Giants 2, Rangers 1
Hunter Pence doubled, tripled and drove in both runs Monday in the San Francisco Giants' 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Madison Bumgarner allowed a hit and a walk in four scoreless innings, his longest outing of spring training. Bumgarner struck out four and retired his final eight batters.
After Kensuke Tanaka and Tony Abreu reached on infield singles in the third against...
Season Preview: San Francisco Giants
The comeback kids of 2013. Winners of 2 of the last 3 World Series. The Giants are at the top of their game; can they have another strong season?
Key Losses:
Melky Cabrera, OF (Blue Jays, Free Agent)
Conor Gillaspie, 3B (White Sox, Trade)
Xavier Nady, OF (Royals, Free Agent)
Eli Whiteside, C (Yankees, Waivers)
Key Additions:
Tony Abreu, 2B (Royals, Waivers)
Sandy Rosario, RHP (Cubs...
SF Giants Rumors: Ramon Ramirez Is Back, Tony Abreu Picked Up Off Waivers
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com says (via Twitter) the San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms with reliever Ramon Ramirez. The Giants traded Ramirez and Andres Torres to the Mets for outfielder Angel Pagan last offseason.
It’s funny that now all three of these guys will be on the same team in San Francisco. It’s like the Giants let the Mets borrow these guys and gave us Pagan...
Former Brewer Kottaras claimed by Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras will compete for a backup job behind Salvador Perez in Kansas City.
Kottaras hit .220 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 249 career games with the Red Sox, Brewers and Athletics. He was acquired...
Royals Claim Kottaras Off Waivers
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 25, 2013) – The Kansas City Royals today have claimed catcher George Kottaras on Outright Waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras (kuh-tar-us) has played for the Red Sox (2008-09), Brewers (2010-12) and Athletics (2012), batting .220...
Royals claim C Kottaras off waivers from Oakland
The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras will compete for a backup job behind Salvador Perez in Kansas City.
Kottaras hit .220 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 249 career games with the Red Sox, Brewers and Athletics. He was acquired by Oakland on July 29...
Royals claim catcher Kottaras off waivers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Royals today have claimed catcher George Kottaras on Outright Waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras has played for the Red Sox (2008-09), Brewers (2010-12) and Athletics (2012), batting .220 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI in 249 Major...
What’s On Second?
Spring Training starts in about a month. Barring injury or a terrible performance, the Kansas City Royals lineup is pretty much set, except for second base. Like last year, Chris Getz and Johnny Giavotella will compete for the job at second. But this year, Tony Abreu and Irving Falu could be in the mix as well.
Going into Spring Training, Getz is the likely favorite, despite an...
Box Score: Royals 7, Indians 6 (14 inn.)
The Indians made a valiant comeback late after trailing 6-1, but they came up short when Tony Abreu singled home Mike Moustakas in the top of the 14th as the Indians dropped the second game of the series 7-6. The Indians had a couple of painful innings where they should have been able to push across the winning run, including in the 12th when Casey Kotchman grounded into a double...
Abreu's single gives Royals win over Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Tony Abreu's two-out single in the 14th inning gave Kansas City a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night, snapping the Royals' six-game losing streak.
Scott Maine (2-3) walked Mike Moustakas on four pitches to start the inning. Jeff Francoeur and Brayan Pena struck out, but Maine's wild pitch moved Moustakas into scoring position. Abreu...
Royals 7, Indians 6(14)
Tony Abreu's two-out single in the 14th inning gave Kansas City a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night, snapping the Royals' six-game losing streak.
Scott Maine (2-3) walked Mike Moustakas on four pitches to start the inning. Jeff Francoeur and Brayan Pena struck out, but Maine's wild pitch moved Moustakas into scoring position. Abreu blooped a single...
Indians leave 20 runners on base in loss
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Tony Abreu's two-out single in the 14th inning gave Kansas City a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night, snapping the Royals' six-game losing streak.
Scott Maine (2-3) walked Mike Moustakas on four pitches to start the inning. Jeff Francoeur and Brayan Pena struck out, but Maine's wild pitch moved Moustakas into scoring position. Abreu...
Abreu's 3 RBIs help Royals over Twins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Tony Abreu drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Abreu's three RBIs matched his career high, set on Sept. 18, 2007 while with Arizona at Colorado.
