Orlando hit a three-run homer off Santiago in the fourth

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Even though hes wearing a cast on his left wrist and cant take snaps from under center, Ryker Fyfe remains the most practical option No. 24 Nebraska has at quarterback as it prepares for the Music City Bowl against Tennessee.Four-year starter Tommy Armstrong Jr. hasnt practiced since aggravating his hamstring injury three weeks ago against Iowa, meaning Fyfe must take all the repetitions with the No. 1 offense.Armstrong needs to practice soon if hes going to play in the Dec. 30 bowl, offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said.I dont know if theres a specific timetable, Langsdorf said. Its hard to go into a game without a good week of practice at least. Were not talking about 10-year veterans here. These are college kids who need the practice. Were hoping to get him back as soon as we can.Fyfe, a fifth-year senior and former walk-on, said the uncertainty doesnt faze him.Its kind of like my whole career has been, he said. Just got to be ready, I guess.Tennessee defensive coordinator Bob Shoops hunch?I think Armstrongs going to play, he said. Hes a senior. Hes played a lot of football. Its his team.Fyfe has played sparingly in the three years hes been the top backup. He was sharp in his only start this season, completing 23 of 37 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown in a 28-7 win over Maryland on Nov. 19. But he landed wrong on his left wrist in the third quarter. Athletic trainers originally thought it was a sprain, and he finished the game. X-rays afterward showed a broken bone, and he underwent surgery the next day.His injury left the Cornhuskers in a lurch with the final regular-season game against Iowa looming. Armstrong was still gimpy from hurting his left hamstring Nov. 12, and Fyfe couldnt practice until three days after surgery. The No. 3 quarterback, Zack Darlington, moved to receiver in the spring and was prepared to take snaps only in an emergency. The Huskers (9-3) didnt want to take their other QB, Patrick OBrien, out of a redshirt so late in the season.Fyfe said both he and Armstrong were about 30 percent on the day of the Iowa game, with Armstrong starting because he practiced more that week. The Huskers lost 40-10.I would have been shotgun (only) and it would have been kind of tough, Fyfe said. I had surgery five days prior. I would have been able to do it but it would have been a lot tougher. I couldnt go under center.Fyfe said this week his left wrist is better but he still wont be able to take snaps from under center at least until next week as the team prepares for the Volunteers (8-4).Other than starting against Maryland last month and in the loss at Purdue last year, Fyfe has mostly taken the last few snaps in blowouts in 17 appearances over three seasons.Fyfe is a capable runner, but hes more natural as a passer. Langsdorf said Fyfe is most effective throwing downfield off play-action.Hes come a long way for a guy who has had two career starts, Langsdorf said. It would have been a lot of fun to have him healthy and be able to play him more. I think hes a good player. Youre seeing his daily improvement. He gets better and better. Im excited for him to finish his career strong.Fyfes football days probably will be over after the bowl, and he said hell be ready if called on. The Huskers will be trying for a 10-win season and a positive ending they can carry into the offseason.It would mean a lot, Fyfe said. Play hard one last game and finish out the career hopefully on a high note.NOTE: After Wednesdays practice the Volunteers went to Gatlinburg to visit elementary school students and sign autographs for them. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- With the Minnesota Twins long out of the playoff picture, manager Paul Molitor wants his players to understand exactly whats on the line.Namely, their jobs.Hector Santiago lost his third consecutive start since being acquired by Minnesota two weeks ago, and the Twins committed four errors in an 11-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.We have a lot of people that have a lot to play for here, Molitor said. Theres a lot of things up in the air.Paulo Orlando and Lorenzo Cain each got four hits and drove in three runs as the Royals won their first road series since late June. Edinson Volquez (9-10) threw six solid innings to snap his five-game winless streak, giving up two earned runs and five hits.Minnesota, meanwhile, closed its homestand 2-7 after starting August 5-2.We had a lot of misplays around the field today, so you dont want to point any fingers, Molitor said. Not a good game, not a good homestand. We come home 5-2 and things kind of turned the other way.Santiago (10-7) remained winless with Minnesota since coming over in a four-player trade with the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 1. Hes allowed 15 earned runs in 14 1/3 innings in his first three starts for Minnesota.I thought I made some good pitches, Santiago said. They fouled them off, and then made some bad pitches and they didnt miss them.Orlando hit a three-run homer off Santiago in the fourth, capping a six-run inning.Brian Dozier hit his 26th home run for Minnesota and Joe Mauer had a pair of hits, including an RBI single in the fifth that pulled the Twins to 7-4.Then came the errors. Kansas City took advantage of tthree Twins errors in the sixth, two by third baseman Jorge Polanco, to pull away.ddddddddddddPolancos second misplay loaded the bases for Cain, who singled off reliever Michael Tonkin to drive in a pair of runs. Two batters later, left fielder Robbie Grossman failed to come up with Kendrys Morales flyball, resulting in two more runs. Grossman also had an error during a six-run fourth.You see the ball start to come out of gloves and were not fielding balls cleanly, Molitor said. Im sure it becomes mental to some degree. We just had trouble catching the ball even on routine plays.ROSTER MOVEThe Twins designated LHP Andrew Albers for assignment during game, bringing the 40-man roster to 38.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: OF Miguel Sano was scheduled for an MRI on Monday for his sore right elbow. Both Molitor and Sano called the move precautionary, although its the same elbow that required Tommy John surgery and caused the Twins slugger to miss the 2014 season in the minors. Sano tweaked the elbow during warmups last weekend in Tampa Bay and the pain hasnt gone away. It bothers me in the sense of the pain, but Im not worried about anything being severe, Sano said through a translator, adding that it doesnt bother him while swinging.UP NEXTTwins: Minnesota is off Monday before Ervin Santana (5-9) takes the mound to start a two-game interleague set in Atlanta on Tuesday. Santana has won two straight. He threw a complete game against the Braves on July 26, but the Twins still lost 2-0. ' ' '