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Friday, October 30, 2015

Should I stay or should I go? A St. Louis Rams story.

Posted on October 30, 2015 at 04:11 PM.

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16 years..... Since their last title

11 years..... Since their last Playoff Appearance

The St. Louis Rams look forward to returning to the promised land, and owner Stan Kroenke alongside Coach Jeff Fisher look to make that sooner rather than later. A team that has been plagued by rumors of returning to Los Angeles over the last several years.

Rumors of relocating were quelled today, at least for the time being.. as the Rams renewed their lease at the Edward Jones Dome for the 2016-2017 season. This one way or another will be the last year in the Dome.

The Rams have set their official 53 Man Roster Today after going 2-2.
Here is Jeff Fisher's Official 53 Man:

St. Louis Rams Depth Chart - '15-'16
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Brian Quick	Stedman Bailey	Chris Givens
TE	Jared Cook	Lance Kendricks	Brad Smelley
LT	Greg Robinson	Jamon Brown
LG	Rodger Saffold	Cody Wichman
C	Tim Barnes	Demetrius Rhaney
RG	Barrett Jones	Andrew Donnal
RT	Garrett Reynolds
WR	Tavon Austin	Kenny Britt	Damian Williams
QB	Nick Foles	Austin Davis	Sean Mannion
FB	Corey Harkey
HB	Todd Gurley	Tre Mason	Trey Watts
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Chris Long	William Hayes	Ethan Westbrooks
LDT	Aaron Donald	Michael Brockers
RDT	Nick Fairley
RDE	Robert Quinn	Eugene Sims
WLB	Alec Ogletree	Marshall McFadden
MLB	James Laurinaitis	Bryce Hager
SLB	Akeem Ayers	Jo-Lunn Dunbar
CB	Janoris Jenkins	Trumaine Johnson
SS	T.J. McDonald	Cody Davis	Maurice Alexander
FS	Mark Barron	Lamarcus Joyner	Rodney McLeod
CB	E.J. Gaines	Brandon McGee
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Greg Zuerlein
P	Johnny Hekker
H	Johnny Hekker
PR	Tavon Austin
KR	Chris Givens
LS	Rodger Saffold

The Rams will open the season against the Defending NFC Champions The Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 at Home in St. Louis.

Nick Foles and Todd Gurley are two key Debuts to watch. Tune in 1:00 on Sunday.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

2016/2017 Bayern M�nchen Season Preview "Here Comes Treble"

Posted on August 15, 2015 at 10:11 PM.

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In the last two years alone, Manager Zach Roberts of FC Bayern has taken an already powerful giant and turned them into the biggest powerhouse in years. One Goal still eludes Roberts, The Treble. The Treble being capturing all 3 major trophies, the Bundesliga Title, the Deutscher Pokal, and the Champions League Title. Roberts has announced as of yesterday, Friday August 5th, 2016 that he will be retiring upon season's end. We take a chance today to look at Bayern Munich's chances this season by first looking at the past two seasons under Roberts' reign.

In year 1, Roberts led Bayern Munich to a 40-5-7 Record in 52 games across the Domestic League, Cup, and International Competition. This record was good enough to earn Roberts his first Manager of the Year award. Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga on the last match of the season to earn them yet another Bundesliga title. Bayern also triumphed over Hertha Berlin to win the Deutscher Pokal. Roberts led Bayern all the way to the Champions League title match, falling to Barcelona and Lionel Messi 5-3. Robert Lewandowski was the Ballon D'Or winner with an Amazing 53 Goals and 36 assists. Manuel Neuer took home the Bundesliga Player of the Year.

In Year 2, Roberts looked to improve on one of the best seasons in FC Bayern History trying to win the elusive Treble. In 48 Games Bayern finished with a 40-4-4 record, However this year the tournaments would prove to be more troublesome. FC Bayern fell in the Quarterfinals of the Champions League to underdog Valencia CF. Disaster Struck again when Bayern fell in a uncharacteristic Blowout loss to Borussia Dortmund in a 6-2 loss in the Deutscher Pokal SemiFinal. Bayern however was as dominant as ever in the Bundesliga only losing two games all season. Lewandowski was the Bundesliga Player of the year with 50 Goals and 19 Assists, while Manuel Neuer had a rough season in front of Net. Newcomers Falcao, Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus, and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang all proved their worth. While Departures such as Thomas M�ller were filled admirably

