Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid. The Royals trailed 3-0 and couldn’t get much going [...]
Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning to help Tommy Milone outduel Ervin Santana, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night. The A’s had just five hits and were held to two runs for the third consecutive game but made it hold up in front of [...]
Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night. Joe Kelly (0-2) allowed runs for the first time in five appearances and took the loss. He allowed two hits and a walk in one inning for the Cardinals, [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Friday that the club has signed college free agent fullback Toben Opurum. Opurum (6-1, 250) played defensive end and linebacker at the University of Kansas where he recorded 109 tackles (59 solo), 6.5 sacks (-47.0 yards), four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed. Opurum played running [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced several personnel moves on Thursday including the hiring of Will Lewis as the club’s Director of Pro Scouting and Marvin Allen as the team’s Director of College Scouting. The Chiefs have also hired Randy Ball as the team’s Pro Scouting Assistant and Trey Koziol to serve as an Area Scout. [...]
Longtime Kansas City Royals broadcaster Fred White died Wednesday of complications from cancer. He was 76. The Royals were informed of White’s passing by his son, Joe. White died in hospice one day after the team announced his retirement after 40 years with he organization. White was the sports anchor for Topeka’s WIBW-TV and broadcast [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has been awarded offensive tackle Matt Reynolds and cornerback Buddy Jackson via waiver claims. Additionally, the Chiefs have released defensive back De’Quan Menzie. Claimed Off Waivers Reynolds (6-4, 310) originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Carolina Panthers on April 30, [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the club has signed the following six players: DL Risean Broussard, S Greg Castillo, DE Miguel Chavis, S Justin Glenn, RB Jordan Roberts and DB James Rogers. Additionally, the club has released the following three players: FB Ryan D’Imperio, RB Nate Eachus and DB Jose Gumbs. SIGNED [...]
After enduring the embarrassment of failing to go deep in the Home Run Derby, and the near-constant jeering from fans of the Kansas City Royals, Robinson Cano finally hit one into the seats at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. It proved to be important, too. The two-run shot by the Yankees second baseman gave his team [...]
Jorge De La Rosa answered a pair of pitching gems by the St. Louis Cardinals with one of his own. The Colorado Rockies’ offense woke up, too. De La Rosa held St. Louis hitless into the seventh inning and Troy Tulowitzki’s three-run homer ended Colorado’s scoreless streak at 28 innings, sending the Rockies to an [...]