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  • Cain HR, Hosmer Single Lead Royals Over Tigers

    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

    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)

  • Royals Sign First-Round Pick Hunter Dozier

    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)

  • Holliday's Slam Caps Cardinals' Big 10th Inning

    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)

  • Gordon, Hosmer Help Royals Win 5th Straight

    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

    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)

  • Royals Beat Astros for Fourth Straight Win

    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)

  • Jake Walsh and Keaton Steele Drafted in Later Rounds

    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)

  • Wainwright Gets Ninth Win as Cardinals Pound Reds

    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

    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)

  • Rob Zastryzny Drafted by Chicago Cubs

    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)

  • Lorenzo Cain Leads Royals to Second Win in a Row

    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)

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  • Baseball. Tigers in the Pros - Week 2 Update

    Last week we took a look at what former Mizzou baseball standouts are doing in the major leagues and this week, we will look at updated numbers for the four current big leaguers and a fifth - Kyle Gibson - that could be called up any day now.

  • Track. Twelve Head to USATF Championships This Week

    Twelve Tigers have one final stop in their season before hanging up the spikes for the summer: the USATF Championship in Des Moines, IA. Five have qualified for the senior championships and seven for the junior championships, which will both be held in Drake Stadium through Sunday.

  • W. Gymnastics. Gymnastics Adds Two for 2014

    The Missouri Gymnastics program and head coach Shannon Welker proudly announce the addition of Anna Bowers and Mikayla Walsh to the 2013-14 squad. The two have signed national letters of intent to join the Mizzou Gymnastics family next season.

  • M. Basketball. Mizzou Tabs Former Drake Head Coach Mark Phelps As New Assistant

    Mizzou Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced the hiring of former Drake University Head Coach Mark Phelps as an assistant coach on Monday. Phelps enjoyed more wins (77) than any Drake head coach in his first five seasons with the program and led the Bulldogs to a pair of postseason...

  • Academics. Mizzou Academic Review: Spring 2013

    Once again the 2013 spring semester was a success in the classroom and the community for Mizzou Athletics. Missouri's student-athletes posted an overall GPA of 3.00 in the spring to mark the fourth consecutive semester of 3.00 or higher for the department. Additionally, 13 of Missouri';s 20 athletic programs compiled...