A little luck and a little hustle was all the Texas Rangers needed to pull off their first three-game sweep this season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia scooted home when pitcher Brian Bannister flubbed a popup, giving Texas the go-ahead run in their 3-2 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. “Give him 10 more of them and he won’t drop them,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Guillen’s yelling match with fan irks GM
Moore not satisfied with Guillen Dayton Moore was not pleased that right fielder Jose Guillen got in a shouting match with a fan on Tuesday night, calling the incident “unfortunate.”

Royals GM meets with Guillen over going after fan

Royals general manager Dayton Moore said he met with Jose Guillen after the outfielder confronted a heckling fan Tuesday night.

GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid
GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid Royals GM Dayton Moore said he’s not concerned regarding No. 2 pick Eric Hosmer’s contract with Kansas City, as the terms were agreed to and completed before the Aug 15 midnight ET deadline.

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Royals have been out-homered 26-3 in the past 14 games.

“There’s nothing to read into it,” manager Trey Hillman said of the recent home run difference. “Other than when you’re giving up home runs, you’re leaving pitches up and out over the plate. That doesn’t bode well for what we’re doing on the mound. The fact that it’s a total mismatch in what we’re doing from an offensive standpoint to what we’re giving up, it’s a combination of bad pitching and poorly located pitching by our staff and lack of slug that we knew we had coming into the season.”

The Royals rank last in the American League with 91 home runs, while the pitching staff has yielded 141, which ranks 12th.

“I knew we weren’t going hit a lot of balls out of this ballpark, playing 81 games here,”…

Moore meets with Guillen a day after fan incident (AP)
Royals general manager Dayton Moore said he met with Jose Guillen after the outfielder confronted a heckling fan Tuesday night. Guillen had to be restrained by catcher Miguel Olivo, third-base coach Luis Silverio and others when a fan down the right field line harassed him in the fourth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Davies seeks commands of his stuff
Davies has need to control Trey Hillman believes that Kyle Davies’ fastball command is improving now that he is pitching out of the stretch, which should whittle his pitch count and help him last deeper into games.

Bannister’s miscue pops KC’s bubble
Royals errant vs. Rangers Royals starter Brian Bannister struck out a career-best eight batters on Wednesday, but could not pick up the win, dropping an infield fly which helped to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the struggling Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Guillen’s yelling match with fan irks GM
Moore not satisfied with Guillen Dayton Moore was not pleased that right fielder Jose Guillen got in a shouting match with a fan on Tuesday night, calling the incident “unfortunate.”

GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid
GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid Royals GM Dayton Moore said he’s not concerned regarding No. 2 pick Eric Hosmer’s contract with Kansas City, as the terms were agreed to and completed before the Aug 15 midnight ET deadline.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Royals have been out-homered 26-3 in the past 14 games.

“There’s nothing to read into it,” manager Trey Hillman said of the recent home run difference. “Other than when you’re giving up home runs, you’re leaving pitches up and out over the plate. That doesn’t bode well for what we’re doing on the mound. The fact that it’s a total mismatch in what we’re doing from an offensive standpoint to what we’re giving up, it’s a combination of bad pitching and poorly located pitching by our staff and lack of slug that we knew we had coming into the season.”

The Royals rank last in the American League with 91 home runs, while the pitching staff has yielded 141, which ranks 12th.

“I knew we weren’t going hit a lot of balls out of this ballpark, playing 81 games here,”…

Harrison leads Rangers to sweep of Royals, 3-2 (AP)

A little luck and a little hustle was all the Texas Rangers needed to pull off their first three-game sweep this season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia scooted home when pitcher Brian Bannister flubbed a popup, giving Texas the go-ahead run in their 3-2 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. “Give him 10 more of them and he won’t drop them,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Davies seeks commands of his stuff
Davies has need to control Trey Hillman believes that Kyle Davies’ fastball command is improving now that he is pitching out of the stretch, which should whittle his pitch count and help him last deeper into games.

