Oakland A’s: Possible Starting Pitching Trade Deadline Targets
The Oakland A’s currently sit at 42-30, with one of the game’s best records and a two-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the American League West.
Should the team have a strong showing in Arlington this week, they could skip town with a rather sizable division cushion.
As the season moves along, the calendar draws toward the All-Star break and, a few weeks afterwards, the non...
Tough loss will test Royals character
by John Viril—
Let’s not shy away from the truth. The Royals suffered a devastating loss Tuesday night to the Cleveland Indians.
Poised to win yet another low scoring game to hang onto second place in the Central Division, Kansas City relievers Kelvin Herrera and Tim Collins combined to surrender 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th to blow a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the ninth,...
'Wil' Myers Help Tampa Bay's Anemic Offense?
Rays Phenom Wil MyersOne of the most interesting aspects of the upcoming "three games in two days" love fest between Boston and Tampa will be the Fenway debut of the Rays' Uber-Prospect Wil Myers. Myers was the centerpiece of the trade that sent James Shields to Kansas City, and he will now be expected to pump up Tampa's paltry offense. Myers hit a robust .354 in...
Visiting the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians
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On the mound for Cleveland is Carlos Carrasco( ERA is 15.26). The Indians uniform of the day is all white with red and blue trim, letters and numbers.
On the mound for Kansas City is James Shields ...
Visiting the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians
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On the mound for Cleveland is Carlos Carrasco( ERA is 15.26). The Indians uniform of the day is all white with red and blue trim, letters and numbers.
On the mound for Kansas City is James Shields (ERA 2.79)....
Buy the hype? Rays rookie makes debut at Fenway
The Guru
Contributing Writer
The Tampa Bay Rays have called for reinforcements. Hotshot rookie outfielder Wil Myers, rated by Baseball America as the number four overall prospect in baseball, will make his major league debut today at Fenway Park.
Ever since the blockbuster trade that sent pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to the Kansas City Royals for a package in which Myers...
Royals edge Indians 2-1 on wild pitch
CLEVELAND (AP) -- One win at a time, the Royals are scrapping their way toward the top in the AL Central.
Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning as Kansas City rallied for a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Johnson, inserted after Billy Butler opened the ninth with a double, sprinted home and...
Royals edge Indians 2-1 on wild pitch
CLEVELAND (AP) -- One win at a time, the Royals are scrapping their way toward the top in the AL Central.
Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning as Kansas City rallied for a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Johnson, inserted after Billy Butler opened the ninth with a double, sprinted home and...
Royals edge Indians 2-1 on wild pitch
CLEVELAND (AP) -- One win at a time, the Royals are scrapping their way toward the top in the AL Central.
Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning as Kansas City rallied for a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Johnson, inserted after Billy Butler opened the ninth with a double, sprinted home and...
Royals 2, Indians 1
One win at a time, the Royals are scrapping their way toward the top in the AL Central.
Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning as Kansas City rallied for a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Johnson, inserted after Billy Butler opened the ninth with a double, sprinted home and slid in safely...
MLB Game Picks - Monday: June 17, 2013
And the winner is Benjamin Shoptaw! The eight and a half year old son of Cardinals writer, Daniel Shoptaw (@C70), participated along with his six year old sister, Sarah, and Dad against yours truly in a game picking contest yesterday. Benjamin went 9-6 with the picks while Daniel and I both went 8-7. Sarah had six games correct. I will be offering young Benjamin a contract within...
Indians-Royals preview
The Cleveland Indians have climbed back to .500 following an eight-game losing streak. The Kansas City Royals need one more win to do the same.
These AL Central foes meet in Cleveland for the first time this season Monday night.
With eight strong innings from Corey Kluber, who helped the Indians (34-34) end an eight-game skid Tuesday, Cleveland won for the fourth time in five games...
Royals-Indians Preview
The Cleveland Indians have climbed back to .500 following an eight-game losing streak. The Kansas City Royals need one more win to do the same.
These AL Central foes meet in Cleveland for the first time this season Monday night.
With eight strong innings from Corey Kluber, who helped the Indians (34-34) end an eight-game skid Tuesday, Cleveland won for the fourth time in five games...
