| Royals round out coaching staff | Mon Oct 13 17:10:59 2008 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals filled out their six-person coaching staff on Monday, naming Kevin Seitzer hitting coach and former Toronto skipper John Gibbons bench coach. As a result of the hires, some shuffling of current staff took place. Former bench coach Dave Owen will become the third-base coach of manager Trey Hillman's staff, and former third-base coach Luis Silverio will stay in the organization as special assistant to player development. Silverio and forme | |
| Danks, Thome carry White Sox into postseason | Tue Sep 30 22:09:57 2008 EST |
| game sweep in Minnesota last week. Nick Blackburn (11-11) gave up just four hits and one run -- Thome's homer -- in 6 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts and three walks to take the loss for the Twins, who dropped two of three at home to the Kansas City Royals to close the season when another win would have clinched the division. The White Sox have a quick turnaround after their champagne-and-beer celebration on Tuesday night. They will play the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS startin | |
| Twins try to move closer to Central title in finale with KC | Sun Sep 28 10:55:23 2008 EST |
| ins aren't making it easy on themselves, as they continue their pursuit of a fifth AL Central title in the last seven years. The Twins will try and lock it up today, but first they must salvage the finale of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome. A win by Minnesota, which leads Chicago by a half game in the AL Central, and a loss by the White Sox would give the Twins the division crown. That could have happened on Saturday, but the Twins continued to struggle to th | |
| Twins try to move closer to Central title vs. KC | Sat Sep 27 11:09:02 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins try to move one step closer to their fifth AL Central title in the last seven years when they play the middle tilt of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome. Minnesota dropped the opener of this set on Friday, but saw its magic number dwindle to three thanks to Chicago's 11-8 loss to Cleveland. The Twins still lead the White Sox by a half game in the division. On Friday, Kyle Davies hurled six solid innings, and Billy Butler a | |
| Tigers' Polanco leaves with sprained ankle | Fri Sep 26 20:59:51 2008 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco left in the first inning of Detroit's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday with a sprained ankle. Polanco, who sat out Thursday's loss to the Kansas City Royals with a sore back, suffered the injury on a collision at the plate. Polanco walked and scored on a Magglio Ordonez double, but knocked legs with Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro on the play. The Tigers second baseman yelled in pain, and had to be helped off the fie | |
| Twins try to stay atop AL Central vs. Royals | Fri Sep 26 10:37:24 2008 EST |
| s find themselves in first place in the American League's Central Division heading into the regular season's final weekend. The surging and surprising club will try to stay in front when they play the first of three important games with the Kansas City Royals tonight at the Metrodome. Minnesota entered this week's play trailing Chicago by 2 1/2 games for the division's top spot, but a crucial three-game home sweep of the White Sox has vaulted the Twins one-half game ahead of their competition wi | |
| Mariners head to Oakland on huge slide | Fri Sep 19 11:14:16 2008 EST |
| to avoid their ninth consecutive loss this evening, when they play the first of three games against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Seattle suffered its 11th shutout loss of the season on Thursday, as it was throttled 12-0 by the Kansas City Royals, who completed the four-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium. Ryan Feierabend (1-4) was pounded for eight runs on six hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings of work to take the loss for the Mariners, who have dropped the first eight games of their | |
| KC tries to stay on track in finale with Seattle | Thu Sep 18 10:51:43 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals will attempt to extend an impressive streak, while the Seattle Mariners are hoping to end an unwanted one, when these teams conclude a four-game set this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have won six consecutive games, including the first three tests of this series with the hapless Mariners, to match their best run of the season. Kansas City also posted six straight victories during the interleague portion of its schedule from June 21-27. Kansa | |
| Mariners' Suzuki reaches 200 hits for eighth straight year | Wed Sep 17 22:54:30 2008 EST |
| Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki led off the top of the eighth inning in the team's game with the Kansas City Royals with an infield single off Gil Meche. The hit was Suzuki's 200th of the season marking the eighth consecutive year he has reached the plateau, tying the major league record held by Willie Keeler (1894-01). Suzuki broke the AL record he shared with Wade Boggs (1983-89). | |
| Streaking Royals continue set with Mariners | Wed Sep 17 10:45:52 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have a chance to match their longest winning streak of the season when the young club continues its four-game series with the struggling Seattle Mariners this evening at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City recorded its fifth win in a row with Tuesday's 6-3 decision over the Mariners in the second test of this set. It's the Royals' best run since they reeled off six consecutive victories during an interleague stretch from June 21-27. John Buck, David DeJesus a | |
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