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Interest in O's Wigginton waning? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:42:15 PDT
Things were going the way of the Baltimore Orioles yesterday. First the team finally gets around to hiring Buck...

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:50 PDT

With Scott Podsednik traded to the Dodgers, it opens up a gap at the top of the Royals' batting order and in left field.

Podsednik had been the leadoff hitter in 65 games, including nearly all the games since Ned Yost took over as manager on May 14. Yost said he would go day to day when determining his leadoff man.

Willie Bloomquist hit first Thursday in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Orioles. Yost said second baseman Chris Getz "when he plays" can bat leadoff. He said Mitch Maier could lead off, and he mentioned that Jason Kendall "has led off before."

"It's not earthshaking," Yost said. "It's not a big major problem. We don't have a prototypical leadoff hitter. Some clubs don't.

Wigginton's sac fly leads Orioles to win in 11 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:55:30 PDT
Ty broke the tie between two struggling American League clubs. Ty Wigginton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game's final tie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Corey Patterson homered with two outs in the eighth off Kansas City's Robinson Tejada and tied the score 5-5.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Royals call up Holland from Triple-A (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:46:17 PDT
The Royals have promoted Greg Holland from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spot of outfielder Scott Podsednik, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Royals announced the move before Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The 24-year-old Holland was 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA and three saves for Omaha.

Dodgers get OF Podsednik from Royals (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:47:31 PDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers Wednesday night, trying to replenish their outfield and boost their chances in the NL West. The trade was announced before Los Angeles played at San Diego. The Dodgers began the day five games behind the division-leading Padres.

Podsednik gives Dodgers outfield insurance (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:31:00 PDT
Newly acquired Scott Podsednik will play left field for the Dodgers until Manny Ramirez is healthy.

Young, Repko homer as Twins beat KC 6-4 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:58:15 PDT
OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that...

Royals option Marte, recall Bullington (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:09:20 PDT
The Kansas City Royals recalled right-hander Bryan Bullington from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday and optioned right-hander Victor Marte. Bullington spent a week with the Royals in May, allowing four runs in three innings and going 0-1. In Omaha, he was 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 20 games, including 15 starts.

Valencia has 3 RBIs, Twins batter KC 11-2 (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:08:25 PDT
Milestones and historic firsts just keep piling up for both the happy Minnesota Twins and the battered Kansas City Royals. Danny Valencia became the first Twins rookie ever to have four hits in back-to-back games, equaling Monday's feat in an 11-2 win Tuesday night. The night before in an even worse 19-1 drubbing, he'd become the first Twins rookie to smack a grand slam for his first major...

Royals RHP Farnsworth leaves with apparent injury (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:11:20 PDT
Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Farnsworth left the game against Minnesota in the seventh inning Tuesday night with a right hamstring cramp. After throwing two pitches to Michael Cuddyer, Farnsworth walked off on his own and was replaced by Robinson Tejeda. The Royals said he would be re-evaluated on Wednesday.

Royals RHP Meche likely out for season (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:37:01 PDT
Royals right-hander Gil Meche will have surgery on his pitching shoulder that will probably end his season. Meche, 31, has been on the disabled list since May 29 with what the club described as bursitis in the shoulder. Meche, the first upper-tier free agent the Royals signed, has battled injuries the past two seasons.

Taking a closer look at the Twins' 19-1 rout of the Royals (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:20:01 PDT
Like a rolling odometer on a cross-country road trip, the Minnesota Twins ' run total never seemed to pause...

AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

Mauer has 7 RBIs, Valencia 4 as Twins stomp KC (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:54:29 PDT
Danny Valencia's own grandchildren may have trouble believing this story one day. Not only was his first major league home run a grand slam, it came in a 19-1 victory. And on a night he went 4 for 4. And, topper of toppers, it was off the reigning American League Cy Young winner in a six-run first inning.

Raburn's 3-run double gives Tigers DH split (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:26:32 PDT
An eighth inning implosion by Toronto reliever Jason Frasor ruined what could have been a perfect day for the Blue Jays.

Andre Dawson, leader of Hall of Fame class, warns about PED use (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:39:55 PDT
Few players owned their nickname like Andre Dawson: One of only three players to hit at least 400 home runs and...

Granderson homers twice as Yankees beat Royals (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:09:11 PDT
Alex Rodriguez came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Sunday, wanting to do something special for the thousands of people who waited out a lengthy rain delay to see him hit home run No. 600. Blake Wood had no intention of being a footnote in history. After getting ahead of A-Rod in the count, the Royals reliever threw a pitch high and tight that deflected of the New York...

Kansas City batters Mitre in 7-4 win over Yankees (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:23:20 PDT
The last thing that Kyle Davies wanted to do was allow another milestone home run to Alex Rodriguez. That's why the Kansas City pitcher could smile while standing in front of his locker on Saturday, despite giving up two homers to Mark Teixeira and another to Jorge Posada. After all, he kept Rodriguez in the park and pitched the Royals to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.

Royals batter Mitre in 7-4 win over Yankees (The Canadian Press)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:30:51 PDT
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jose Guillen homered and drove in two runs, Rick Ankiel also had a pair of RBIs and the Kansas City Royals pounded spot starter Sergio Mitre during a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.

Hall of Fame-Capsules (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:17:38 PDT
A look at the honorees to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame: ANDRE NOLAN DAWSON: Born July 10, 1954, in Miami ... 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right-handed and threw right-handed ... nicknamed "Hawk" for his fearlessness and intensity ... as a power-hitting outfielder batted .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs and 1,591 RBIs in a major league career from 1976-96 ...

Cano has 3-run double in Yanks' win over Royals (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:30:30 PDT
A.J. Burnett stood smiling in front of his locker Friday night, allowing himself the luxury of imaging what could have been if a wicked thunderstorm hadn't curtailed his fine outing. That's the Burnett the Yankees hope to see on a more consistent basis. The tempestuous right-hander bounced back from a horrible start cut short by a self-inflicted injury to pitch five scoreless innings,...

Photo: Yuniesky Betancourt ain't scared of no Invisible Catcher! (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:53:49 PDT
Nobody should blame Kansas City Royals infielder Yuniesky Betancourt for dropping his bat and running away.

Jeter experiences déjàvu with second inside-the-park homer (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:03:15 PDT
Derek Jeter turned Yankee Stadium into his own hot tub time machine on Thursday. A day after our own Alex...

Yankees beat KC, no thanks to Jorge Posada's misguided throws (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:56:59 PDT
New York Yankees fans, has Jorge Posada taken one-too-many foul balls off the catcher's mask?

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