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| Jose Guillen continued his hot hitting of late with two hits, including his fourth home run of the year, and three RBI for the Royals on Thursday afternoon. |
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| Gil Meche had his third strong start in his last four outings as he held the Tigers to three runs over seven innings. Meche allowed six hits and two walks while striking out six. |
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| Light-hitting Joey Gathright accounted for all of the Royals' runs batted in helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Wednesday night. Gathright drove in two runs with a second inning single. |
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| Joakim Soria picked up his 10th save in as many chances with a perfect ninth inning as the Royals scored a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. |
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| Luke Hochevar allowed four hits, walked three and struck out five while pitching six scoreless innings for his third win of the season. |
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| Carlos Rosa has earned a promotion up to Triple-A Omaha, the Kansas City Star notes. The 23-year-old right-hander was 4-2 with a 1.20 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts over 45.0 innings (eight starts) at Double-A. |
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| Tonight it was the Kansas City Royals emerging with the 3-2 win over Detroit, and it was DH Jose Guillen proving deadly with the bat to support the cause. Guillen is struggling with back spasms, yet he hit the batter's box and went 2-for-4 hitting two doubles to gather two RBIs. |
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| Kansas City RHP Zack Greinke left with no decision in the Royals' 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers this evening, but his efforts continue to indicate the hurler is finally coming into this own. Greinke pitched six innings, allowing two runs (both earned) on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts. |
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| The Kansas City Royals has moved OF Jose Guillen to the role of DH as they face the Detroit Tigers this evening, according to MLB.com. |
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| Tony Pena Jr. tried wearing contacts but when they caused blurred vision in one eye he decided to go with a pair of prescription glasses, according to MLB.com. |
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| Billy Butler's fantasy stock is dipping. The Royals first baseman / designated hitter has hit a low spot in the season long road. His average now sits at .286 and his slugging percentage is a dismal .368. Of his 38 hits, only nine are for extra bases with just one of them -- a home run. |
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| Brian Bannister snapped out of his recent skid by tossing eight shutout innings against the Orioles on Sunday. He allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Bannister improved to 4-4 with a 3.75 ERA. He earned a loss in each of his previous four starts. |
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| Jose Guillen played on Saturday despite a sore right hip flexor. He was forced to DH, though. "It is legitimate soreness, but he wants to play," manager Trey Hillman informs the Kansas City Star. Guillen went 2-for-4 with an RBI. |
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| It was a mixed bag for RHP Brett Tomko this evening, suffering his fourth loss of the season as his Royals fell 6-5 to the Baltimore Orioles. Tomko completed just 5 1/3 innings of work, surrendering six runs (all earned) on nine hits. However, Tomka failed to walk a single batter and struck out eight. |
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| The Royals suffered a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, but leadoff man RF David DeJesus did what he could to put his team in position to win. DeJesus went 2-for-3 at the plate with two walks, adding two runs scored and his second stolen base of the season. |
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| Gil Meche, who went five innings for the Royals on Friday night, allowed five runs and six hits in his fifth loss of the season. |
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| Alex Gordon hit a two-run home run off O's starter Steve Trachsel in the first inning, but the Royals still lost their 11th straight game to Baltimore. |
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| Kila Kaaihue went 2-for-4 with his 10th home run of the season for Double-A NW Arkansas on Thursday. |
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| Tony Pena Jr. continues to struggle at the plate, though on Thursday night he went 1-for-3 with the Royals lone RBI off of Daniel Cabrera. |
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| Luke Hochevar made his fourth start of the season on Thursday night and the result was seven innings of five hit ball, though he allowed four runs on the night to fall to 2-2 on the year. |
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| Jose Guillen injured his arm on Wednesday night and as a result he was not in the starting lineup on Thursday night, according to MLB.com. "It was real bad," Guillen said. "It went from my shoulder straight down my arm, and started tingling in my hand." |
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| Jose Guillen had three hits and scored two runs for the Royals, but despite the solid night, he is still batting just .185 with only with 14 runs in 32 games. |
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| Alex Gordon hit his fourth home run of the season for the season on Wednesday night for the Royals to break a 20-game homerless drought. |
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| Mark Grudzielanek went 3-for-3 with two runs scored to push his batting average up to .302. |
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| Zack Greinke improved to 4-1 with a solid performance against the Angels as he allowed five hits, two walks and three runs over seven innings. He also struck out eight batters. |
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| Billy Butler admitted before Tuesday’s game that he’s not locked in like he was earlier in the season, notes the Kansas City Star. His average has dipped below .300, and he only had one extra-base hit since he hit a home run on April 14. Butler, though, is taking a reasoned approach. |
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| Zack Greinke hasn’t picked up a victory in his last three starts, but that will not be his focus when he takes the mound tonight against the Angels, notes the KC Star. Greinke understands that his main focus is to come up with a “quality start” whether he gets the victory or not. What matters is the Royals win when he pitches. And Greinke has given the Royals a real chance to win in all six of his starts. His ERA is 1.47. |