A little luck and a little hustle was all the Texas Rangers needed to pull off their first three-game sweep this season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia scooted home when pitcher Brian Bannister flubbed a popup, giving Texas the go-ahead run in their 3-2 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. “Give him 10 more of them and he won’t drop them,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Bannister’s miscue pops KC’s bubble
Royals errant vs. Rangers Royals starter Brian Bannister struck out a career-best eight batters on Wednesday, but could not pick up the win, dropping an infield fly which helped to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the struggling Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

A little luck and a little hustle was all the Texas Rangers needed to pull off their first three-game sweep this season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia scooted home when pitcher Brian Bannister flubbed a popup, giving Texas the go-ahead run in their 3-2 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. “Give him 10 more of them and he won’t drop them,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Bannister’s miscue pops KC’s bubble
Royals errant vs. Rangers Royals starter Brian Bannister struck out a career-best eight batters on Wednesday, but could not pick up the win, dropping an infield fly which helped to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the struggling Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Royals have been out-homered 26-3 in the past 14 games.

“There’s nothing to read into it,” manager Trey Hillman said of the recent home run difference. “Other than when you’re giving up home runs, you’re leaving pitches up and out over the plate. That doesn’t bode well for what we’re doing on the mound. The fact that it’s a total mismatch in what we’re doing from an offensive standpoint to what we’re giving up, it’s a combination of bad pitching and poorly located pitching by our staff and lack of slug that we knew we had coming into the season.”

The Royals rank last in the American League with 91 home runs, while the pitching staff has yielded 141, which ranks 12th.

“I knew we weren’t going hit a lot of balls out of this ballpark, playing 81 games here,”…

Royals on the Farm 8/22

Royals 4, Memphis 2 1B Ka’aihue 3-4, HR , 2 RBI , K, RS — .341, already almost to 10 AAA HR LF Lubanski 2-3, 3B , HR , RBI , K, RS — .233 3B Spann 0-2, 2 BB, RBI — .313 2B Callaspo 1-3, BB, 2 RS — .188 DH …

Guillen’s yelling match with fan irks GM
Moore not satisfied with Guillen Dayton Moore was not pleased that right fielder Jose Guillen got in a shouting match with a fan on Tuesday night, calling the incident “unfortunate.”

GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid
GM Moore: Hosmer’s contract valid Royals GM Dayton Moore said he’s not concerned regarding No. 2 pick Eric Hosmer’s contract with Kansas City, as the terms were agreed to and completed before the Aug 15 midnight ET deadline.

Rangers top Royals

Kevin Millwood pitched his second straight complete game and the Texas Rangers took advantage of some poor Kansas City Royals defence to score two unearned runs in a 2-1 win Tuesday night.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Bannister’s miscue pops KC’s bubble
Royals errant vs. Rangers Royals starter Brian Bannister struck out a career-best eight batters on Wednesday, but could not pick up the win, dropping an infield fly which helped to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the struggling Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals GM meets with Guillen over going after fan

Royals general manager Dayton Moore said he met with Jose Guillen after the outfielder confronted a heckling fan Tuesday night.

Jeff Passan shows us how to act like a giant wiener (Yahoo! Sports)
‘Duk note: Over the weekend, Jeff Passan ran in the Hot Dog Derby at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, ensuring…

Kevin Millwood didn’t get much help from the Texas Rangers‘ offense. Kansas City’s defense gave Millwood the run support he needed. Millwood pitched his second straight complete game and the Rangers scored two unearned runs in a 2-1 win Tuesday night. Throwing errors by Miguel Olivo and Mike Aviles led to the Rangers‘ runs.

American League Game Capsules

Alexei Ramirez went 4-for-5 with two runs scored as the Chicago White Sox downed the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game set at Camden Yards.

Royals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Royals have been out-homered 26-3 in the past 14 games.

“There’s nothing to read into it,” manager Trey Hillman said of the recent home run difference. “Other than when you’re giving up home runs, you’re leaving pitches up and out over the plate. That doesn’t bode well for what we’re doing on the mound. The fact that it’s a total mismatch in what we’re doing from an offensive standpoint to what we’re giving up, it’s a combination of bad pitching and poorly located pitching by our staff and lack of slug that we knew we had coming into the season.”

The Royals rank last in the American League with 91 home runs, while the pitching staff has yielded 141, which ranks 12th.

“I knew we weren’t going hit a lot of balls out of this ballpark, playing 81 games here,”…

Jeff Passan shows us how to act like a giant wiener (Yahoo! Sports)
‘Duk note: Over the weekend, Jeff Passan ran in the Hot Dog Derby at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, ensuring…

Royals on the Farm 8/22

Royals 4, Memphis 2 1B Ka’aihue 3-4, HR , 2 RBI , K, RS — .341, already almost to 10 AAA HR LF Lubanski 2-3, 3B , HR , RBI , K, RS — .233 3B Spann 0-2, 2 BB, RBI — .313 2B Callaspo 1-3, BB, 2 RS — .188 DH …

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler (AP)
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Kauffman Stadium security removed the fan, who started in on Guillen after he stopped at first base in the second inning after hitting a drive off the wall in left field.

