Kansas City Royals News

Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.

If Baseball were a predictable game, one might think the Red Sox are about to embark upon a homestand that could help them put even more distance between them and the Yankees and Tampa Bay.

Not one batter was hit by Zack Greinke. That didn't stop the White Sox from hitting back.

Mark Buehrle was dominant into the ninth inning, allowing six hits and a run, and the surging Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 4-1 Thursday night for their fifth victory in a row.

Keep an eye on Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke when he takes the mound tonight.

Alexei Ramirez was out of action for Thursday's series opener against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, bothered by a bruise on the tip of his right middle finger, which caused him to leave Wednesday's game in Cleveland prior to the bottom of the eighth inning.

It's always a good day in the minors when your so-called top pitching prospect gets arrested for public urination and disorderly conduct.

Zack Greinke's 10 victories, 1.95 ERA and 96-m.p.h. fastball all catch the attention of the White Sox .

The Twins-Royals game Tuesday moved with the pace of a senate election recount. But before lawyers got involved, the Twins squeezed out a run in the sixth to win 2-1 over a Kansas City team that is peskier than their 33-43 record suggests.

The Kansas City Royals announced Wednesday that third baseman Alex Gordon will play for Double-A Texas League affilate Northwest Arkansas Naturals on a minor league rehabilitation assignment beginning this weekend.

Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox points to the sky after hitting a two-run home run and driving in teammate Scott Podsednik #22 in the 3rd inning against the Chicago Cubs on June 28, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox players have been named to the Pacific Coast League 2009 All-Star team.

A five-run sixth inning doomed the Albuquerque Isotopes as they were shutout, 9-0, by the Omaha Royals Tuesday afternoon at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Shortstop Mike Aviles , Kansas City's player of the year last season, will undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined for up to 12 months.

Kansas City Royals right fielder Jose Guillen was out of the lineup Monday against Minnesota and could miss another game with a stiff left side.Royals manager Trey Hillman says the stiffness starts in Guillen's lower back and runs up his entire left side.

Miguel Olivo homered, tripled and drove in two runs, Luke Hochevar overcame some shaky moments in seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night to end a five-game home losing streak.

Hochevar is looking good, finally. Let's hope he keeps it up. AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 10, Albuquerque 5 LF Thorman 3-5, 2B , HR , 2 RBI , K, 2 RS -- .293 2B Falu 3-5, RBI , RS -- .266 CF Raines 2-4, 2B , HR, 3 RBI , 2 RS -- .167, finally starting to heat up? 3B Metcalf 1-4, 2B , 2 RBI , RS -- .231 C Buck 1-4, HR, RBI , 2 K, RS -- .182 SS Lisson 1-3, ...

Here is a surprisingly pertinent question to follow the Pirates ' thorough 6-2 stifling of the Kansas City Royals last night at PNC Park, one highlighted by Delwyn Young 's three-run home run.

Gil Meche produced a thumbs-up Monday afternoon after a pregame throwing workout to test whether his dead arm can handle his scheduled start Wednesday against Minnesota.Meche rested his arm for two days, saying that Mondays throwing session from flat ground would determine his availability to pitch the series finale against the Twins at Kauffman ...

"It was weird," Jaramillo said after the Pirates absorbed a soggy, 3-2 loss against the Kansas City Royals .