gave Colorado a 1-0 lead with a double-play grounder in the first. Kansas City tied it in the fourth on Lorenzo Cains RBI double. BIRTHDAY BOY Yost was starting his postgame news conference when first base coach Rusty Kuntz interrupted to present the manager with a cake. Kuntz then sang "Happy Birthday" and gave Yost a hug before leaving his office. DOUBLE TROUBLE Infante wasnt the only Royals player to record a two-bagger. Kansas City had six doubles for the first time since July 29, 2011, at Cleveland. TRAINERS ROOM Royals: Perez returned to the lineup after being pulled from Mondays game with a sore knee. Rockies: OF Michael Cuddyer was scratched from the lineup with a sore left hamstring. Manager Walt Weiss said it wasnt a long-term issue, adding that playing a doubleheader Sunday led to the soreness. Cuddyer hit for the cycle in the second game of the Rockies sweep. 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You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal with coverage beginning at 5:30pm et. Boston entered the 2014 playoffs as the winner of the Presidents Trophy and rolled past Detroit in the first round. However, the Bruins run to the Stanley Cup Finals ended with a frustrating and disappointing seven-game loss to the Canadiens in the second round. Following a 3-1 loss in Game 7 at home, Lucic was seen exchanging words during the handshake with Montreals Dale Weise, reportedly saying to him Im going to (expletive) kill you next year. Weise didnt want to again address the situation on Wednesday. What incident are you talking about? I saw a few highlights on TV. I think it was blown out of proportion. I really dont feel like spending any time talking about it, Weiss told Montreals website. Thats how he plays every night. I dont think hell play any differently against us. Hes a guy that plays hard. He plays with intensity, no matter the opponent. 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The Habs have still yet to put the puck in the net on the power play this season. They failed on four chances versus the Lightning and are 0-for-14 on the man advantage this season. Price should get a chance to rebound tonight and is 17-8-3 with a 2.50 goals against average and .919 save percentage in his career against the Bruins. Boston arrives having avoid a fourth straight loss with last nights 3-2 shootout win over Detroit. David Krejci and Reilly Smith scored once each in regulation, then tallied again in the tiebreaker. Tuukka Rask made 18 stops for the Bruins, who had lost three in a row in regulation for the first time since a four-game skid from March 10-15, 2012. A real tough win. But a win we deserved, Boston coach Claude Julien said. Probably the best game weve played to this point. It is unknown if Rask will start on back-to-back nights, though he is just 1-5-1 in his career when facing the Canadiens with a 3.30 GAA and .874 save percentage. 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