Willie Bloomquist had three hits and three RBIs and Billy Butler had three hits and drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Saturday night.
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June 14, 2009
The ongoing shoulder pain in Coco Crisp's right shoulder finally forced the Royals to make a move on Sunday.
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June 12, 2009
Joe Posnanski gives us Kyle Farnsworth facts, the exact opposite of Matt Wieters facts.
Joe does a good job of dissecting while Farnsworth is disliked by looking at how he does by the score of the game when he enters. He became a reliever exclusively in 2001, so you can see here how he’s done [...]
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June 12, 2009
At least the news is getting better off the field for the Kansas City Royals. Mired in a miserable stretch that has dropped them from first to last in five weeks, the Royals are getting closer to getting several key players back from injuries.
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June 12, 2009
Here’s your baseball post for June: The Indians had the first walkoff seagull-poaching of 2009 after…if I can read the card here…Shin-Soo Choo hit a line drive in short center that bounced off a bird and eventually drove in the winning run. Cleveland tagged Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke (OMG! ZACK GREINKE!) for three [...]
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June 12, 2009
Everyone said Eric Wedge was crazy to train wild birds to chase down baseballs in the outfield and distract opposing outfielders. Well, who's the crazy one now, huh? Indians/Birds 1, Royals 0. Shin-Soo Choo had a walk off hit in the 10th inning last night—a hit that outfielder Coco Crisp could not field because the ball bounced off a bird who had parked himself in shallow...
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June 14, 2009
Johnny Damon is trying to eliminate caffeine in an attempt to solve his eye problems, but he admitted to feeling a little lethargic yesterday and needing a late-game energy fix. After not starting Friday's game due to a fluttering right eye...
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June 13, 2009
Continued pain in Coco Crisp’s right shoulder kept him out of the lineup again Saturday and is prompting club officials to acknowledge the increasing possibility that he will require time on the disabled list. “It’s really irritating him,” manager Trey Hillman said before the game against the Cincinnati Reds. “I’ve said many times that he&rsquo...
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June 13, 2009
Bronson Arroyo vs. Kyle Davies in game two of this ever-so-compelling series against the juggernaut that is the Kansas City Royals. Can either of those pitchers get their ERAs under 5.00 tonight? My money is on Davies.
The College World Series has gotten under way, and this year’s Team of Destiny (TM) is the Virginia Cavaliers. UVa plays at 7pm tonight against LSU, and I’...
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June 12, 2009
Can interleague play save the Royals? If Friday night is any indication, then maybe so. Luke Hochevar pitched the first complete game of his career, and needed only 80 pitches to do it, in a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Kauffman Stadium.
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June 14, 2009
Coco Crisp was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a sore right shoulder, joining six other Kansas City Royals on the injury list.
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June 12, 2009
Luke Hochevar earns the first complete game of his career with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Royals defense gave him support tonight, as 26 of of 30 Reds batters put the ball in play. Cincinnati hitters managed just three hits, one a solo home run. The Royals defense played [...]
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June 13, 2009
Three-year starter at safety Anthony Scirrotto was drafted in baseball’s 50th round on Thursday by the Kansas City Royals. Scirrotto told the Centre Daily Times that he remains committed to a football career – he is a free agent trying...
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June 13, 2009
Royals 7, Reds 4
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June 12, 2009
Royals 4, Reds 1
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June 12, 2009
Lefty Matt Maloney makes his second big league start and first of the interleague variety tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds head to Kauffman Stadium for the first of three weekend games with the American League's Kansas City Royals.
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