Now in Year 3, Roberts is looking for the Treble as a way to say Farewell to Bayern and the his Management Career. Several Newcomers and Departures from last years team should make this team much different, and hopefully more of a threat this time around. We take a look at this years key Newcomers and Departures:

Newcomers:
Arturo Vidal, Juventus
Douglas Costa, FC Schaktar

Departures:
Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid
Sebastian Rode, Arsenal

Heres a Look at the Opening Match Roster for Bayern M�nchen (First Team):

GK: Manuel Neuer, Guillermo Ochoa,
CB: Jerome Boateng, Mehdi Benatia, Javi Martinez, Per Mertesaker
RB: Phillip Lahm
LB: David Alaba, Juan Bernat
CM: Arturo Vidal, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Xabi Alonso, Arjen Klaasen
CF: Robert Lewandowski, Mario G�tze
LW: Marco Reus, Franck Ribery, Andre Ayew
RW: Douglas Costa, Xherdan Shaqiri, Julian Green
ST: Falcao, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

Phillip Lahm remains as Team Captain.

FC Bayern and Roberts look to continue their reign as Bundesliga Champions as well as picking up the Champions League Title, and Deutscher Pokal this season and that all starts on Saturday August 6th when Bayern takes on Rival and MUST SEE TV Rival Borussia Dortmund.

Monday, May 25, 2015

Royals Reveal Spring Training Roster

Posted on May 25, 2015 at 10:07 PM.

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2015 Kansas City Royals Spring Training Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
62	Aaron Brooks	P	R/R	24
56	Greg Holland	P	R/R	29
63	Yohan Pino	P	R/R	31
17	Wade Davis	P	R/R	29
40	Kelvin Herrera	P	R/R	25
30	Yordano Ventura	P	R/R	23
36	Edinson Volquez	P	R/R	31
51	Jason Vargas	P	L/L	32
41	Danny Duffy	P	L/L	26
27	Brandon Finnegan	P	L/L	21
54	Jason Frasor	P	R/R	37
47	Franklin Morales	P	L/L	29
32	Chris Young	P	R/R	35
45	Ryan Madson	P	L/R	34
48	Michael Mariot	P	R/R	26
44	Luke Hochevar	P	R/R	31
11	Jeremy Guthrie	P	R/R	35
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
13	Salvador Perez	C	R/R	24
19	Erik Kratz	C	R/R	34
68	Drew Butera	C	R/R	31
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
35	Eric Hosmer	1B	L/L	25
37	Casey Kotchman	1B	L/L	32
24	Christian Colon	MI	R/R	25
14	Omar Infante	2B	R/R	33
8	Mike Moustakas	3B	L/R	26
2	Alcides Escobar	SS	R/R	28
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
6	Lorenzo Cain	CF	R/R	28
4	Alex Gordon	LF	L/R	31
15	Alex Rios	RF	R/R	34
16	Paulo Orlando	OF	R/R	29
46	Lane Adams	OF	R/R	25
43	Moises Sierra	RF	R/R	26
1	Jarrod Dyson	OF	L/R	30
#	DESIGNATED HITTER	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
25	Kendrys Morales	DH	S/R	31

The Royals will open up Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona March 4th against the Texas Rangers.

Royal Business (2015 Spring Training Preview)

Posted on May 25, 2015 at 04:00 AM.

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Royal Contenders

--Kansas City, MO-- Wow. Just wow. Those are the words of many longtime Royals fans who witnessed the Royals Playoff Run in 2014. The Kansas City Royals come into 2015 with something that they have not in 29 years..... Expectations. After being stranded 90 feet away from a World Title, Kansas City has a chip on their shoulder.
The Royals come into Spring Training with many Roster questions surrounding Last years losses.

