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Chris Davis hit a homer and knocked in three runs, helping the Baltimore Orioles dominate the Kansas City Royals, 8-2, in the opener of a three-game series.

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.

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 .

Kansas City Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur misplays New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson's third-inning base hit during their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

This was Rafael Soriano's first true test as the Yankees closer - because his first two save attempts were nothing like the assignment handed to him last night.

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Kansas City Royals Jeff Francoeur trots the bases after hitting a fourth-inning solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes during their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Nate Jones is a 26 year old right hander that you have probably never heard of until this season .

David Ortiz homered in the sixth inning to start Boston's comeback from a three-run deficit, and the Red Sox got three hits from Will Middlebrooks in an 8-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.

A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.

Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license in central Ohio, only hours after he got his first save of the season in New York.

Felipe Paulino pitched into the seventh inning while Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur each hit two-run home runs as the Kansas City Royals downed the New York Yankees, 6-0, in the opener of a three- game series.

Jeff Francoeur, with a 4-for-4 game in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the D-backs, made an adjustment during batting practice, and it paid off quickly.

He still managed to absorb two losses in five days. Adcock was an emergency starter Sunday and took the loss, giving up a run in five innings as Arizona Diamondbacks rookie left-hander Wade Miley and two relievers combined to shut out the Royals 2-0. The homestand began Wednesday with Adcock taking the loss in 15 innings to the Baltimore Orioles.

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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Several top MLB prospects have already made their way to the majors early in the 2012 season.

There are thousands of different statistics in baseball.A Some statistics get lots of press - home runs, strike outs, batting average, RBI's, etc.A Some statistics are fairly new and haven't yet been completely absorbed by the collective consciousness of average baseball fans such as BABIP, FIP, WAR , etc.A Other stats may be underrated but are ... (more)

After a rough 2011, Wil Myers drew skepticism from some about his potential as a prospect.