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| Meche, Buck lead Royals over Rays in KC |
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07/25/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Gil Meche was brilliant on the hill and John Buck drove in two runs, as the Kansas City Royals staved off a late comeback by the Tampa Bay Rays to take a 4-2 victory. Meche (8-9) yielded just five hits while fanning four batters and walking only one over seven scoreless innings. Joakim Soria gave up a run in the ninth, but still managed to earn his 27th save. Ross Gload and Mark Grudzielanek knocked in a run each for the Royals, who snapped a three-game skid. "It's good to see |
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| Royals place Gathright on DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Joey Gathright on the 15-day disabled list with a bone bruise in his right shoulder and recalled outfielder Mitch Maier from Triple-A Omaha. Gathright is hitting .251 on the season and has gone 21-for-25 in stolen base attempts. The 26-year-old Maier steps into the big league riding an eight-game hitting streak at Omaha. He went 1-for-4 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Rays. |
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| Rays visit Royals for four games |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to maintain their hold on first place in the American League East when the up-and-coming club begins a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Tampa Bay starts up a seven-game road trip with a slim one-game edge on the defending world champion Boston Red Sox in the division standings. The Rays kept themselves in the top spot by winning two of three matchups at home against Oakland earlier this week, including Wednesday's 4-3 dec |
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| Tigers shoot for sweep of Royals in KC |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Armando Galarraga tries for his first win in six starts this afternoon when the Detroit Tigers try and complete a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Galarraga was a pleasant surprise for the Tigers in the first half, but the 26-year-old right-hander has fallen on hard times as of late, losing his last two starts. Galarraga was charged with the loss in Baltimore on Friday, as the O's roughed him up for five runs (four earned) and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. He is s |
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| Tigers pounce on Royals for third straight win |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Placido Polanco hit a solo home run and ended with two runs driven in, while Kenny Rogers was solid in six innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals, 7-1, in a game that endured a rain delay of more than two hours. Rogers (8-6) was touched for just one run on four hits, walked one and struck out four to pick up the win. Magglio Ordonez had three hits and two RBI for the Tigers, who have won three in a row and five of seven. Matt Joyce, Miguel Cabrera and Ga |
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| Run-happy Tigers take on KC again |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers try to follow up an incredible offensive outburst when they play the second of three games against the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. On Monday, Miguel Cabrera had a 5-for-6 game with six runs driven in and two scored as Detroit rolled to a 19-4 win. Detroit tied a season-high in runs set twice earlier in the season, on April 23 against Texas and May 24 versus Minnesota. The team also cranked out 18 hits in the win. It was the most runs Kansas City gave up t |
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| Tigers maul Royals |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Miguel Cabrera had a 5-for-6 game with six runs driven in and two scored as the Detroit Tigers destroyed the Kansas City Royals, 19-4, in the opener of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Detroit tied a season-high in runs set twice earlier in the season, on April 23 against Texas and May 24 versus Minnesota. The team also cranked out 18 hits in the win. It was the most runs Kansas City gave up this season. Matt Joyce hit a three-run home run and finished the game 4-for-6 wit |
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| Royals activate Nunez |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals activated pitcher Leo Nunez from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and optioned pitcher Joel Peralta to Triple-A Omaha on Monday. Nunez has been on the DL since May 29 with a strained right lat. In 21 outings this season before the injury, he posted a 3-1 record with a 1.71 earned run average. Peralta has posted a 1-2 record with a 5.52 ERA in 24 outings over two stints with the Royals this season. |
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| White Sox ready for key series with Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox try to maintain their spot atop the AL Central when they open a three-game series with the Texas Rangers this evening at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago dropped two of three over the weekend to the lowly Kansas City Royals, including an 8-7 loss in Sunday's finale. Joe Crede had a three-run homer, while Nick Swisher also went deep and finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored for the White Sox, who are just a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Twins for the top spot |
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| Tigers hoping to turn tables on improving Royals |
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07/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals try to continue their recent mastery of the Detroit Tigers this evening, when the two AL Central rivals begin a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City has beaten the Tigers all six times the teams have met this season. Hoping to continue that trend for the Royals tonight will be righty Luke Hochevar, who is 6-7 with a 5.10 earned run average. Hochevar had one of the best starts of his young career in his last trip to the hill back on July 11, as he held Seatt |
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