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Jurgen Klopp may have received plenty of headlines for serially hugging his players following the clubs 2-1 win over Chelsea last Friday, but the other side of Liverpool have fared even better than the jovial German.Everton supporters, and perhaps some players, will want to hug manager Ronald Koeman with his side off to their best top-flight start in club history. The Toffees (4-1-0) aim to keep their run of positive form going when they travel to Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth on Saturday.Things looked bleak at Goodison Park at the tail end of last season when the club sacked manager Roberto Martinez with one match remaining. Koeman, though, has been an exceptional hire thus far, injecting some life and enthusiasm into the side. Star striker Romelu Lukaku was said to be wanting a move back to former club Chelsea, but the Belgian international has been an inspiration with four goals, including a devastating 11-minute hat trick in a 3-0 thumping of Sunderland.Lukaku inked his name on the score sheet again last week along with Gareth Barry and Seamus Coleman as Everton collected another three points with a comfortable 3-1 result over Middlesbrough. But the Toffees face their first bit of adversity after falling to Norwich City, 2-0 on Tuesday in the third round of the EFL Cup. The Canaries managed only two shots on target, but scored with both attempts.While certainly disappointed with the result, Koeman praised his teams effort.Of course Im not happy about the final result because in Cup football you dont get a second chance, the Dutchman said. But I cant criticise my players because they did everything to score the goal.We had enough chances to score the goal but we did not. You can make it difficult, but football is about scoring goals.Koeman also emphasized his club will kick on and prepare for their Premier League clash against Bournemouth (1-1-3).I dont organise parties after 13 points from five games or have gripes after (losing in the EFL Cup), he said. Its football and we have to accept it.Eddie Howes Cherries are hoping for a better performance after suffering a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City last week. Bournemouth struggled from the outset against City as it took only 15 minutes for Kevin De Bruyne to open the scoring, while Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan all followed with goals to complete the rout.Adding to the struggles was Tuesday nights 3-2 defeat to Preston North End -- which eliminated Bournemouth from the EFL Cup. 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But No. 9 hitter Raul Mondesi popped up a sacrifice bunt attempt, and the Twins turned a double play on a hard-hit grounder by Paulo Orlando to get out of the inning.That was a big play because if we get the bunt down, Paulos ball -- probably, if they play the infield in -- goes through for two runs, Royals manager Ned Yost said. Hes an excellent bunter. It just shows you though theres nothing in this game that is a sure thing no matter how good you are at it.For the second time this season, the Twins homered three times off Royals starter Dillon Gee (4-6), who gave up five earned runs on 11 hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings.The first five innings ... we were battling pretty good and the curveball was good, Gee said. We were able to battle our way through five, and in the sixth it just fell apart.Robbie Grossman homered in the fifth inning to put Minnesota ahead 2-1. In the sixth, Kurt Suzuki hit a one-out single and Eddie Rosario drove a belt-high fastball into the bullpen in left-center for his eighth home run of the season.Dozier then hit the same pitch deep into the second deck in left, ending Gees night.The ball just started elevating and I wasnt commanding it very well, Gee said. TThey put good swings on mistakes.ddddddddddddDuffey (8-8) won for the third time in three starts this month. He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings, striking out six. His outing was especially timely given the recent troubles of Minnesotas starting staff. In the previous three games, Twins starters lasted a combined 10 innings.The more that the short outings get compounded, the more that it taxes your team collectively, Molitor said. You need a little relief. Long starts are right up there with off days.Ryan Pressly pitched a scoreless eighth and Brandon Kintzler allowed an unearned run in the ninth but held on for his 11th save in 12 chances.Cheslor Cuthbert hit his 10th home run of the season in the third inning to tie the game 1-1. But Grossman hit a leadoff home run in the fifth to put the Twins on top for good.CUTHBERT CRUSHINGCuthbert took over third base for the injured Mike Moustakas in late May, and the rookie has been on a tear since the All-Star break. After going 1-for-4 on Saturday hes hitting .336 since July 15. He also had four straight multi-hit games earlier this week and hasnt gone hitless in consecutive games since June 15-16.UP NEXTLHP Hector Santiago will try to earn his first victory for the Twins on Sunday. Santiago (10-6), acquired from the Angels in a four-player trade on Aug. 1, has allowed eight earned runs in 10 1/3 innings in his first two starts for Minnesota, both losses. 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