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  Cain HR, Hosmer Single Lead Royals Over Tigers

  

  Posted 5:26 PM 6/12/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) - Lorenzo Cain hit a tying, two-run homer off Jose Valverde with two outs in the ninth inning and Eric Hosmer had a winning single in the 10th, helping the Kansas City Royals overcome Justin Verlander's seven scoreless innings Wednesday in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit (More)

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  Guthrie, Perez Lead Royals to 6th Straight Win

  

  Posted 9:56 PM 6/10/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jeremy Guthrie pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Salvador Perez hit a two-run triple and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth straight victory.

  Guthrie (7-3) limited the Tigers to a two-run homer by Miguel Cabrera (More)

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  Royals Sign First-Round Pick Hunter Dozier

  

  Posted 7:50 PM 6/10/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Royals have signed first-round draft pick Hunter Dozier for $2.2 million.

  The Royals signed the 6-foot-4 shortstop for $937,800 less than the allotted $3,117,800 for a No. 8 selection. The money can be used to sign other picks.

  The 21-year-old (More)

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  Holliday's Slam Caps Cardinals' Big 10th Inning

  

  Posted 11:13 PM 6/9/2013 by Associated Press

  CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Holliday's grand slam capped a seven-run 10th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Sunday night.

  J.J. Hoover (0-5) walked Allen Craig to lead off the 10th. One out later, David Freese singled Craig to second, extending his (More)

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  Gordon, Hosmer Help Royals Win 5th Straight

  

  Posted 7:05 PM 6/9/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) - Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each had run-scoring singles in the eighth, Luis Mendoza pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 2-0 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

  Aaron Crow (2-1) worked a scoreless eighth to earn a (More)

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  Latos Pitches Reds to Win Over Cardinals

  

  Posted 9:37 PM 6/8/2013 by Associated Press

  CINCINNATI (AP) - Mat Latos turned in seven solid innings and the Cincinnati Reds broke out of their slump with a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

  Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in two runs and Jay Bruce also homered as the Reds snapped a three-game losing streak (More)

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  Royals Beat Astros for Fourth Straight Win

  

  Posted 9:26 PM 6/8/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) - Ervin Santana pitched seven snappy innings and the Kansas City Royals finally backed him up with some offense in a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

  Santana (4-5) entered the game with the worst run support among qualifying pitchers in the American (More)

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  Jake Walsh and Keaton Steele Drafted in Later Rounds

  

  Posted 8:58 PM 6/8/2013 by Ky Bright

  COLUMBIA - Jake Walsh and Keaton Steele had their names called on the final day of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.

  Walsh was selected in the 34th round by the Washington Nationals. He was the 1.036th overall pick. The redshirt Junior led the Tigers with 30 appearances out of the (More)

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  Wainwright Gets Ninth Win as Cardinals Pound Reds

  

  Posted 10:53 PM 6/7/2013 by Associated Press

  CINCINNATI (AP) - Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings for his ninth win, and every Cardinals starter had a hit in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that gave St. Louis a four-game lead in the NL Central, its biggest of the season.

  Wainwright (9-3) gave up two runs (More)

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  Royals Beat Astros for Third Straight Win

  

  Posted 10:51 PM 6/7/2013 by Associated Press

  KANSAS CITY (AP) - Billy Butler drove in Eric Hosmer with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Friday night for their third straight win.

  Kelvin Herrera (3-4) worked a perfect eighth inning in relief of James Shields, and Greg (More)

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  Rob Zastryzny Drafted by Chicago Cubs

  

  Posted 11:02 PM 6/6/2013 by Shelby Daniels

  COLUMBIA - The Major League Baseball Amateur Draft took place on Thursday night in Secaucus New Jersey. Former Missouri Tiger ace Rob Zastryzny was selected in the second round by The Chicago Cubs.

  The Cubs selected Zastryzny with the 41st overall pick of the draft. Zastryzny had a (More)

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  Lorenzo Cain Leads Royals to Second Win in a Row

  

  Posted 10:51 PM 6/6/2013 by Shelby Daniels

  KANSAS CITY - Kauffman Stadium was full of hopeful fans tonight as the Royals looked to win back to back games for the first time since May 4th and 5th when they did it against the White Sox. Things got off to an unstable start as pitcher Wade Davis threw a wild pitch allowing 3B Jamie Carroll to (More)