Abreu, appearing in his eighth game since his Aug. 8 promotion from Triple-A Omaha, delivered a two-run two-out second inning single...
Royals 6, Twins 4
Tony Abreu drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Abreu's three RBIs matched his career high, set on Sept. 18, 2007 while with Arizona at Colorado.
Abreu, appearing in his eighth game since his Aug. 8 promotion from Triple-A Omaha, delivered a two-run two-out second inning single, scoring Mike Moustakas...
Red Sox manager Valentine ejected argument at 1B
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was ejected from Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals for arguing a call at first base.
Dustin Pedroia hit a grounder that Royals third baseman Tony Abreu bobbled before throwing to first. Replays showed that Pedroia beat the throw, but first base umpire Dan Bellino called him out.
Valentine was out of the dugout quickly, arguing...
Abreu's single gives Royals 10-9 win over Red Sox in 12 innings
BOSTON – It took them a little longer, but the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9 in 12 innings Saturday night at Fenway Park. Junichi Tazawa took the loss for the Red Sox, falling to 0-1. With two outs in the 12th, Tazawa walked Jeff Francouer, who took third on Eric Hosmer’s double and scored on Tony Abreu’s single to left with the go-ahead run....
Royals complete comeback against Boston
BOSTON (AP) -- Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on Saturday night.
Just a few hours after Boston traded scheduled starter Josh Beckett to the Dodgers along with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto, the Royals scored three runs before...
Royals 10, Red Sox 9(12)
Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on Saturday night.
Just a few hours after Boston traded scheduled starter Josh Beckett to the Dodgers along with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto, the Royals scored three runs before substitute starter...
Royals 10, Red Sox 9 (12 innings)
BOSTON – The Royals beat the Red Sox 10-9 in 12 innings Saturday night at Fenway Park. Junichi Tazawa took the loss for the Red Sox. With two outs in the 12th. Tazawa walked Jeff Francouer, who took third on Eric Hosmer’s double and scored on Tony Abreu’s single to left with the go-ahead run. Francisley Bueno earned the win for the Royals. He went 1 2/3 scoreless innings...
Laugher, Nailbiter, Ugly...the Sequel
For those who advocated blowing the 2012 Red Sox up, welcome to the final 35 games of your season. The Royals went ahead with an RBI single by Tony Abreu in the top of the 12th inning as they beat the Red Sox 10-9 at Fenway Park.Pitching on just 3 days rest, and in place of Josh Beckett who had been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in perhaps THE biggest trade in the history of...
Royals cut ties with veteran infielder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Slumping infielder Yuniesky Betancourt has been cut by the Kansas City Royals after beginning the season as the team's starting second baseman.
Betancourt was designated for assignment Sunday following Kansas City's 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers in 10 innings. To replace him, the Royals selected the contract of infielder Tony Abreu from Triple...
Royals designate Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment
According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Kansas City Royals designated shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment. This move creates room for infielder Tony Abreu.
Betancourt, 30, hit .228/.256/.400 with 7 HR's, 36 RBI's and a 76 OPS+ in 228 plate appearances for the Royals in 2012.
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Royals cut Betancourt, call up Abreu from minors
Slumping infielder Yuniesky Betancourt has been cut by the Kansas City Royals after beginning the season as the team's starting second baseman.
Betancourt was designated for assignment Sunday following Kansas City's 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers in 10 innings. To replace him, the Royals selected the contract of infielder Tony Abreu from Triple-A Omaha.
Betancourt,...
Dodgers Designate Bobby Abreu For Assignment
It appears the journey for Bobby Abreu as a Dodger has come to an end. Today the Dodgers announced that Abreu has been designated for assignment, further infuriating fans around the league. I’ve been calling for Uribe’s head on the chopping block for quite some time now, to keep Uribe on the lineup over Abreu shows a huge lack of accountability in my opinion.
I am pretty disgusted...
Royals Farm Report: May 22
The Omaha Storm Chasers (Pacific Coast League) went 2-4 over their last eight games and now sit at 27-18 on the season as they finish up a trip to the west coast. The Storm Chasers have the third best record in the PCL trailing Sacramento and Fresno, but lead their division by eight games.
Who’s Hot
Offensively for the Storm Chasers Tony Abreu and Clint Robinson each...
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