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Royals release Tomko Sat Jun 21 18:46:41 2008 EST
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have asked for release waivers on pitcher Brett Tomko. The journeyman righthander had been designated for assignment on June 12. Tomko signed a one-year $3 million contract in the off-season but struggled to a 2-7 mark with a 6.97 earned run average. The righthander was relegated to bullpen duty after allowing five or more runs for the sixth time in 10 starts on May 26 against Toronto. He then allowed nine runs over 4 2/3 innings in five
Giants try to make it two in a row in KC Sat Jun 21 10:47:09 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants try to make it two straight wins this evening when they continue their three-game interleague set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. San Francisco won for just the third time in its last 10 tries on Friday, as Ray Durham hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the top of the sixth inning and the Giants scored nine unanswered runs in a 9-4 win. Matt Cain (4-5) settled down after giving up three runs in the first inning, hurling eight innings
Giants' Durham leaves game Sat Jun 21 00:16:36 2008 EST
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - San Francisco Giants second baseman Ray Durham left Friday's 9-4 victory against the Kansas City Royals with a mild sprain of his right ankle. Durham was key to the victory, smacking a go-ahead, three-run double in the sixth inning. He had three hits in the game, but suffered the injury after scoring a run following his game-changing hit in the sixth. His replacement, Emmanuel Burriss, went 0-for-1. Durham will be evaluated on Saturday.
Royals have no answer for Giants Sat Jun 21 00:09:39 2008 EST
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Ray Durham hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the top of the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants scored nine unanswered runs to upend the streaking Kansas City Royals, 9-4, in the first of three games at Kauffman Stadium. Matt Cain (4-5) settled down after serving up a three-run first inning, hurling eight innings for the win. The right-hander allowed four runs -- three earned -- on five hits, while fanning eight and walking one. The Giants had lost fiv
Rolling Royals open homestand against Giants Fri Jun 20 11:00:09 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - Don't look now, but the Kansas City Royals are on a roll with five straight victories. Tonight the surging club will open a nine-game homestand with the first of three consecutive meetings versus the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City went 5-1 on a six-game road trip through Arizona and St. Louis and finished off a sweep of the Cardinals with a 4-1 triumph Thursday at Busch Stadium. Mark Teahen finished 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI for the Roy
Wounded Cards try to avert sweep by Royals Thu Jun 19 11:14:51 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - With the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation currently banged up, Brad Thompson will try to pitch his team to victory this afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague series versus the cross-state rival Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. Anthony Reyes was set to pitch on Thursday in place of originally-scheduled starter Todd Wellemeyer, but he was placed on the disabled list with a strained right elbow on Wednesday. Wellemeyer is also suffering from the same problem, whic
DeJesus, Gordon homer in eighth to push Royals over Cardinals Wed Jun 18 23:22:35 2008 EST
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Alex Gordon hit the go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning, doubled, and scored twice as the Kansas City Royals edged the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, in the second of a three-game set. Brian Bannister (6-6) scattered nine hits and two runs over seven frames, with one strikeout and no walks for the Royals, who have taken the first two games of this interleague matchup. David DeJesus hit the game-tying solo homer in the eighth for Kansas City, which has won fou
Cards send Looper to hill against Royals Wed Jun 18 10:59:10 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - Braden Looper will try for an encore performance on the mound tonight, when he leads the St. Louis Cardinals in the second test of a three-game interleague series versus the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. Looper is fresh off the first-ever shutout in his career in a 10-0 victory at Cincinnati on June 11. He allowed three hits and struck out four batters to improve to 8-5 with a 4.34 ERA in 14 starts this season. The converted pitcher and right-hander has also alternated
Aviles' HR lifts Royals over Cardinals Tue Jun 17 23:19:28 2008 EST
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Mike Aviles hit a one-out solo homer in the eighth inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set. Kyle Davies (3-0) pitched seven strong innings for the Royals, allowing one run on five hits and three walks while striking out four. Kansas City has won three games in a row. "He's been pitching very effectively and he did against us," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of Davies. "(Our defen
Cards, Royals to begin latest I-70 Series Tue Jun 17 11:01:31 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals starter Joel Pineiro will try for his first win since late April when he leads his team this evening in the first of three straight interleague games versus the cross-state rival Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. Pineiro will make his second start since coming off of the disabled list because of a right groin strain and hasn't won since beating Cincinnati with seven shutout innings of one-hit ball on April 29. He last toed the rubber Thursday at Cincinn
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