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| Greinke, Royals welcome White Sox to town |
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05/04/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - If the 2009 major league baseball regular season ended right now, the Kansas City Royals would be in the playoffs and Zack Greinke would more than likely be the American League's Cy Young Award winner. Greinke will attempt to become the first six-game winner in the majors this season when the standout pitcher leads the AL Central-leading Royals into a two-game series with the defending division champion Chicago White Sox that begins tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The 25-year-old Greinke has been |
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| Twins' Liriano aims for first win at Detroit |
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05/04/2009 |
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| who has pitched to a 6.04 earned run average this season, lost four games all of last season. Liriano has faced the Tigers seven times (five starts) and is 2-1 with a 4.93 ERA. Minnesota dropped the final two games of its three-game series with the Kansas City Royals over the weekend, including a 7-5 setback in Sunday's rubber match at the Metrodome. Scott Baker (0-4) actually carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but he unraveled in that frame, giving up a three-run home run to Jose Guillen, then a two-r |
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| Twins to close out homestand with rubber match with Royals |
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05/03/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Despite dealing with some back trouble during the week, Gil Meche will still take the hill this afternoon for the Kansas City Royals, who close out a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Meche is coming off his worst outing of the season, as the right-hander lasted just 3 2/3 innings Tuesday against Toronto, allowing five runs on seven hits and five walks en route to the setback. It was the second straight loss for Meche, who is now just 1-2 with a 3.77 earned run avera |
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| Royals' Bannister tries to slow down rolling Twins |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Minnesota Twins will try to remain in the win column when they host the Kansas City Royals tonight in the second matchup of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Last night, Joe Mauer went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and scored three times in his first game of the year as the Twins edged the Royals, 7-5. Mauer returned Friday after missing the Twins' first 22 games due to lower back inflammation. Justin Morneau also went 2-for-3 with a homer and drove in three runs for the Twins |
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| Indians attempt to deal Tigers fourth straight loss |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
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| t to just two runs in 6 2/3 innings of work at Comerica Park last June. He wound up with a no decision, however, in an eventual 8-4 Cleveland loss. Laffey's counterpart this afternoon will be Zach Miner, who is coming off a solid showing against the Kansas City Royals on April 25. Miner grabbed his second win on the year in his last start, as the right-hander held the Royals to just one run in five innings. Miner has faced the Indians nine times in his career, but this will be the first-ever start for the 27-year |
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| Twins hope to have Mauer back in opener vs. KC |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Minnesota Twins are expected to have Joe Mauer back in the lineup tonight, when they begin a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome. Mauer is slated to return this evening after missing the Twins' first 22 games due to lower back inflammation, with Minnesota splitting those games without Mauer while batting .262 as a team. The catcher hit .328 last year to win his second American League batting title and also won his first Gold Glove. Mauer batted .400 (6-for-15) |
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| Jays try to dodge first series loss in finale at KC |
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04/30/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Toronto Blue Jays hope to avoid their first series loss of the season this afternoon when they wrap up a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. On Wednesday, Zack Greinke became the majors' first five-game winner and Billy Butler blasted his first two homers of the year and finished 4-for-5 with four runs scored in an 11-3 Kansas City win. Greinke (5-0) allowed an earned run for the first time in 43 innings, yielding two runs on five hits and two walks while fanning |
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| Butler serves up Royal pounding in KC's rout of Jays |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Worldwide Gamble) - Billy Butler blasted his first two homers of the year, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series. Butler finished the game 4-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBI, as the Royals stopped a brief skid in which they had lost three of four. Zack Greinke (5-0) allowed an earned run for the first time in 43 innings but still earned the win, yielding two runs on five hits and two walks while fanning eight in seven fram |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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04/30/2009 |
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| g eight runs -- six earned -- on nine hits and four walks in four frames. He also struck out four in the defeat. Final Score: Kansas City 11, Toronto 3 Kansas City, MO (Worldwide Gamble) - Billy Butler blasted his first two homers of the year, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series. Butler finished the game 4-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBI, as the Royals stopped a brief skid in which they had lost three of four. Zack Greinke (5-0) allowed |
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| Greinke goes for No. 5 as Royals host Jays |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Zack Greinke attempts to become the majors' first five-game winner this evening, when the Kansas City Royals play the third test of their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Greinke has been absolutely amazing for the Royals in the early going, winning all four of his starts while surrendering just one unearned run in 29 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander had his scoreless innings streak dating back to last season end at 38 Friday against Detroit, as the Tige |
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