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2 hrs ago | Kings of Kauffman

Bullpen Dominates, Butler Stays Hot, Royals Win 4-2

Fresh off getting some pub for being the fantastic hitter he is , Billy Butler continued to be the best bat on the team - as he's been for at least four years now - crushing a homerun in the first and walking twice, helping the Royals defeat the Orioles 4-2. Butler raised his season OPS to over .900, but what's better is the 11 homeruns and we're ... (more)

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6 hrs ago | Kansas City Royals

Butler sparking offense with power stroke

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Everett Teaford, Jarrod Dyson, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon, Jeff Francoeur

16 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Buehrle pitches Marlins past Giants

Roger Chapman shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Logan Morrison, Steve Cishek, Eric Hosmer

Sat May 26, 2012

The Kansas City Star

Jarrod Dyson exits Royals game with bruised hamstring

Center fielder Jarrod Dyson left Saturday’s game after colliding with left fielder Alex Gordon in the left-center gap on a play that ended the Baltimore second inning.Club officials characterized the injury as a bruised right hamstring.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon, Mitch Maier, Alcides Escobar

Daily Reporter

Hosmer carries Royals to 4-3 win over Orioles

Eric Hosmer singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Saturday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Johnny Giavotella, Greg Holland, Mike Moustakas, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Eric Hosmer

Fri May 25, 2012

Camden Chat

Orioles 8, Royals 2: Most Birdland Player Poll and Friday Night GIF Party

Now, Duquette is shuffling the Orioles Cards looking for the Lucky Monkey .... and the Great Bird.

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Related Topix: Sports, Josh Bell, Baseball Players, Chris Davis, Jai Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball

Sports Network

Hammel puts knee to the test in Orioles-Royals opener

Jason Hammel hopes to put a slight knee ailment behind him this evening when the Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, Baseball Players, Jake Arrieta, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Mitch Maier

Royals Review

Extrapolating the First 43 Games over the Full Season

Billy Butler has hit 9 homeruns so far, and is on pace to hit 34 this year, a season good enough to split third in franchise history with John Mayberry , Dean Palmer and Danny Tartabull .

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Alcides Escobar, Jeff Francoeur, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals

Thu May 24, 2012

Examiner.com

If it weren't for April, the Royals would be right in the thick of things

After a miserable 3-12 start to the season, including an opening ten-game home stand that failed to produce a victory, the Royals A have managed to find some stable ground.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Aaron Crow

New York Post

A-Rod hits two, Andy solid as Yanks pummel Royals

Or they could look to general manager Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi, who called a team-meeting before Tuesday's game after the Yankees had lost six-of-seven to fall to .500. Coincidence or not, they have won two straight for the first time in nearly two weeks after last night's 8-3 win over the Royals in The Bronx.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Rodriguez, Baseball Players, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira

Wed May 23, 2012

New York Yankees

Coming off masterpiece, Pettitte faces rookie

The actor will see the premier of his third "Men in Black" movie this weekend, but first, the pitcher will make his Major League debut for the Royals on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chris Getz, Baseball Players, Sean O'Sullivan, Andy Pettitte, Irving Falu, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball

Tue May 22, 2012

Kansas City Royals

Francoeur leads Royals on jaunt to Fan Cave

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Aaron Crow, Jeff Francoeur, Bruce Chen, Brayan Pena, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals

Kings of Kauffman

Royals All-Star Power Rankings, Vol. II

While the top of these standings have remained relatively steady over the past week, there has been serious movement among the last two spots, which have been relinquished by Jonathan Broxton and Alex Gordon after wholly substandard weeks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, Felipe Paulino

WDAF

George Brett, Bo Jackson, Mike Sweeney to Play in Celebrity Softball Game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will feature a roster of Hall of Fame and All-Star talent including former Royals greats George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon

BleacherReport

MLB Power Rankings: Every Team's Postseason Odds at the Quarter Pole

Even though it seems like the Major League Baseball season has barely begun, we are already approximately a quarter of the way through the excitement.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League Central, Chase Headley, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer

Mon May 21, 2012

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Paulino, Moustakas lead Royals over Yankees 6-0

Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer holds onto the ball to get New York Yankees' Derek Jeter on a groundout during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 21, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Derek Jeter, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees

Baseball Musings

Put the Good Bats Together

The Royals moved Mike Moustakas right behind Billy Butler in the lineup, and it paid off tonight against the Yankees.

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Related Topix: Sports, Mike Moustakas, Baseball Players

Sun May 20, 2012

Major League Baseball

Miley arms D-backs in rubber game victory

The left-hander threw seven scoreless frames for his fifth victory as the D-backs earned a 2-0 win over the Royals in the rubber game at Kauffman Stadium.

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Related Topix: Sports, Nate Adcock, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, Jeff Francoeur, Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Fan Cave stop on Brett's New York agenda

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Related Topix: Sports, Johnny Giavotella, Mike Moustakas, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, Aaron Crow, Bruce Chen

Sat May 19, 2012

Major League Baseball

Chen's strong outing fuels Royals' victory

No, not a home victory for the Royals. They did that just last week. But Bruce Chen had not beaten the Arizona Diamondbacks for almost 14 years.

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Related Topix: Sports, Greg Holland, Mike Moustakas, Baseball Players, Aaron Crow, Bruce Chen, Paul Goldschmidt

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