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Royals ace Zack Greinke received a present Wednesday on his 26th birthday from The Sporting News when he was honored by the online magazine as the American League Pitcher of the Year.

Thursday 15 Oct 2009 Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 09:13AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-SURPRISE, AZ Naturals shortstop Jeff Bianchi went 1-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Surprise Rafters, the Kansas City Royals' co-op affiliate team in the Arizona Fall League, kicked off play Tuesday with an 17-4 drubbing of the Peoria ...

Saturday 12 Sep 2009 Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 09:28AM SPRINGDALE, AR Naturals fans didn't have to wait too long to avenge last season's first-round playoff sweep.

Kurt Mertins drove in five runs to lead Northwest Arkansas in the first round of the Texas League playoffs.

Royals 7, Reno 6 CF Raines Jr. 3-3, HR , RBI , 2 RS, SB -- .220 DH Aldridge 2-4, 3B , HR , 4 RBI , K, RS -- .309 PH-C House 1-1, 2B , 2 RBI , RS -- .252 RF Hulett 0-4, 3 K -- .300 1B Ka'aihue 1-3, BB, 2 RS -- .261 SS Lisson 0-3 -- .236 Duckworth 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K, HRA, WP -- 5.31 ERA Hamulack IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, K -- 5.51 ERA, was ...

Appearances by your organization's general manager are rare at the minor-league level.

Royals 5, Round Rock 3 DH Hulett 2-3, BB, 2B , RBI , RS -- .305 SS Falu 1-2, 2 BB, 2B , 2 RBI , RS, E -- .262 1B Ka'aihue 1-3, BB, RBI -- .265 LF Thorman 0-4, RBI , 2 K -- .279, Omaha honeymoon over for Thorman's bat? 3B Lisson 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB -- .249 Davies 6 IP, 3 R , 6 H, BB, 7 K, HRA -- W, 4-2, 2.06 ERA Hamulack IP, H, K -- 5.58 ERA Waechter 2 ...

Corpus Christi plated five runs during a two-out rally in the fourth inning as the Hooks cruised to a 8-2 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Monday evening.

One of Northwest Arkansas' leading hitters remains out, but the Naturals' hottest hitter fit well into Sunday afternoon's sweltering conditions.

The Naturals grabbed an early 4-0 lead and, with the assistance of five relievers, kept the Travs at bay for their third straight win over the Arkansas Travelers, a 5-2 victory Monday afternoon.

Memphis 2, O-Royals 1 RF Aldridge 1-2, HR , RBI , RS -- .297, left in 5th C House 1-4, 2B -- .278 DH Buck 0-4 -- .143 1B Ka'aihue 0-3, K -- .272 SS Lisson 0-3 -- .210 Ponson 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 K -- L, 0-1, 3.00 ERA Duckworth 2 IP, BB -- 4.64 ERA Atencio 1/3 IP, 2 BB, K, WP -- 6.27 ERA Hughes 2/3 IP, nothing -- 4.54 ERA *** Omaha managed only 4 hits ...

Remember when the battle cry for Baird apologists was "Wait 'til '08"? Yeah, it didn't happen in 2008.

Royals outfielder Coco Crisp could be heading for season-ending surgery if an upcoming examination confirms the injury to his right shoulder as a torn labrum as is now feared instead of a strained rotator cuff.

Saturday 13 Jun Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 12:14AM SPRINGDALE, AR Anthony Lerew became the first pitcher besides Blake Wood and Jordan Parraz set a club record for the second straight day as the Naturals shut out the Arkansas Travelers 6-0 in game one of a twi-night doubleheader.

Friday 12 Jun Northwest Arkansas Naturals Edge Arkansas Travelers 2-1 - Texas League Friday, June 12, 2009 at 10:05AM SPRINGDALE , AR The Naturals had won 57 games at Arvest Ballpark since it opened in April 2008, and not a single one of them had been on a walkoff home run.

Nashville 8, O-Royals 4 LF Thorman 3-4, 2 HR , 2 RBI , 2 RS -- .227, seems to have recovered his stroke under the loving mercy of Dayton Moore SS Lisson 1-4, HR, 2 RBI , RS -- .185 DH House 2-4 -- .306 1B Ka'aihue 0-4, 2 K -- .275 3B Metcalf 1-4 -- .240 Phillips 6 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, BB, 6 K, 3 HRA -- L, 2-5, 6.96 ERA Rosa 2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, 2 K, ...

The Sounds lost the opening game of a four-game series, 7-3, to the Omaha Royals on Friday at Greer Stadium.