The Diamondbacks are finally getting things to fall in their favor. Chris Young came off the disabled list Friday night and provided a pair of RBIs. Joe Saunders kept Arizona in the game after a shaky start, and Miguel Montero drove in three runs against the Kansas City Royals, including the deciding two in the [...]
The Kansas City Royals announced Wednesday that the organization has promoted outfielder Wil Myers and right-handed pitcher Jake Odorizzi from Northwest Arkansas (AA) to Omaha (AAA). Both players will join the Storm Chasers when they return to action tomorrow to host Tacoma at Werner Park. Myers, 21, has dominated the Texas League from the outset, [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Wednesday that the club has signed two draft picks and four free agents. The following players are now under contract with the Chiefs: 2012 Draft Picks OL Jeff Allen (6-4, 306) was selected by the Chiefs in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He appeared [...]
On the road against the American League’s best offense isn’t the most ideal way to make your season debut. Vin Mazzaro made the most of it. Mazzaro kept Texas’ potent lineup in check for five innings, and Billy Butler and Brayan Pena each drove in a pair of runs to lead the Kansas City Royals [...]
Kansas City starter Bruce Chen was changing speeds, moving pitches inside and outside. Chen kept Josh Hamilton and the Texas Rangers off balance while pitching into the seventh inning for the Royals to win his second start in a row, 3-1 over the AL West leaders Monday night. “Against that lineup, he was unbelievable,” Royals [...]
Ryan Dempster’s winless streak is now at 15 starts. But the Chicago Cubs took a step forward with their luckless pitcher. “It’s alright. Baby steps,” Dempster said after the Cubs sent the St. Louis Cardinals to their fourth straight loss at home with a 6-4 victory on Monday night. “We got a win when I [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday they were giving left-hander pitcher J.C. Romero his unconditional release and recalled right-handed pitcher Eduardo Sanchez from Triple-A Memphis to fill the vacancy on the 25-man roster. Sanchez, 23, was 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA in 14 appearances in Memphis. Despite a tough start, the right-hander did not allow [...]
The Kansas City Royals lost their starting pitcher in the first inning and were in the middle of a listless day at the plate before Johnny Giavotella turned it all around with one big swing. Giavotella hit a two-run double off Matt Thornton in the seventh inning and Jeff Francoeur belted his first homer of [...]
All weekend, the Atlanta Braves got the key hits, got the big outs from their pitchers. Jason Heyward had just three hits, but two of them put them ahead for good. Heyward ended a 10-pitch at-bat with a bases-clearing double in third inning, helping the Braves give rookie Lance Lynn his first loss and beat [...]
The Kansas City Royals signed veteran left-handed pitcher Doug Davis to a minor league contract. Davis will begin his Royals career in Surprise, Ariz., at extended spring training before being assigned to Triple-A Omaha. Davis, 36, is 92-108 with a 4.44 ERA in 306 games, including 286 starts, over 13 seasons with the Texas Rangers [...]