Kansas City Royals Baseball

Royals end Rosenblatt era in style ...more ?

Omaha to be KC's Triple-A affiliate thru '14 ...more ?
Omaha to be KC's Triple-A affiliate thru '14

Rookie May to benefit from Kendall's absence ...more ?
Rookie May to benefit from Kendall's absence

Royals Minor League Report: Sept. 1 ...more ?
Royals Minor League Report: Sept. 1

Royals come up short in finale vs. Rangers ...more ?
Royals come up short in finale vs. Rangers

May savoring his first callup to Majors ...more ?
May savoring his first callup to Majors

Royals announce Minor League awards ...more ?
Royals announce Minor League awards

Fields excited to be back in Major Leagues ...more ?
Fields excited to be back in Major Leagues

Meche activated, back on Royals' roster ...more ?
Meche activated, back on Royals' roster

KC's Kendall to have season-ending surgery ...more ?
KC's Kendall to have season-ending surgery

Fields, May among Royals' callups ...more ?
Fields, May among Royals' callups

Royals walk off on wild pitch to top Texas ...more ?
Royals walk off on wild pitch to top Texas

Royals' Texeira to resume throwing ...more ?
Royals' Texeira to resume throwing

Duffy to play in Arizona Fall League ...more ?
Duffy to play in Arizona Fall League

MLBlogs: Kaegel | ATH | K Crew ...more ?

Royals get Bannister, Hochevar back from DL (AP) ...more ?
Brian Bannister and Luke Hochevar were reinstated from the disabled list Friday and will go back into the Kansas City Royals rotation, while catcher Jason Kendall had surgery to repair extensive damage to his right rotator cuff. Bannister will start Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, after missing 23 games with right rotator cuff tendinitis.

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
With catcher Jason Kendall out for the season, the Royals will turn to Brayan Pena and Lucas May behind the plate.

Kendall will undergo surgery Friday to repair extensive tearing of his right rotator cuff.

Pena, 28, made only his 15th start this season behind the plate Wednesday. May has never appeared in a major league game. He was drafted as a shortstop and was acquired in a July 28 trade from the Dodgers for Scott Podsednik.

"We get to see Brayan Pena," manager Ned Yost said. "And we get to see Lucas May and evaluate his talents and abilities behind the plate. He's a converted (infielder), so he's not going to be extremely polished. But he's a guy who has a chance to be a pretty decent receiver."

Yost is unsure how he will use the catchers.

"Pena will...

Faith in Friars: Does a 7-game losing streak signal Padres doom? (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
The San Diego Padres lost their seventh straight game Wednesday night and, even though they still lead the NL...

Rookie Moreland homers again, Texas beats Royals (AP) ...more ?
David Murphy had three hits and Nelson Cruz drove in two runs, yet their late-inning catches in the outfield drew the most praise in the Texas clubhouse. "The defense was outstanding," Rangers manager Ron Washington said after a 4-3 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. "Murphy and Cruzie just saved the game for us." Rookie Mitch Moreland homered again as the Rangers...

Royals catcher Kendall to have shoulder surgery (AP) ...more ?
Jason Kendall, who had been the Kansas City Royals starting catcher in 118 of their first 132 games, will undergo shoulder surgery Friday in Los Angeles for a torn right rotator cuff. Royals manager Ned Yost said the recovery time is eight to 10 months, but the club is hopeful he would be back by the season opener next January.

Meche, Fields off DL, May called up from Omaha (AP) ...more ?
The Kansas City Royals have reinstated pitcher Gil Meche and infielder Josh Fields from the 60-day disabled list. The Royals also said Wednesday they've called up catcher Lucas May from Omaha. Pitcher Luke Hochevar and outfielder David DeJesus were moved to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

Slumpbot .200: Cliff Lee's struggles continue down in Texas (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
Using the best technology available today, Slumpbot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having...

Royals beat Rangers in bottom of the 9th (AP) ...more ?
Willie Bloomquist gambled twice on the base paths in the ninth inning and it paid off. Bloomquist stole third with one out and scored on an Alexi Ogando wild pitch with two outs in the ninth to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 Tuesday night. Wilson Betemit opened the ninth with a double and Bloomquist ran for him.

Wilson shuts down Royals to lead Texas to 3-0 win (AP) ...more ?
The more familiar C.J. Wilson becomes with teams, the more dominant he is. Wilson gave up just two hits in 7 2-3 innings Monday night to lift the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals and continue an incredible second-half pitching surge. He is 7-0 with a 1.99 earned run average since the All-Star break and has the most wins in the majors during that span.

Royals beat Indians 6-2, avoid 3-game sweep (AP) ...more ?
Bruce Chen and Kila Ka'aihue stayed aggressive, and the Kansas City Royals kept ahead of Cleveland in their race to escape last place. Ka'aihue hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to help Chen and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Sunday. Manager Ned Yost got his 500th career win in the majors.

Cabrera homers in 10th, lifts Indians over Royals (AP) ...more ?
Asdrubal Cabrera pointed to his wife in the stands as he watched his first game-ending home run sail over the wall. Cabrera led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his third homer of the year to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. "It felt really good because I can't remember ever hitting a home run to win a game," said Cabrera, who...

DR police charge Burgos with attempted murder (AP) ...more ?
Police have charged former major league pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison. Judge Freddy Frias ordered Burgos on Saturday to remain in jail for three months while prosecutors prepare the case. The 26-year-old is suspected of kidnapping Dilenia Reynoso on Thursday from a prosecutor's home where she was hiding after...

Gimenez has 4 RBIs to help Indians top Royals 15-4 (AP) ...more ?
Chris Gimenez was happy to help the Cleveland Indians win, delighted to get a career-high four RBIs and ecstatic to put his batting average over .200 The seldom-used backup catcher had two hits including one of Cleveland's trio of three-run homers to beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4 Friday night.

The Tommy John All-Stars should give hope to Stephen Strasburg (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
Editor's note : The Stephen Strasburg Tommy John injury news is rightfully devastating to Washington...

Power Rankings: San Diego is sunny (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.

Bloomquist's HR gives Royals 4-3 win over Tigers (AP) ...more ?
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost's hunch paid off. Willie Bloomquist's one-out home run in the 12th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Yost inserted Bloomqust, a veteran utility man, into the third spot in the Royals order in an attempt to spark the team's offense, which had only managed seven runs in the previous three games.

Porcello shuts down Royals over 7 to lead Tigers (AP) ...more ?
As good as Rick Porcello was on Tuesday night, Tigers manager Jim Leyland thinks he can do better. Porcello allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and Ryan Raburn homered to lead Detroit to its fifth straight win, 9-1 over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Porcello (6-11) retired the first 12 batters he faced before Billy Butler singled leading off the fifth inning.

BLS poll: Does Lou Piniella belong in the Hall of Fame? (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
Sweet Lou Piniella bid a tearful farewell to baseball on Sunday, bringing a close to his 47 years in...

Raburn leads Tigers' rout of Kansas City (AP) ...more ?
The Detroit Tigers probably played themselves out of the pennant race in July and early August. In the last four days, though, they've looked like the team that led the AL Central before the All-Star break. Monday, Ryan Raburn had three RBIs and scored twice as the Tigers routed the Kansas City Royals 12-3.

AccuScore: Color the Reds and Rays hot (Yahoo! Sports) ...more ?
AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,...