KEY DEPARTURES
1. Billy Butler, DH (Free Agency, Oak)
-Butler was a staple and fan favorite in Kansas City's Lineup since 2007, however proving inconsistent in 2014. The Club chose not to renew his contract in the 2014 Offseason.
2. Norichika Aoki, OF (Free Agency, SF)
-Norichika Aoki came to the Kansas City Royals in 2014 in a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Reliever Will Smith. Aoki proved a consistent bat and reliable outfielder near the top of the order. Aoki Chose to sign with the San Francisco Giants on January 19th, 2015.
KEY ADDITIONS
1. Chris Young, P (Free Agency)
-The 2014 Comeback Player of the Year with the Seattle Mariners (12-9, 3.65 ERA), Young looks to be either a strong end of the Rotation guy or Reliable Long Relief Man. Young addresses Spot Starting Questions that the Royals often had issues with last season.
2. Kendrys Morales, DH (Free Agency)
-Morales, who many know as the man who broke his leg celebrating a Walk off Home run a few years ago signed with the Royals in December as the most reasonable response to the departure of Billy Butler, Morales provides decent power but has not shown such since 2013, when he blasted 23 for Seattle.
3. Alex Rios, OF (Free Agency)

The Royals will begin Spring Training on March 4th, 2015 in Surprise Arizona.
Kansas City is yet to reveal the full list of Spring Training Invitees.

For more Updates on everything Royals, Follow @RoyalsMLB15 on Twitter.

Stay Royal, Fans

Category: Royals Franchise

Sunday, April 19, 2015

4/19/15 OAK @ KC

Posted on April 19, 2015 at 02:09 PM.

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Royals implode on Offense, Defense and Pitching to surrender the Finale

The Royals couldn't do anything today, Hit with Runners in scoring position, pitch with runners on, or defend in clutch situation today as one mistake lead to another solidifying a blowout loss.

Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals
Apr 19, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (5-7)	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	10	10	0
Kansas City (8-3)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	9	3
W: Scott Kazmir (2-1) L: Danny Duffy (2-1) S: None

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gentry, RF	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	.310
Zobrist, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182
Butler, 1B	5	2	3	0	0	2	0	.296
Lawrie, 3B	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	.235
Ross, DH	4	3	2	4	0	0	1	.261
Vogt, C	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.244
Semien, SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Crisp, CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.159
Fuld, LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.190
TEAM TOTALS	39	10	10	9	1	9	1
BATTING: 2B: B. Butler (1), S. Vogt (3) 3B: S. Vogt (2), C. Crisp (2) HR: C. Ross (1) RBI: C. Ross 4 (6), S. Vogt 3 (4), M. Semien (8), C. Crisp (5) GIDP: B. Lawrie
BASERUNNING: SB: C. Gentry (5)
FIELDING: PB: S. Vogt (1)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.288
Hosmer, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224
Cain, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.229
Gordon, LF	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	.340
Rios, RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.256
Perez, C	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.316
Moustakas, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.298
Morales, DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.300
a-Dyson, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Infante, 2B	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.415
TEAM TOTALS	35	3	9	3	4	7	0
BATTING: 2B: O. Infante 2 (6) 3B: K. Morales (1), A. Rios (2) RBI: L. Cain (5), S. perez (8), O. Infante (3) SF: L. Cain
BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (6), A. Rios (6) CS: A. Escobar (2)
FIELDING: E: A. Rios 2 (2), O. Infante (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
S. Kazmir (W, 2-1)	6.0	7	2	2	3	5	0	2.57
T. Clippard (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.86
O' Flaherty	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	3	3	4	7	0

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D. Duffy (L, 2-1)	6.0	4	5	1	0	6	1	1.40
L. Coleman	1.1	3	4	3	1	1	0	5.79
C. Young	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.15
B. Finnegan	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	10	5	1	9	1

Kauffman Stadium
April 19, 2015
Attendance: 25,462 (67%)
Weather: 65 Degrees, Clear
Wind: 11.9 mph, Blowing out to RF
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:10pm

Umpires:
HP: Joe McDonald. 1B: Carl Dixon. 2B: Eric Summersgill. 3B: Freddie Ferguson

Saturday, April 18, 2015

4/18/15 OAK @ KC

Posted on April 18, 2015 at 03:25 AM.

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Strong Pitching Performance from Yordano Ventura Inks Victory for the Royals

Yordano Ventura provided 7 strong innings of shutout baseball to give the Royals the win tonight, early offense made the late innings no issue for the Bullpen. The Royals will be back at it tomorrow when the Royals will attempt to sweep the Athletics at home and stay undefeated at Kauffman Stadium.

Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals
Apr 18, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (5-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0
Kansas City (7-3)	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Yordano Ventura (2-1) L: Jarrod Parker (0-1) S: Greg Holland (5)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gentry, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.340
Zobrist, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.205
Butler, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Davis, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.174
Crisp, CF	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150
Vogt, C	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.216
Lawrie, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.239
Ross, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Semien, SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.343
TEAM TOTALS	31	1	4	1	3	5	0
BATTING: 2B: B. Zobrist (1), I. Davis (2) RBI: C. Crisp (4)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	.292
Gordon, LF	4	1	1	3	0	0	0	.370
Cain, CF	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227
Moustakas, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326
Hosmer, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Rios, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Perez, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286
Infante, 2B	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	.405
Kratz, DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333
a-Colon, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	31	4	8	4	1	4	0
BATTING: 2B: E. Hosmer (2) 3B: A. Escobar (1), A. Gordon (1) RBI: A. Gordon 3 (8), L. Cain (4) GIDP: A. Rios
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Escobar (3), O. Infante (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Parker (L, 0-1)	4.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	9.00
J. Chavez	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	4.50
T. Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.66
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	8	4	4	1	4	0

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Y. Ventura (W, 2-1)	7.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	3.38
J. Frasor	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	2.08
G. Holland (S, 5)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	1	1	3	5	0

Kauffman Stadium
April 18, 2015
Attendance: 27,897 (74%)
Weather: 58 Degrees, Rain
Wind: 6.8mph, Blowing out to CF
Scheduled First Pitch: 6:10pm

Umpires:
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe McDonald

4/17/15 OAK @ KC

Posted on April 18, 2015 at 01:46 AM.

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Royals Walk off in 11 inning Thriller

What a night. The Kansas City Royals returned home with a bang as they battled it out with the A's in 11 innings. With great starting pitching from Jeremy Guthrie, the Royals were able to stay in 2-2 deadlock until the 11th in which Omar Infante, who was hitless (0-4) hit in Alex Rios to walk off.

Athletics at Royals \|
Apr 17, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Oakland (5-5)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	00	2	6	0
Kansas City (6-3)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	3	11	1
W: Louis Coleman (1-0) L: Jesse Chavez (0-2) S: None

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gentry, RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.367
Zobrist, 2B	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	.171
Butler, DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289
Davis, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Crisp, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Vogt, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
Lawrie, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.262
Ross, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
Semien, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.344
TEAM TOTALS	39	2	6	2	0	4	0
BATTING: 2B: M. Semien (4) 3B: B. Zobrist (2) RBI: B. Zobrist (3), C. Gentry (5) GIDP: B. Butler

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250
Cain, CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250
Moustakas, 3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.359
Gordon, LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.381
Hosmer, 1B	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.250
Rios, RF	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.273
Morales, DH	5	0	0	0	0	4	0	.278
Infante, 2B	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	.371
Perez, C	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.281
1-Dyson, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kratz, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
TEAM TOTALS	40	3	11	3	3	7	0
BATTING: RBI: E. Hosmer 2 (10), O. infante (2) HBP: S. Perez GIDP: A. Escobar
BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (5), A. Rios (5) CS: L. Cain (1)
FIELDING: E: A. Escobar (3)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
S. Gray	6.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	1.64
E. Scribner	4.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2.08
J. Chavez (L, 0-2)	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	6.43
TEAM TOTALS	10.1	11	3	3	3	7	0

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Guthrie	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	2.45
K. Herrera (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
W. Davis (BS)	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	1.80
L. Coleman (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	11.0	6	2	2	0	4	0

Kauffman Stadium
April 17, 2015
Attendance: 26,144 (69%)
Weather: 53 Degrees, Cloudy
Wind: 11.5mph, Blowing out to RF
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:10pm

Umpires
HP: Eric Summersgill. 1B: Freddie Ferguson. 2B Joe McDonald. 3B: Carl Dixon.

Friday, April 17, 2015

4/16/15 KC @ MIN

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 10:25 PM.

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Royals fall in Rubber match against Minnesota

Jason Vargas did not have his best stuff today as he surrendered 4 runs in 1 and a third innings, with a minimal offensive effort, The Royals just never could get out of that rut. One high note was the pitching of Brandon Finnegan and Jason Frasor; who both only surrendered a total of 1 run through the rest of the contest including Frasor striking out 5 of the 6 batters he faced.
The Royals will be back at it tomorrow night as they return home to face the Oakland Athletics,
Jeremy Guthrie will take the bump against A's ace Sonny Gray.

