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Royals Home Runs Through 49 Games: Billy Butler back on Record Tying Pace

Billy Butler has hit 5 home runs in his last 15 games, bringing his season total to 11, putting him back on pace to tie Steve Balboni's 1985 record of 36.Last time we checked in, at 34 games, no Kansas City Royals hitters was on record pace. Butler's power explosion (for a Royals hitter) over the last 15 games has put him back on record pace, but will it continue? Butler...
Via Crown Crazed  |  8 hours ago
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Francoeur, Butler homer in Royals win

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jeff Francoeur had a terrific weekend, and the notoriously streaky hitter hopes the rest of the Royals will follow his success. Francoeur had two more hits on Sunday, including a go-ahead home run, and Kansas City beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2. Francoeur finished 7 for 12 in the three-game series. In his last 14 games, he is batting .379 with all five of his...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  3 days ago
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Royals 4, Orioles 2

Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler hit home runs, and Alcides Escobar had two hits to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Sunday. Francoeur had a terrific series, hitting 7 for 12 against the Orioles, including two homers. Butler had home runs in successive games for the Royals, who won two consecutive games for the first time since a four-game winning streak...
Via AP on Fox  |  3 days ago
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OPS Fantasy Leagues: Build Me Up Butlercup

Billy Butler (and his milkshake) brings all the balls to go yard. This year, for the first time in his career, he’s hit his eighth home run before June. Butler has been a perennial candidate to experience a spike in homers because he consistently ranks among the league leaders in hitting doubles, with at least 44 in each of the last three years. Unfortunately, those doubles have...
Via Razzball  |  6 days ago
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Royals 7, Diamondbacks 3

Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered, Bruce Chen won his third straight start and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Saturday night. Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard. Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth. Butler's eight home runs and 31 RBIs lead the Royals. Moustakas...
Via Fox Sports  |  11 days ago
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Butler, Moustakas homer Royals past D-backs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered, Bruce Chen won his third straight start and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Saturday night. Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard. Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth. Butler's eight home runs and 31...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  11 days ago
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Kansas City Royals Home Run Pace Through 34 Games

Throughout each baseball season, I find myself obsessed with the the chase to 37, home runs that is. Steve Balboni holds the Kansas City Royals franchise record, set at 36 in the magical season of 1985.Here is a quick update on Royals home run paces.No Royals are on pace to break the record.The last time we checked-in on the Royals home run pace (April 28th), both Billy Butler and...
Via Crown Crazed  |  15 days ago
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Who deserves to represent the Royals at the All-star game?

With the all-star game being in Kansas City this year, who will represent the Royals? The most obvious choices would be Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer or Billy Butler. But, we only have one choice, because it is highly unlikely any Royal will get voted in by other fans meaning we will only get the league minimum of one player representing each team. So lets analyze who deserves the...
Via Crown Crazed  |  20 days ago
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Billy Butler, Eric Hosmer on Pace to Break Royals Home Run Record

The Royals winning streak, currently at three games, has been put on hold. Apparently, the Minnesota Mother Nature was not pleased with the Kansas City Royals knocking the Minnesota Twins into MLB's cellar. Rather than give the Twins a chance to even the Royals record at the bottom, Mother Nature gave each team a day off. Sad, I was extremely excited to watch the game...
Via Crown Crazed  |  April 28, 2012
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Royals' Butler, fit and primed for big season

There's going to be a lot written about the "new look" Billy Butler this spring, and about all the hard work that he put in during a rigorous weight-training program in the off-season. But Butler hopes everyone will keep their expectations in check. "It's not like I'm going to be on the cover of any muscle fitness magazines," Butler said by phone...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  March 05, 2012
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