Preview: Rallying Royals hope to provide more run support for Shields' start
The Cleveland Indians have climbed back to .500 following an eight-game losing streak. The Kansas City Royals need one more win to do the same.
These AL Central foes meet in Cleveland for the first time this season Monday night.
With eight strong innings from Corey Kluber, who helped the Indians (34-34) end an eight-game skid Tuesday, Cleveland won for the fourth time in five games...
Elliot Johnson, sometimes forgotten, stays hot vs. Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Second baseman Elliot Johnson is often the forgotten name. He is known as the player to be named later in the major seven-player deal in December between the Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals that sent James Shields to the Midwest and prospect Wil Myers to the Sunshine State.
Johnson, signed by the Devil Rays as a free agent in 2002, spent three major...
Tampa Bay still holds memories for James Shields
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. James Shields transition was never difficult, just a little weird. He is clear to make the distinction. The Tampa Bay Rays were his home, his professional family, for seven major league seasons. Something was formed in that time.
Comfort, yes. A workhorse reputation, sure. But also a bond to a place and its people. Those ties never disappear, even if his uniform...
Royals' Shields-Santana duo is on an amazing streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Royals general manager Dayton Moore went searching for innings eaters to bolster his rotation last winter.
What he found were the poster boys for that term.
Right-handers James Shields and Ervin Santana so far have been everything they were advertised to be, and perhaps more.
Shields and Santana have gobbled up innings like Pac-Men, and are becoming statistical...
What You Knew and Didn’t Know About the Tigers and Astros
Part of this is the easy part. The Tigers are good and the Astros are bad, and that much you knew. That much you’ve known for weeks, or months, or years I guess depending on things. The Tigers lost on Wednesday, but they lost because of Jose Valverde and James Shields, and they still have a comfortable lead in the American League Central. I’m writing this before there’s a Wednesday...
James Shields fails to Win for 8th straight start
by John Viril—
Kansas City Royals pitcher James Shields simply isn’t getting the results he deserves. The Royals ace ended up with yet another no-decision in Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Shields went 7.0 innings, gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 2 BB, and struck out 6. He left the game trailing 2-0. Only Lorenzo Cain‘s heroic 2-run home run with 2 outs in the...
Preview: It's Shields vs. Verlander in series finale
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Justin Verlander has not been very sharp of late, but he's still putting the Detroit Tigers in position to win.
The right-hander tries for a fifth straight winning start by continuing his success against the host Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
Verlander (8-4, 3.71 ERA) has won four in a row despite giving up 32 hits and posting a 4.85 ERA. He has...
What You Need to Know: Shields Mightier Than Lumber by Daniel Rathman
Yesterday, Giancarlo Stanton announced his return from the DL in a big way. Tonight, James Shields will try to fend off Jhonny Peralta`s bat.
James Shields Dominant Again, Royals Win Late
James Shields cost arguably the top prospect in baseball and was brought to Kansas City to be the ace of the staff. So far this year, Shields has been worth everything the Royals’ sacrificed. “Big Game” James was stellar at home against an overmatched Houston lineup, but was matched by Astros’ starter, Jordan Lyles in what would turn out to be a 4-2 Royals win.While Shields...
Royals 4, Astros 2
Eric Hosmer wasn't sure whether he could score from first when Billy Butler roped a pitch down the third-base line, so he put his head down and sprinted as fast as he could.
He slid home just ahead of the tag for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Friday night.
And after the Kansas City Royals held on for a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros for their first three-game winning...
Recap: Royals beat Astros 4-2 for third straight win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Billy Butler drove in Eric Hosmer with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Friday night for their third straight win.
Kelvin Herrera (3-4) worked a perfect eighth inning in relief of James Shields, and Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 11th save.
Shields was in quite a pitching matchup with...
Can You Beat NESN.com’s Fantasy Baseball Team in Draftstreet.com’s Free $300 Fantasy Challenge?
In case you missed it, Draftstreet.com is offering NESN.com visitors the exclusive chance to participate in a one-week fantasy baseball challenge with a prize pool of $250 this week. Sign up by clicking here, and see if you can beat NESN.com’s own team.
NESN.com’s team is below (one player for each “tier”).
Tier 1: James Shields
Tier 2: Mike Trout
Tier 3: Jacoby Ellsbury...
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