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Apr 16, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (6-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	0
Minnesota (5-3)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	5	13	0
W: Ricky Nolasco (1-0) L: Jason Vargas (0-1) S: Glen Perkins (5)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.231
Cain, CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Moustakas, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.353
Gordon, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.378
Hosmer, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
Rios, RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300
Morales, DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.323
Infante, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Perez, C	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.241
TEAM TOTALS	30	2	4	2	1	5	0
BATTING: RBI: S. Perez (7), Moustakas (2) GIDP: A. Gordon
BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (4), A. Rios (4)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Santana, SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.154
Escobar, DH	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	.591
Mauer, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.382
Arcia, LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.242
Dozier, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Hunter, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179
Plouffe, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.235
Suzuki, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.222
Hicks, CF	4	1	2	2	0	2	1	.176
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	13	5	1	8	1
BATTING: 2B: J. Mauer (1), T. Plouffe (2) HR: A. Hicks (1) RBI: J. Mauer (5), O. Arcia (9), E. Escobar (1), A. Hicks 2 (3)
BASERUNNING: CS: E. Escobar (1), A. Hicks (1)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Vargas (L, 1-1)	1.1	7	4	4	0	1	1	7.36
B. Finnegan	4.2	6	1	1	1	2	0	1.17
J. Frasor	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	13	5	5	1	8	1

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
R. Nolasco (W, 1-0)	8.0	4	2	2	1	5	0	2.45
G. Perkins (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	2	2	1	5	0

Target Field
April 16, 2015
Attendance: 26,462 (68%)
Weather: 66 Degrees, Clear
Wind: 7.0mph, Blowing out to RF
Scheduled First Pitch: 12:10pm

Umpires:
HP: Ed Drummond. 1B: Clyde Washington. 2B: Earl Hendricks. 3B: Woody Keller.

4/15/15 KC @ MIN

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 07:46 PM.

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Royals fall to Twins in Lackluster pitching performance

The Royals fell tonight against the Twins for their second loss of the young season, Now 6-2 on the year. Poor starting pitching from Edinson Volquez, who lasted only 4 innings put the Royals in the hole for the rest of the contest. Chris Young came in for the 5th but was unable to hold the tie and gave up the two run lead that would stick for the rest of the game. Louis Coleman and Wade Davis were able to hold the deficit but the absence of the offense after the 5th inning was apparent as the Royals were not able to hit with Runners in scoring position; a problem they have had all season.

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Apr 15, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (6-1)	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	10	2
Minnesota (4-3)	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	X	6	11	1
W: TIm Stauffer (2-0) L: Chris Young (0-1) S: Glen Perkins (4)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.257
Cain, CF	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.273
Moustakas, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.367
Gordon, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.424
Hosmer, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.281
Rios, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.296
Morales, DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.357
Infante, 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.444
Perez, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.192
TEAM TOTALS	36	4	10	3	1	10	0
BATTING: 2B: A. Escobar 2 (3) 3B: L. Cain (1) RBI: L. Cain (3), Moustakas (1), O. infante (1) HBP: L. Cain GIDP: E. Hosmer
BASERUNNING: SB: Rios (3)
FIELDING: E: Moustakas 2 (2)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Nunez, SS	5	2	4	2	0	0	1	.409
Santana, DH	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	.167
Mauer, 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.367
Arcia, LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.241
Hunter, RF	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.200
Pinto, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333
Plouffe, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Dozier, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250
Shafer, CF	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.176
TEAM TOTALS	37	6	11	5	1	10	1
BATTING: 2B: T. Hunter (1), O. Arcia (2), E. Nunez (4) HR: E. Nunez (1) RBI: T. Hunter (2), O. Arcia 2 (8), E. Nunez 2 (2)
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Shafer (1), E. Nunez (1)
FIELDING: E: B. Dozier (1)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
E. Volquez	4.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	2.92
C. Young (L, 0-1)	1.2	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.25
L. Coleman	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
W. Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	11	6	5	1	10	1

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
K. Gibson	5.1	8	4	4	1	5	0	5.11
T. Stauffer (W, 2-0)	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	2.70
C. Fien (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
G. Perkins (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	4	4	1	10	0
PITCHING: WP: K. Gibson (1)

Target Field
April 15, 2015
Attendance: 27,039 (69%)
Weather: 70 degrees, Overcast
Wind: 8.7 mph, Blowing out to RF
Scheduled first pitch: 7:10pm

Umpires:
HP: Clyde Washington. 1B: Earl Hendricks. 2B: Woody Keller. 3B: Ed Drummond.