Rangers top Royals

Kevin Millwood pitched his second straight complete game and the Texas Rangers took advantage of some poor Kansas City Royals defence to score two unearned runs in a 2-1 win Tuesday night.

Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz is tagged out by Kansas City Royals third…

Members of the Taiwan Society speak in front of the Taiwan High Court yesterday to sue President Ma Ying-jeou for displaying the words ‘China, Taiwan’ on his car windshields and outside the hotel room while he …

The Royals have been out-homered 26-3 in the past 14 games.

“There’s nothing to read into it,” manager Trey Hillman said of the recent home run difference. “Other than when you’re giving up home runs, you’re leaving pitches up and out over the plate. That doesn’t bode well for what we’re doing on the mound. The fact that it’s a total mismatch in what we’re doing from an offensive standpoint to what we’re giving up, it’s a combination of bad pitching and poorly located pitching by our staff and lack of slug that we knew we had coming into the season.”

The Royals rank last in the American League with 91 home runs, while the pitching staff has yielded 141, which ranks 12th.

“I knew we weren’t going hit a lot of balls out of this ballpark, playing 81 games here,”…

Errors hurt Royals in loss to Rangers
Errors hurt Royals in loss to Rangers Kevin Millwood’s pitching and crucial errors combined to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals settle rotation for time being
Royals settle rotation for time being After Brian Bannister starts on Wednesday night against the Rangers, Kyle Davies and Brandon Duckworth will remain in the rotation when the Royals visit Detroit over the weekend. After that, the club will decide what to do.

Where are they now? Ed Hearn
Where are they now? Ed Hearn Ed Hearn came to the Royals in 1987, playing a total of 13 games for Kansas City before a shoulder injury forced him to retire in ‘88. When a kidney disorder threatened his life, he hit rock bottom — but found a way to look past the bad, giving motivational speeches and founding a nonprofit corporation called the Bottom of the Ninth.

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler (AP)
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Kauffman Stadium security removed the fan, who started in on Guillen after he stopped at first base in the second inning after hitting a drive off the wall in left field.

Guillen exchanges words with fan
Guillen exchanges words with fan Royals right fielder Jose Guillen was in the middle of a brief exchange with a fan after the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Rangers.

Millwood, Rangers defeat Royals 2-1 (AP)

Kevin Millwood didn’t get much help from the Texas Rangers‘ offense. Kansas City’s defense gave Millwood the run support he needed. Millwood pitched his second straight complete game and the Rangers scored two unearned runs in a 2-1 win Tuesday night. Throwing errors by Miguel Olivo and Mike Aviles led to the Rangers‘ runs.

Royals 4, Memphis 2 1B Ka’aihue 3-4, HR , 2 RBI , K, RS — .341, already almost to 10 AAA HR LF Lubanski 2-3, 3B , HR , RBI , K, RS — .233 3B Spann 0-2, 2 BB, RBI — .313 2B Callaspo 1-3, BB, 2 RS — .188 DH …

Rangers top Royals

Kevin Millwood pitched his second straight complete game and the Texas Rangers took advantage of some poor Kansas City Royals defence to score two unearned runs in a 2-1 win Tuesday night.

Cruz gets call, homers in debut to lift Rangers

Nelson Cruz had three hits including a three-run homer in his season debut, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 Monday night.

Royals‘ Guillen restrained from heckler

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen had to be restrained from a heckling fan during a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Tigers let sweep slip away

Could Kenny Rogers be pitching for a pennant contender come September after all? Rogers can still pitch.

Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz is tagged out by Kansas City Royals third…

Members of the Taiwan Society speak in front of the Taiwan High Court yesterday to sue President Ma Ying-jeou for displaying the words ‘China, Taiwan’ on his car windshields and outside the hotel room while he …

Jeff Passan shows us how to act like a giant wiener (Yahoo! Sports)
‘Duk note: Over the weekend, Jeff Passan ran in the Hot Dog Derby at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, ensuring…