Sep 30, 2009 | Kansas City Star
Royals notebook: Soria says shoulder fine, just needed another day to recover
Royals closer Joakim Soria contends there is nothing wrong with his shoulder beyond a little extra soreness resulting from a 46-pitch outing in Sunday's victory over Minnesota.
DeJesus' illness forces lineup shuffle
Left fielder David DeJesus remained out of the Royals' lineup and manager Trey Hillman did some shuffling, moving Mitch Maier into DeJesus' leadoff spot against the Yankees on Monday night.
Royals notebook | Royals not interested in Bradley
Royals officials dismiss in strong terms reports of possible interest in acquiring outfielder Milton Bradley from the Cubs.
Royals notebook: Hochevar unpredictable in New York
Luke Hochevar may be terrific in his start at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Wouldn't be the first time.
Fixing the Royals: Start with Trading Joakim Soria
Tuesday on SportsRadioKC , Craig and I discussed the idea of trading Royals' closer Joakim Soria.
Sports Redux: Kansas City's Reign of Terror Is Over
It took a while, but after two straight losses, the Red Sox finally figured out how to beat those plucky KC Royals, and got themselves a much-needed 9-2 win last night.
KC can't push win streak to seven
So this was the Beantown team that sauntered into Cowtown with 10 victories in 11 games and cruising toward the playoffs.
Greinke shocks and awes Red Sox
Zack Greinke was simply superb again. Greinke pitched six scoreless innings for his 15th victory, as the Royals defeated the Red Sox, 5-1, on Tuesday night in front of 21,228 energetic fans at Kauffman Stadium.
Royals deciding on Thursday's starter
There's still an open spot in the Royals' rotation for Thursday night against the Red Sox.
Royals notebook: Club wona t play next season in St. Louis
The 2010 schedule, released Tuesday, shows the Royals wont play next season in St.
Hochevar throws a three-hit shutout, Olivo hits two homers as Royals rout White Sox 11-0
Miguel Olivo had six RBIs on Friday. He homered twice and here in the seventh knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Tigers 4, Royals 3 | Wednesday, Sept. 16
Detroit Tigers shortstop Adam Everett, top, avoids Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus to turn a double play on Royals' Mitch Maier at first base in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept.
Royals' Davies has no-no into 6th, tops Indians
Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus, left, scores ahead of the tag of Cleveland Indians catcher Wyatt Toregas in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Sunday, Sept.
Royals notebook | Jacobs wants to continue strong finish
Mike Jacobs isnt sure where he fits or even whether he fits in the Royals future as the offseason approaches.
Royals rout division-leading Tigers 11-1
Alberto Callaspo, David DeJesus and Miguel Olivo all hit three-run homers and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Tuesday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Royals may have found something in Robinson Tejeda. He threw six shutout innings to outduel Justin Verlander on Wednesday night.
Royals battered by Indians' barrage
Luke Hochevar's bugaboo returned Saturday night. Big innings have been Hochevar's nemesis all year long and his most recent start was no different.
Royals notebook: DeJesus moving up club charts for outfield assists
However slender the chance for David DeJesus to win a Gold Glove no full-time left fielder has done so in the American League since Rickey Henderson in 1981 he continues to climb the Royals career and single-season charts for outfield assists.DeJesus got two more assists Friday night when the Royals extended their winning streak to five games with ...
Miguel Olivo beats Cleveland Indians, 2-1, with homer in the 12th inning
The Indians offense should check the calender. The season doesn't end until Oct.
Alex Gordon bumped arms with David DeJesus after hitting a homer in the fifth.
Suddenly, nothing stops the Royals. Their winning streak hit four games Thursday afternoon when they completed a three-game sweep of first-place Detroit with a 7-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium.
Billy Butler Is No Longer Part of The Royals' Supporting Cast
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Sam Mellinger tweeted the other day that a baseball guy summed up the Royals rather accurately and succinctly: their good players aren't good enough.
Royals mount regal comeback vs. Tigers
So much for Detroit's six-game winning streak. The Royals rallied to defeat the Tigers, leaders of the American League Central, 7-5, on a damp Tuesday night with a crowd of 12,032 at Kauffman Stadium.
Angels out of sync in loss to Royals
The Angels had to fly home Sunday evening taking solace in the notion that nobody's perfect.
Angels improve to 9-0 against Royals this season
The Angels are 9-0 against the Royals this season and have won 33 of their past 43 games between the two clubs.
Lackey's gem isn't wasted by Angels
Like the barbecue this town is famous for, Saturday's pitching matchup lived up to expectations - and was just as meaty and filling.
Here are ways to improve the Royals in 2010
General manager Dayton Moores back next year, thanks to an extension that will last through three Olympic Games and two soccer World Cups.Manager Trey Hillmans back next year, thanks to, well, Moore.Both men essentially have blamed injuries and bad performances by players for the Royals disappointing record, which means some of those players have ...
Just What Did The Royals Get For Danny Gutierrez? An Expert Helps Us Out
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, By chance, I know Scott Lucas, who does a fantastic job of covering the Rangers farm system for the preeminent Rangers blog, The Newberg Report .
Powell, Cahill help A's crush Royals
One of the few drawbacks to having a catcher as competent and durable as Kurt Suzuki is that Landon Powell doesn't get much playing time.
's bases loaded fielder's choice grounder in the sixth inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Monday night.
Royals left fielder David DeJesus makes a diving catch Monday night.
Royals left fielder David DeJesus makes a diving catch Monday night. Associated Press Photo Rajai Davis reached back to his Little League days to pull off an impressive stunt that sparked the Oakland Athletics to a win over the Royals.
Aggressive A's, Generous Royals Pave Way for Oakland
Got to hand it to these last-place teams; they do manage to entertain. Not that anyone was around to notice.
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