Royals Trade News

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 06:00 PM.

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The Kansas City Royals have traded Relief Pitcher Ryan Madson to the Chicago White Sox for Relief pitcher Matt Lindstrom.

4/13/15 KC @ MIN

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 05:55 PM.

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Strong All Around Victory for the Royals as they move to 6-1

The Royals opened it up in Minnesota monday with a victory over the second placed Twins (4-3), a strong offensive outburst from Kendrys Morales helped pace the Royals as he notched his first round tripper of the year. Danny Duffy had a strong outing for his second victory of the season; the biggest story of the day was Brandon Finnegan coming in and providing two and two thirds innings of relief only allowing one run to a Twins offense that got hot in the late innings. Greg Holland came in for the 9th and slammed the door by setting Minnesota down 1-2-3 for his 4th save this season.

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Apr 13, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (5-1)	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	2
Minnesota (4-2)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	7	1
W: Danny Duffy (2-0) L: Ervin Santana (1-1) S: Greg Holland (4)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.233
Cain, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
Moustakas, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.346
Gordon, LF	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.448
Hosmer, 1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.321
Rios, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.304
Morales, DH	4	2	3	1	0	1	1	.360
Infante, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.478
Perez, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.227
TEAM TOTALS	37	4	11	4	1	8	1
BATTING: 2B: E. Hosmer (1), S. Perez (2), O. Infante (4) HR: K. Morales (1) RBI: E. Hosmer 2 (8), K. Morales (3), S. Perez (6)
BASERUNNING: CS: A. Rios (2)
FIELDING: E: B. Finnegan (1), A. Escobar (2)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Santana, SS	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.194
Escobar, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Mauer, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.370
Arcia, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240
Dozier, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Hunter, RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.129
Plouffe, 3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.231
a-Nunez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
Suzuki, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Hicks, CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.077
TEAM TOTALS	34	3	7	3	0	7	0
BATTING: 2B: D. Santana (1), T. Plouffe (1) 3B: T. Hunter (1) RBI: D. Santana (1), T. Plouffe (7), A. Hicks (1) GIDP: J. Mauer, K. Suzuki
FIELDING: E: A. Hicks (1)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D. Duffy (W, 2-0)	5.1	6	2	2	0	3	0	1.35
B. Finnegan (H, 1)	2.2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.00
G. Holland (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	3	2	0	7	0

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
E. Santana (L, 1-1)	4.1	9	4	4	0	3	1	2.70
M. Pelfrey	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
C. Thielbar	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	1	8	1

Target Field
April 13, 2015
Attendance: 39,021 (100%)
Weather: 79 Degrees, Clear
Wind:6.3mph, Blowing out to LF
Scheduled First Pitch: 3:10pm

Umpires;
HP: Earl Hendricks. 1B: Woody Keller. 2B: Ed Drummond. 3B: Clyde Washington.

4/12/15 KC @ LAA

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 02:33 PM.

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ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END AS THE ROYALS SURRENDER THE FINALE

The Kansas City Royals put forward an inspiring comeback effort but lackluster starting pitching led to a game of catchup that the Royals just couldn't play despite a clutch 8th inning Homerun from Eric Hosmer to make the game a 5-6 one run game. The Royals now move to 5-1 on the season, with their first loss. Kansas City will be back at it tomorrow against Minnesota in Minneapolis, Probable pitchers to come.

Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
Apr 12, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (5-0)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	12	1
Los Angeles (3-2)	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	X	6	9	0
W: Matt Shoemaker (2-0) L: Yordano Ventura (1-1) S: Huston Street (3)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.240
Moustakas, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.364
Cain, CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.292
Gordon, LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.440
Hosmer, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.333
Infante, 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.500
2-Rios, PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316
Morales, DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286
1-Dyson, PR-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Perez, C	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	.222
Orlando, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-Kratz, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
3-Colon, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	12	5	2	6	1
BATTING: HR: E. Hosmer (2) RBI: A. Gordon (5), E. Hosmer 2 (6), S. Perez 2 (5) HBP: A. Gordon GIDP: P. Orlando
BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (3), A. Rios (2), J. Dyson (3) CS: A. Escobar (1), C. Colon (1)
FIELDING: E: A. Escobar (1)

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Aybar, SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.296
Freese, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115
Trout, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.429
Pujols, 1B	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.227
Calhoun, RF	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	.348
Joyce, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.368
Rutledge, DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.227
Iannetta, C	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.455
Featherston, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.087
TEAM TOTALS	34	6	9	6	2	2	11
BATTING: 3B: M. Trout (1) HR: K. Calhoun (3), M. Joyce (2) RBI: K. Calhoun 2 (8), M. Joyce 2 (5), A. Pujols (2), J. Rutledge (2) SF: A. Pujols

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Y. Ventura (L, 1-1)	4.2	6	6	6	2	7	2	5.40
C. Young	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
K. Herrera	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	9	6	6	2	11	2

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shoemaker (W, 2-0)	6.0	10	3	3	0	4	0	2.40
M. Morin	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70
V. Pestano (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11.57
J. Smith (H, 2)	0.1	1	2	2	0	0	1	16.88
H. Street (S, 3)	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	12	5	5	2	6	1
PITCHING: WP: Shoemaker (1)

Angel Stadium of Anaheim
April 12, 2015
Attendance: 37,816 (83%)
Weather: 69 degrees, Overcast
Wind: 5.3mph, Blowing out to LF
Scheduled first pitch: 12:35pm

Umpires:
HP: Kenny Janzen. 1B: Mike Fillmore. 2B: Rusty Valentine. 3B: Jerry Hillsdale

4/11/15 KC @ LAA

Posted on April 17, 2015 at 12:58 AM.

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Royals Pile it on to move to 5-0

The Kansas City Royals have won again on the support of huge run production from up and down the lineup, as all bats have woken up. The Royals coasted to a 9-2 Victory today and will go for a second straight sweep as Yordano Ventura takes the mound tomorrow against Matt Shoemaker.

Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
Apr 11, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (4-0)	0	0	1	2	1	0	3	2	0	9	14	0
Los Angeles (3-1)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
W: Jeremy Guthrie (1-0) L: Andrew Heaney (0-1) S: None

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.250
Hosmer, 1B	4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.300
Cain, CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.250
a-Dyson, PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gordon, LF	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	.455
Rios, RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.316
Perez, C	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Morales, DH	4	0	3	2	0	1	0	.278
1-Orlando, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Moustakas, 3B	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.412
Infante, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.471
TEAM TOTALS	39	9	14	9	1	8	1
BATTING: 2B: K. Morales (1), S. Perez (1), O. infante (3) HR: E. Hosmer (1) RBI: A. Escobar 2 (4), A. Gordon 2 (4), E. Hosmer 2 (4), K. Morales 2 (2), A. Rios (3) HBP: A. Rios SAC: A. Escobar
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Escobar (2), L. Cain (2), A. Rios (1), P. Orlando (1)

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Aybar, SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.364
Freese, 3B	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.136
Trout, CF	4	0	2	0	1	2	0	.471
Pujols, 1B	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	.200
Calhoun, RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.300
Joyce, LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.333
Rutledge, DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.222
Iannetta, C	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.444
Featherston, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105
TEAM TOTALS	36	2	10	2	4	9	1
BATTING: 2B: M. Trout (1), D. Freese (1) HR: C. Iannetta (1) RBI: K. Calhoun (6), C. Iannetta (3) GIDP: Featherson

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Guthrie (W, 1-0)	5.0	6	2	2	3	4	1	3.60
J. Frasor (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
R. Madson (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
W. Davis	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	2	2	4	9	1

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
A. Heaney (L, 0-1)	5.0	6	4	4	0	5	0	7.20
V. Pestano	1.1	3	3	3	1	1	1	20.25
M. Morin	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2.70
J. Smith	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	11.57
F. Salas	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	14	9	9	1	8	1

Angel Stadium of Anaheim
April 11, 2015
Attendance: 37,862 (83%)
Weather, 57 degrees, rainy
Wind: 4.4 mph, Blowing in from LF
Scheduled first pitch: 6:05pm

Umpires:
HP: Mike Fillmore. 1B: Rusty Valentine. 2B: Jerry Hillsdale. 3B: Kenny Janzen.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

4/10/15 KC @ LAA

Posted on April 16, 2015 at 05:06 PM.

