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White Sox hope to stay hot at home versus the Royals Fri Aug 12 11:03:20 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Still alive in the hunt for AL Central supremacy, the Chicago White Sox hope their recent road success carries over into tonight's opener of a nine-game homestand, starting with a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals. The White Sox are four games behind Detroit for the division lead and just went 6-1 on a seven-game road trip through Minnesota and Baltimore. They will host Kansas City for three games this weekend before Cleveland and Texas touch down in the Windy C
Rays complete sweep of Royals Thu Aug 11 15:06:42 2011 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Jeff Niemann was solid through 6 1/3 frames and Ben Zobrist went 2-for-3 with two RBI, as the Tampa Bay Rays earned a 4-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals to complete a four-game sweep. Niemann (7-4) allowed just one run on nine hits and two walks to win his sixth straight decision. Zobrist had a double and a triple, while Evan Longoria and Sean Rodriguez both knocked in a run for the Rays. Kyle Farnsworth threw a perfect ninth to record his 21st save of
Niemann aims to lead Rays to sweep of Royals Thu Aug 11 10:45:24 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Jeff Niemann takes aim at his sixth straight winning decision this afternoon when he tries to pitch the Tampa Bay Rays to a four- game sweep of the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. Niemann has been terrific of late for the Rays, as he has gone 5-0 over his last eight starts and has pitched to a 2.26 earned run average in that time to lower his ERA over two runs to 3.58. "It's really just been throwing strikes with the fastball, and I've been able to throw the breaking b
Tampa Bay rallies in last at-bat to stun Royals Wed Aug 10 22:47:20 2011 EST
. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Sam Fuld drove in the tying run with a triple and scored the winning run on Johnny Giavotella's throwing error during the same play, as the Tampa Bay Rays scored five times in the ninth inning to stun the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. After scoring three runs already in the ninth to get within one, 7-6, Fuld stepped to the plate with a man on first and two outs. Fuld crushed Joakim Soria's offering to the gap in right-center field to score the tying run. Second bas
Royals place Pena on paternity leave, release Davies Wed Aug 10 13:48:56 2011 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals placed catcher Brayan Pena on the paternity leave list Wednesday. Pena, who is hitting .257 in 62 games with the Royals this season, is expected to rejoin the club in Chicago on Friday. The Royals selected the contract of catcher Salvador Perez from Triple-A Omaha to replace Pena. The 21-year-old Perez began the season in Double-A with Northwest Arkansas of the Texas League and was recently promoted to Omaha. In 91 combined games, he
Davis hopes to twirl another gem for Rays vs. Royals Wed Aug 10 10:59:12 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Wade Davis tries to duplicate James Shields' dominating effort from last night when he toes the rubber for the Tampa Bay Rays this evening in the third installment of a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. Shields tossed his major league-leading eighth complete game of the season on Tuesday, as he threw a six-hit shutout in the Rays' 4-0 win. Evan Longoria homered and drove in all four runs for Tampa, which has won the first two games of this series a
Rays' Longoria knocks in 4, Shields shuts out Royals Tue Aug  9 21:14:28 2011 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Evan Longoria hit a homer and drove in all four runs to back James Shields' fourth shutout of the season, as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, in the second test of a four-game series. Shields (11-9), who gave up six hits, posted consecutive winning starts for the first time since winning three straight from June 14-24. He struck out eight and walked three in his eighth complete game of the season. The right-hander improved to 6-2 life
Rays' Shields toes rubber vs. Royals Tue Aug  9 10:49:28 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - James Shields tries to string back-to-back wins together for the first time in nearly six weeks this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays continue their four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. Shields earned an American League All-Star nod thanks to a 2.33 earned run average in the first half. However, in his four starts since the break he has been a model of inconsistency, pitching to a 6.48 ERA. The right-hander resembled the pitcher he was in the first hal
Kotchman's HR in ninth lifts Rays over Royals Mon Aug  8 22:11:42 2011 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Casey Kotchman led off the bottom of the ninth with a homer, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals, 2-1, in the opener of a four-game series. Blake Wood (5-1) threw a first-pitch fastball to Kotchman, who crushed the ball over the wall in center. Kotchman went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Rays, who snapped a brief two-game skid. Tampa Bay starter Jeremy Hellickson gave up one run on six hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walke
KC's Hochevar draws start against Rays Mon Aug  8 10:49:48 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Luke Hochevar tries to win his fourth straight start and fifth consecutive decision this evening when the Kansas City Royals open a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Hochevar's most recent win came against Baltimore on Wednesday when he allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits, while striking out seven in 7 1/3 innings. He is 3-0 in four starts since the All-Star break with a 2.70 ERA and the Royals have won the last seven times he has taken the
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