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Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night.

Two hopeful items from the Royals’ injury front: Salvy Perez caught three innings Friday in extended spring training; and left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sánchez is pain-free and ready to start his formal rehab assignment.Perez returned with a bang in his first game action since suffering torn cartilage in his left knee March 13 prior to a ... (more)

After a prolonged sluggish start to the 2012 season - including MLB 's longest losing streak during the young campaign - it might be time for the Kansas City Royals to start thinking about restocking the shelves in the farm system by trading some of the veterans that do not hold a place in the franchise's long-term future.

Adam Lind is still not good at baseball, and still in the minors. Honestly, I'm amazed enough people owned Lind for him to top the most cut list two weeks in a row.

Even though the '12 MLB regular season isn't even two months old yet, it's always fun to look ahead a couple years into the future.

Right-hander Luis Mendoza is doing his best to roll with the disappointment of returning to the Royals’ bullpen as a long reliever after surrendering his spot in the rotation Wednesday night to rookie left-hander Will Smith.“I’m willing to be in any role they have for me,” he said.

NEW YORK – The continuing need for a long reliever – or, possibly, a spot starter – prompted the Royals to summon lefty prospect Will Smith from Class AAA Omaha prior to Tuesday’s game against New York at Yankee Stadium.

This week, we recapped Fake Ned's trip to Omaha and listened to comments from Storm Chasers General Manager Martie Cordero and pitchers Tommy Hottovy and Jake Odorizzi .

Slumping left fielder Alex Gordon and hitting coach Kevin Seitzer reached the same conclusion Monday afternoon after conferring in a corner of the Royals’ clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.Gordon needs to relax.“He’s pressing,” Seitzer said.

Washington Nationals fans on Sunday saw their young phenom, starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, hit his first major league home run.

The 2012 MLB season is roughly a quarter of the way over, and while there have been a handful of teams that have established themselves as elite at this point, the middle of the pack is made up of nearly half of the MLB.

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Teams are supposed to play better at home than on the road, regardless of the sport.

Maybe the Kansas City Royals can get a two-for-one special on Tommy John surgeries from Dr.

Two more Royals pitchers, lefty starter Danny Duffy and right-handed reliever Blake Wood, are scheduled to undergo the reconstructive-elbow operation commonly known as Tommy John surgery.

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The Diamondbacks will go for their sixth straight victory in Kansas City on Friday night when they open a three-game series against a Royals team that has struggled to pick up wins at home.