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Royals pull it out in the 9th

The Kansas City Royals move on to 4-0 on the year as they put away the Angels tonight with strong starting pitching and solid relief. Lorenzo Cain was the star of the night with 3 hits and 2 rbi's in the winning effort, as well as the go-ahead sac fly in the 9th. Greg Holland nabbed his 3rd save of the season in 4 games.

Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels
Apr 10, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (3-0)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	12	1
Los Angeles (3-0)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Brandon Finnegan (1-0) L: Mike Morin (1-1) S: Greg Holland

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Escobar, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.187
Hosmer, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.250
Cain, CF	4	1	3	2	0	1	0	.250
Gordon, LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.529
Rios, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Perez, C	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.200
Morales, DH	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.143
Moustakas, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.462
Infante, 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.462
1-Dyson, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Colon, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	3	12	3	3	7	0
BATTING: 2B: O. Infante (2) RBI: L. Cain 2 (2), S. Perez (3) SF: L. Cain, S. Perez SAC: A. Escobar, Moustakas GIDP: A. Escobar, O. Infante
BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (1), J. Dyson (2)
FIELDING: E: J. Vargas (1)

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Aybar, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.412
Freese, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.059
Trout, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.462
Pujols, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.235
Calhoun, RF	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.313
Cron, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Iannetta, C	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.357
Cowgill, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-Rutledge, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Featherston, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133
TEAM TOTALS	34	2	7	2	1	9	1
BATTING: HR: K. Calhoun (2) RBI: K. Calhoun (5), C. Iannetta (2) HBP: M. Trout
BASERUNNING: SB: E. Aybar (2)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Vargas	6.0	6	2	2	1	5	1	3.00
K. Herrera	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
B. Finnegan (W, 1-0)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
G. Holland (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	2	2	1	9	1

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
H. Santiago	5.0	9	2	2	3	5	0	3.60
F. Salas	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
M. Morin (L, 1-1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.38
J. Smith	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	12	3	3	3	7	0

Angel Stadium of Anaheim
April 10, 2015
Attendance: 45,483 (100%)
Weather: 50 Degrees, Overcast
Wind: 6.3mph, Blowing in from RF
Scheduled first pitch: 7:05pm

Umpires:
HP: Rusty Valentine. 1B: Jerry Hillsdale. 2B: Kenny Janzen. 3B: Mike Fillmore

Opening Series Reflections

Posted on April 16, 2015 at 02:23 AM.

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I must say, I have been baffled this weekend.

The Kansas City Royals have really turned it up a notch for the First series of the year; Sweeping the Series. 3 Starting pitching performances that went to at least 7 innings; two of which were near no-hitters. Ventura, Duffy and Volquez all look spectacular and I am excited to see where we are headed this season. Only two pitchers from the bullpen pitched across all 3 games (Holland and Herrera); Ned Yost would love to see that more often the rest of this season. It is not likely that you will see this all the way through the season, but it is a pleasant start. The offense was both good and bad, Gordon, Moose, Rios.... pretty much everyone except Cain and Morales swung the bat well. Morales did not log a hit in the 3 games but I am not too worried; it happens. It'll be likely that Morales will be out of the lineup at least once in the 3 games against the Angels. The bullpen looks ready to eat innings as the Big 3 all look strong (Herrera, Davis, Holland).

The Royals will take the stage tomorrow as they travel to Anaheim to take on the Los Angeles Angels,
Jason Vargas will take the hill against Hector Santiago.

Vargas who was moved back in the rotation in favor of Volquez is looking to have a good start to this season.

Minor League Report: Nothing yet, however we are on the eve of the beginning of the season. Kyle Zimmer will start the season in Double-A, it is not known if the Royals plan to put him on the 40 man roster.

Most Likely to get moved: At this point, I do not see anyone being actively put on the market for the near future. However, if Kris Medlen returns, it is most likely that someone in the rotation will be moved; all signs are pointing to Guthrie but time will tell.

That does it for my Royals Wrap up! I look forward to another great year of Royals Baseball,

Andy McCullough,
Royals Beat writer

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