The Kansas City Royals, based in Kansas City, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Royals were founded in 1969 and since 1973.
ROYALS 8, CUBS 8at Surprise, Ariz.Monday, March 30 Royals at the plate: The spring#039;s top home run-hitting team continued the barrage as Alex Gordon hit a two-run blast in the second inning and then opened the fifth with his fifth homer. Mark Teahen led off the fourth with his sixth homer. Billy Butler#039;s RBI single, [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/30/PFo34Of9.jpg” alt=”Kansas City#039;s offense ranks near the top in most offensive categories” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / SURPRISE, Ariz. — If you happened to be looking at the Spring Training statistics on Monday morning, you#039;d see numbers that might jolt you awake more than the coffee. Especially if you#039;re a Royals fan. For example, the [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Alex Gordon seems to be coming around right on time. Gordon crashed two home runs in Monday#039;s 8-8 tie with the Chicago Cubs, the second straight game that he#039;s gone deep. In his last three games, Gordon is 5-for-9 with three homers and four RBIs. This spurt has raised his average from [...]
ROYALS 17, MARINERS, 12at Peoria, Ariz. Sunday, March 29 Royals at the plate: Shortstop Tony Pena put the Royals in front with a two-run home run, and pinch-hitter Ryan Shealy capped a nine-run seventh inning with a three-run home run. Second baseman Alberto Callaspo went 4-for-5 with three doubles. Center fielder Coco Crisp went 3-for-4 [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/29/rVz4nAbi.jpg” alt=”Right-hander gives Royals rock-solid pitching at back of bullpen” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / PEORIA, Ariz. — Funny what an impact Joakim Soria has had on Royals baseball. Especially how he#039;s made life so much better for a starting pitcher like Gil Meche. quot;I was actually thinking about that this morning,quot; Meche said. quot;I [...]
PEORIA, Ariz. — Despite giving up eight runs on 10 hits in two innings on Sunday, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke managed to see the bright side. quot;This is probably my second-best start of the season, pitching-wise,quot; Greinke said. quot;Stupid pitching maybe, but I was locating it decent.quot; Amazingly enough, he escaped a loss because the [...]
RANGERS 8, ROYALS 5At Surprise, Ariz. Saturday, March 28 Royals at the plate: Mark Teahen, shooting for the second-base job, went 2-for-3 with a triple and raised his average to .500 (21-for-42) with 11 RBIs and five homers this spring. Miguel Olivo also got his 11th RBI with a double. Ryan Shealy had two hits [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/28/hXzHaSvL.jpg” alt=”Royals reliever looking to be big part of bullpen this season” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / SURPRISE, Ariz. — Ron Mahay has been sort of the invisible man of the Royals#039; bullpen in Spring Training. But don#039;t worry, he#039;ll appear when he#039;s needed. Mahay has pitched in just two Cactus League games so far, [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — No decisions have been announced, but both left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez and would-be second baseman Mark Teahen made forward steps toward securing jobs on Saturday. Ramirez#039;s numbers weren#039;t dazzling — he gave up three earned runs in five innings — but both he and Royals manager Trey Hillman were very satisfied. quot;I [...]
ROYALS 4, DODGERS 1at PhoenixFriday, March 27 Royals at the plate: Jose Guillen drove in two runs. Mike Aviles had two hits, scoring a run and driving in another with an infield single. John Buck doubled and scored a run. Ross Gload and Willie Bloomquist each had two singles and scored a run. Dodgers at [...]