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The Royals perhaps tipped their hand Wednesday regarding a starting pitcher for Saturday's game in Pittsburgh by limiting veteran left-hander Bruce Chen to two innings and 23 pitches in Class AAA Omaha's 7-5 loss at Memphis.

Struggling right-hander Kyle Davies lost his spot in the Royals' rotation Saturday morning when he was optioned to Class AAA Omaha to clear roster space for the return of reliever Robinson Tejeda from the disabled list.

Friday 19 Jun Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:46AM Springfield, MO The Kansas City Royals announced several transactions affecting the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Thursday on the heels of an eight-game road trip that begins with four games against the first place Springfield Cardinals.

Leave it to the Royals to enter bizarro world where, now, everybody BUT Greinke wins their starts.

Royals manager Trey Hillman has known for more than a month now that he was heading to the All-Star Game in St.

Monday 15 Jun Monday, June 15, 2009 at 01:58AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-SPRINGDALE, AR Making a spot start for the Tulsa Drillers, right-hander Joey Williamson pitched strong on short rest as the Drillers' staff notched their league leading eighth shutout in a 8-0 blanking of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday.

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.

At least the news is getting better off the field for the Kansas City Royals.Mired in a miserable stretch that has dropped them from first to last in five weeks, the Royals are getting closer to getting several key players back from injuries.It starts with third baseman Alex Gordon, who upped his rehab as he tries to come back from hip ...

Royals starter Zack Greinke didn't want to watch as the Blue Jays' Lyle Overbay rounded the bases after hitting a home run with one out in the second inning of Friday's game.

Zack Greinke enters tonights series finale against the Indians on the heels of what he views as his worst start in four years but also a smarter pitcher for the beating he took last Friday in Toronto.Last time, he said, I think was mainly a case of just me being stupid again.

Veteran reliever Kyle Farnsworth hesitates to credit the reintroduction of a two-seam fastball to his high-octane repertoire as the reason for the longest scoreless streak of his career.

Royals right-hander Brian Bannister has a fond memory of Tropicana Field. "I had one of my best outings here two years ago -- I actually pitched on June 1, and it was my first win as a Royal," Bannister said.

Now that Zack Greinke had a start in which he looked vaguely human, the sky has completely fallen in on the Royals.

Sacramento 5, O-Royals 2 LF Thorman 3-5, 2B , HR , 2 RBI , K, RS -- .200, nice game for new guy C House 2-5 -- .304 DH B. Pena 1-5 -- .324 1B Ka'aihue 0-5, 2 K -- .274 3B Metcalf 1-5 -- .265 RF Aldridge 0-4, BB, 2 K -- .276, hit streak snapped CF Duarte 0-4, BB, RS -- .132 DiNardo 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K, E -- 3.52 ERA, another great start wasted Yabuta ...

The Royals shook up their roster Saturday night with a series of roster moves following their second straight 5-0 loss to the St.

A defense that committed four errors, a starting pitcher who couldn't get out of the fourth inning, and a catcher who hit a triple and scored on a suicide squeeze is not the most repeatable formula for the Royals to win.But you know what?Billy Butler thinks the 7-4, come-from-behind win over the Orioles on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium may be just ...

If he wasn't there already, add Gil Meche to the Royals' mushrooming list of concerns after Thursday's 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium.

The grim numbers continue to build against veteran right-hander Sidney Ponson after the Royals saw an opportunity slip away Friday night in a 7-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.

The Royals grounded into six double plays Tuesday, a club record, in an 8-7 loss at Cleveland.

In the middle of the chatter and music of the Royals' clubhouse, Doug Waechter's life is a quiet one.