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Yankees demote Cabrera, waive Sexson Fri Aug 15 17:48:53 2008 EST
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees made some surprising roster moves Friday, prior to the start of a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals. The franchise optioned outfielder Melky Cabrera to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre and designated first baseman Richie Sexson for assignment. The struggling Cabrera had only three hits in his last 26 at-bats. For the season, the 24-year-old Dominican Republic native is batting .242 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 117 games. New York sign
Report: Yankees demote Cabrera, waive Sexson Fri Aug 15 16:40:42 2008 EST
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have reportedly made some surprising moves Friday, prior to the start of a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals. According to the YES Network, outfielder Melky Cabrera was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and first baseman Richie Sexson was waived. The struggling Cabrera had only three hits in his last 26 at-bats. For the season, the 24-year-old Dominican native is batting .242 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 117 games. New York
KC tries to plate runs in finale at Chicago Thu Aug 14 10:53:52 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have been unable to plate any runs in this series with Chicago, and today face a young hurler they failed to score against in his major-league debut. With Lance Broadway set to take the hill for Chicago, the White Sox try to post their third straight shutout over the Royals and sweep a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Behind a solid start by Javier Vazquez on Tuesday, the White Sox blanked the Royals 9-0, and then followed that up with a 4-0 win l
Twins roll over Royals, take over top spot in AL Central Sat Aug  9 22:48:08 2008 EST
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Delmon Young belted a two-run homer and scored twice to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, in the second game of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Denard Span knocked in two runs for the Twins, who won their third straight game. With the Red Sox getting past the White Sox, 6-2, earlier Saturday, the Twins moved a half-game ahead of Chicago for first place in the AL Central. Francisco Liriano (2-3) won his second straight start since
Twins' Liriano takes ball in KC Sat Aug  9 10:49:12 2008 EST
de deadline. Instead, they eventually added one of the top young pitchers in the game. Minnesota, just a half game back of first place in the division, sends Francisco Liriano to the hill tonight as it continues a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Liriano emerged onto the scene in 2006, going 12-3 with a 2.16 earned run average. However, he missed all of 2007 after undergoing Tommy John surgery and struggled in his return to the majors earlier this year, posting
Hofstra names Anderson baseball coach Fri Aug  8 13:31:00 2008 EST
Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - Hofstra University has named Patrick Anderson as its new head baseball coach. Anderson served as a Hofstra assistant coach from 1998 through 2001 and has spent the past eight seasons as a minor league hitting and catching instructor for the Kansas City Royals. Hofstra needed to replace Chris Dotolo, who resigned in June.
Twins open series with Royals in KC Fri Aug  8 11:06:34 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - Inconsistent over his last handful of outings, Kevin Slowey will try to get back on the winning track tonight, as he toes the rubber in the Minnesota Twins' opener of a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Though 2-2 over his last five games, Slowey has pitched to a 6.00 earned run average in that span, allowing four runs or more in four of those games. However, he also hurled his second shutout of the season recently, blanking the White Sox on July
Nady, Aviles share AL weekly honor Mon Aug  4 15:46:02 2008 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady and Kansas City Royals infielder Mike Aviles were named the co-Players of the Week in the American League for the period ending August 3. Nady, acquired by the Yankees from Pittsburgh before the trade deadline, batted .526 with 10 hits in 19 at-bats last week. He belted three homers, drove in 10 runs and registered a 1.158 slugging percentage for his second weekly award this season. His first came during the first week of t
KC shoots for rare sweep in Oakland Wed Jul 30 10:52:47 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - Brian Bannister attempts to avoid his fourth straight loss this afternoon, as the Kansas City Royals try and complete their first three- game sweep in Oakland in more than 20 years when they wrap up their set at McAfee Coliseum against the Athletics. Kansas City, which has won the first two games of this set and its last five on the road, has not swept a series in Oakland since turning the trick from June 14-16, 1988. Bannister, whose name has popped up recently in trade rumo
Royals' Buck, Meche keep A's in the loss column Wed Jul 30 01:02:04 2008 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - John Buck belted a three-run home run and Gil Meche tossed seven solid innings as the Kansas City Royals topped the reeling Oakland Athletics, 5-2, in the second of a three-game series at McAfee Coliseum. Meche (9-9) allowed two runs on five hits, striking out eight and walking two for the Royals, winners of three straight. Joakim Soria tossed a scoreless ninth for his 29th save, setting a single-season record for Mexican-born pitchers. Mike Aviles homered, triple
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