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.
KANSAS CITY — Luke Hochevar was two different pitchers with the same result — seven shutout innings. Miguel Olivo was the same effective hitter with three different results — home run, triple and single. Put the Royals' pitcher and his catcher together and they added up to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on [...]
PITTSBURGH — Zack Greinke is back on top of the Majors' victories list. Greinke and the Royals survived a 59-minute rain delay and hung on to beat the Pirates, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon in front of 25,888 at PNC Park. The righty won his 10th game of the season, tying him with Roy Halladay, Tim [...]
PITTSBURGH — It took only one pitch to turn a promising Bruce Chen debut into a tough loss. After throwing three scoreless innings in his first Major League start since Aug. 4, 2006, Chen gave up a three-run homer in the fourth, and the offense struggled after a strong beginning as the Royals lost to [...]
PITTSBURGH — For his second straight start, Gil Meche struggled with the long ball against a National League foe. Meche gave up two home runs for the second consecutive game as the Royals lost to the Pirates, 5-3, on Friday night at PNC Park in front of 18,458. It was the second straight loss for [...]
HOUSTON — Lance Berkman was in a very friendly neighborhood on Thursday, making the left-field porch at Minute Maid Park seem like his front porch with a rocking chair. Berkman plopped a couple of two-run homers onto the porch and contributed to all of the Astros' runs as they salvaged the third game of their [...]
HOUSTON — Miguel Olivo didn't enter the game until late, but he was there when it counted. Olivo belted a home run on the first pitch of the 11th inning to give the Royals a 4-3 Interleague victory over the Astros on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. Olivo connected against reliever Jeff Fulchino, an [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]
HOUSTON — Jason Michaels did his best to sell the play, holding up his glove to reveal the ball while running towards the infield and exchanging high-fives with teammate Michael Bourn. The Astros were in the early stages of celebrating what they thought was a game-ending double play Wednesday night before the umpires met briefly [...]
HOUSTON — Zack Greinke, who prides himself as a hitter, didn't help himself with the bat on Tuesday night. But his right arm inflicted a lot of damage when he was working at his primary job, pitching. Greinke put an end to the Royals' five-game skid and his own string of futility in a 2-1 [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]