Mike Moustakas News

Billy Butler and Jeff Francoeur hit home runs Sunday afternoon that supported another strong bullpen effort and carried the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.Francoeur’s homer broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning.

Orlando Hudson, a member of the 2010 Twins, was released by the Padres on May 17 but has hooked on with the White Sox, who need help at third base with Brent Morel on the disabled list.

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Someday, if things go right, the Royals will have the kind of ballplayer that Kansas City will fall in love with.

Teammates greet Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer in the dugout after he scored a run on a double by Humberto Quintero in the seventh inning ofA a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Saturday, May 26, 2012.

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In our third episode of the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we had the pleasure to speak with legendary groundskeeper George Toma.

It was a night when even the Orioles ' biggest mistakes went rewarded. As the Orioles opened their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Camden Yards , right-hander Jason Hammel recaptured his stellar form of earlier this season and the O's big inning was fueled by two Baltimore base-running blunders.

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.

Just last year, I called for the dismantling of the Orioles and held them up as an example of relatively well-laid plans not always working out .

Attention this year on Mike Moustakas tends to center initially on his offensive contributions.

Kansas City Royals youngster Mike Moustakas has a strong case to be the starting third baseman for the American League All-Star team this year.

Yep, it went like that Wednesday night for Royals rookie lefty Will Smith, whose major-league debut lasted just 3 1/3 rocky innings in an 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees.Smith served up booming homers to Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez in a three-run first inning.

Robinson Cano homered, Phil Hughes beat Kansas City for the second time this month and the New York Yankees - still looking to bust out with the bats - eked out a 3-2 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.

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.

Can you imagine if Mike Moustakas wasn't hitting? Aside from what it would mean for the Royals ' offense, think about what it would mean for our psyche.

Behind stalwart efforts from the combination of Felipe Paulino , Tim Collins , and Aaron Crow , the Royals held the scuffling Highlanders down and pummeled them thoroughly.

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 .

In his debut at Yankee Stadium in the pinstripes last month, Hiroki Kuroda looked to be the missing piece that the Yankees had been lacking last year.

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.