JAMES SHIELDS RUMORS
Game preview: Shields could use some run support
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals ended their longest losing streak of the season with a late rally.
Whether they can rally behind James Shields remains to be seen.
Despite his outstanding pitching this season, Shields will be trying to avoid losing his third consecutive start Wednesday night against the Houston Astros.
After dropping four straight one-run games, the Royals...
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Jake Odorizzi makes Rays debut
Rookie Jake Odorizzi, one of the top pitching prospects for the Tampa Rays, will take the rotation spot of David Price, and take the mound tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Odorizzi, who was part of the James Shields trade, is 4-0 with a 3.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 44 2/3 innings for Triple A affiliate Durham. Odorizzi beat out other prospects Chris Archer and Alex Colome to win...
Royals look to continue offensive resurgence in Oakland
OAKLAND (AP) -- Kansas City's slumping offense seemed to come alive upon the Royals' arrival in California.
That's a trend James Shields would like to see continue when he takes the mound Friday night against the Oakland Athletics, as minimal run support has left him with an unimpressive record despite some outstanding outings.
The Royals (20-17) took two of three in...
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Royals-Athletics Preview
Kansas City's slumping offense seemed to come alive upon the Royals' arrival in California.
That's a trend James Shields would like to see continue when he takes the mound Friday night against the Oakland Athletics, as minimal run support has left him with an unimpressive record despite some outstanding outings.
The Royals (20-17) took two of three in Anaheim, capped...
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Five things you need to know about Royals loss to Yankees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The 5 things you need to know about the Royals 3-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday, their fifth loss in six games.
1. Big Game James: Royals right-hander James Shields did his part to try to snap the Royals recent slide, as the Royals had been hoping he would when they acquired him in the blockbuster trade last December.
Shields was billed as a stopper, and so...
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No one hating the Big Game James trade now
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Theyre not ranting anymore, those once haters of the Royals blockbuster James Shields trade last December.
The sports talk-show hosts, the fan bloggers, and the statistical worshippers who all but proclaimed the Shields trade the "death of the Royals organization," have now put down their pitchforks and torches.
In fact, the haters seem to have quietly...
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Shields sharp as Royals beat Rays
James Shields made a stellar first start against his former team, and Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer to spur the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Shields (2-2) allowed a two-run homer to Matt Joyce in the first inning, but only allowed three more hits over the next six. He struck out seven in the kind of dominant performance that...
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Welcome To Kansas City Royals Baseball James Shields
The biggest move of the winter took center stage on Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. No longer a team that is rebuilding, David Glass and company took steps this off-season to become contenders.
The top prospect in the organization was packaged away in order to get the one thing the Royals felt they needed more than anything else: a pitcher that could truly be an ace. In...
The end of Big Game?
I walked into a sports bar the other night just as James Shields had struck out his record-setting, fifteenth batter.
Watching Shields walk off the mound in the ninth, holding back the tears, was a fitting finale to the Tampa Bay Rays season, his final out of the night recorded, confident he had given his all, yet his team behind 1-0. “Big Game” James was nearly unhittable...
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October 04, 2012
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Tampa Bay looks for series win behind Shields
Tune into Sun Sports at 12:30 p.m. to watch the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
Although Tampa Bay's James Shields is tied for the major league lead in victories, he hasn't been particularly sharp lately.
A start against the Toronto Blue Jays could help him regain his composure.
Shields looks to become baseball's first seven-game winner as he takes the...
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May 23, 2012
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