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| The Royals goosed their run-starved attack for an early lead Tuesday night before Brian Bannister gave it all back and more in a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium, according to the KC Star. It came down to this: Bannister couldn’t retire Garret Anderson in RBI situations. Anderson hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and delivered two-out RBI singles in the fifth and seventh. |
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| Royals 2007 first-round pick Michael Moustakas hit his third home run in four games for Low-A Burlington on Tuesday. |
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| Brian Bannister dropped his fourth straight decision on Tuesday night. He served up 13 hits and five runs over 6.2 innings against the Angels. Bannister walked two, struck out three, and tossed a wild pitch. He has now allowed five homers over his last three outings. |
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| The Royals gave the slumping Jose Guillen a day off on Tuesday. "I think he needs a day to work on things," manager Trey Hillman tells MLB.com. "[Hitting coach Mike Barnett] has been feverishly working on things, trying to help him make some adjustments, and Barney thinks he might have clicked on something today." |
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| Brian Bannister started off 3-0 this season, but has lost three straight decisions since then, and will try to get back in the win column tonight when the Royals host the Angels, according to MLB.com. This will be his first career start against the Angels. |
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| Brett Tomko went seven shutout innings in his best start of the season, but Angels starter Ervin Santana was better. Tomko allowed only one runner as far as second and struck out the side in the third inning on just 13 pitches. |
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| Miguel Olivo went 2-for-4 with one RBI and crushed his fourth homer of the season in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cleveland. |
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| Gil Meche threw seven scoreless innings and only allowed four hits in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cleveland. He had no walks and four strikeouts. |
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| John Bale has sustained a broken hand after punching the door at the team hotel on Friday, according to the Kansas City Star. Bale punched the door out of frustration for his slow recovery from a fatigued left shoulder. Manager Trey Hillman said, "I’m not pleased, obviously. Players have to think before they do things. They’ve got to think about how it’s going to affect the rest of their team, how it’s going to affect their ability to perform and how it’s going to affect the whole group. I’m hopeful that there’s something salvageable for him. We’ll just have to wait to see where it goes."
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| Jose Guillen had a tough day at the plate in Saturday's 4-2 win over Cleveland, as he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, while leaving four men on base. |
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| Backup catcher Miguel Olivo is filling the Royals designated hitter role on Friday night. Billy Butler is at first base and Ross Gload has the night off. |
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| Brett Tomko will remain in the rotation for now despite his recent struggles, according to the Kansas City Star. "I still believe in him," manager Trey Hillman said of Tomko, "and I have every intention of giving him a couple of more starts. We’ll see how he does in his next start and go from there." |
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| It appears that Luke Hochevar will remain in the Royals rotation after John Bale returns from the DL. Bale is likely to go to the bullpen. "I think he is ready to stay consistent in the rotation," manager Trey Hillman said in the Kansas City Star of Hochevar. "Given the fact that he's the only sinkerballer in the rotation, that’s kind of nice." |
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| John Bale is likely to go to the bullpen when he returns from the DL, according to the Kansas City Star. "I like John Bale being on this staff," manager Trey Hillman said. "If it ends up being three lefties and four righties in the bullpen, I think everybody is OK with that." Bale is scheduled to test his fatigued shoulder by throwing a live batting practice before Friday's game, and he'll throw another session before returning. |
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| Yasuhiko Yabuta could lose his spot in the Royals bullpen when John Bale come off the DL, according to the Kansas City Star. The other option is Joel Peralta, but manager Trey Hillman didn't mince words when discussing his preference. "Peralta is better," Hillman said. "He is. I have no reservations in saying that. Right now, he's better in consistency of throwing strikes. And in consistency of fastball command and secondary pitches, he’s better there, too." |
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| The Royals released Mike Maroth Thursday. Maroth had been at Triple-A Omaha, where he held a 14.09 ERA over 7 2/3 innings. |
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| Joakim Soria hansn't allowed a run in 11 innings this season and he has allowed only four baserunners in a fantastic start to his season, according to MLB.com. "It's hard for [hitters] to pick up the ball," pitching coach Bob McClure said. "You'll see a lot of guys take so many strikes with him and a lot of guys swinging through balls. It's just a gift." |
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| Zack Greinke suffered his first loss of the season on Thursday, as Kansas City was edged by Texas 2-1. It was a quality outing for Greinke, as he only allowed two runs on four hits over seven innings, with no walks and nine strikeouts. |
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| Ryan Shealy collected his eighth home run in Triple-A Omaha's 4-1 loss at Sacramento on Wednesday, according to MLB.com. Shealy is only hitting .213, but has 13 RBI. |
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| Zack Greinke will look to remain unbeaten in 2008 when he takes the hill against the Rangers, according to MLB.com. Greinke is 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 36 innings, with 19 strikeouts. |
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