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Chris Colabello was in the right place at the right time on Wednesday, and it only took 8-1/4 minor league seasons, 2,888 minor league at-bats and four minor league teams to do it.

A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Kansas City Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Royals did something over the weekend for the first time this season against the Yankees, and that is get swept in a series.

More proof that I don't know anything, but the Royals of last night remind me of a conversation with a forever baseball man during spring training.

Authorities haven't said whether one victim was Kaylie Bailey of Olathe, who supposedly was heading to the Ottawa area.

Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the tiebreaker in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Tuesday night on a soggy night at Camden Yards.

After blowing a three-run lead, the Orioles went back on top in the eighth. Adam Jones drew a leadoff walk from Tim Collins and advanced when Luke Hochevar threw wildly to first base on a pickoff attempt.

David Cooper, pictured above on the set of Braveheart and in more recent times, says the 1993 production of the film has had a huge and postive effect on Lochaber Twenty years ago a film crew pitched up in Glencoe to shoot scenes for Braveheart.

Alex Gordon hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in the middle test of a three-game series.

Alex Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th and the Kansas City Royals , saved when Billy Butler sent the game into extra innings, rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Lorenzo Cain led off the 10th with his third hit and stole second with one out.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas runs behind home plate to catch a foul ball for an out on the White Sox's Adam Dunn as umpire Mike Muchlinski and catcher Salvador Perez watch to end the top of the third inning during Sunday's game at Kauffman Stadium.

Guthrie zipped through his 17th consecutive start for the Royals without a loss, going the distance in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Before the Fox Sports Kansas City coverage of Saturday night's game, I tweeted that I figured since they were talking so much about how good Jeremy Guthrie has been against the White Sox that he was destined to give up eight runs in 2.2 innings.

MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Mike Moustakas went from struggling to smoking, offensively.

On Wednesday, Brendan Porter, a senior at Olathe North High School, was named the Kansas winner for his underwater-themed doodle.

Kansas City Royals' Elliot Johnson celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning during Wednesday's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 1, 2013, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Reducing the number of bases on balls doled out by the Royals' pitching staff was a priority last year for manager Ned Yost.

Missouri College Advising Corps advisers are recent college graduates who get training and set up shop in high schools with large percentages of low-income students.

Corey Kluber made it through the first inning Sunday night against the Royals and that was big.

Guthrie made his 16th consecutive start without a loss for Kansas City in the Royals' 9-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium.