The Kansas City Royals came out of the gates swinging in the first couple of innings as they quickly got a 5-0 lead on the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night as they went onto beat the Rangers 9-5.  It was nice to see the Royals score so many runs in the first five innings of the game as it kept the pressure on the Rangers who couldn’t quite respond and take the lead.

Jose Guillen had a team high five RBI in the game includind a two run home run in the fourth inning.  Mark Teahen finished the game with three RBI while Ross Gload had one RBI in the game.  Where would the Royals have been without Guillen in this game?  On the losing side I’m thinking.

Royals starting pitcher Brett Tomko got roughed up in only 3.1 innings as he gave up seven hits and five runs.  Tomko walked three batters and struckout three batters.  Ron Mahey pitched 2.1 innings of relief after Tomko left the game to pick up the win.

The Royals are now 12-14 on the season as they try once again to get to that .500 mark.

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The Kansas City Royals played poorly in both games of the double header against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.  The Royals lost 9-6 and 2-0 as their season record dropped to 9-12.  The Royals will need to turn things around on Friday when they start a series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

What do you think Royals fans?  Can the Royals get things turn around and get back over .500 in the next week?

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The Kansas City Royals were never really in the game against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night as they were hammered 15-1.  The Royals were only able to get six hits in the game, so there was no way they could keep up with the hot hitting Indians who put 15 runs up on the scoreboard.

Starting pitcher Gil Meche dropped his third game of the season as he only lasted 3.1 innings.  Meche gave up nine hits and eight earned runs.  Terrible outing for Meche who was hoping for a lot better preformance.

Joel Peralta, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Jimmy Gobble, and Ramon Ramirez all seen action out of the bullpen and all except for Ramirez gave up atleast two earned runs.  Gobble gave up three while only recording two outs.

Mark Teahen had the lone RBI for the Royals. Teahen singled in the eigth inning to score Tony Pena Jr.

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The Kansas City Royals got swept 3-0 for the series against the Oakland Athletics.  After getting three hits and scoring one run in the third inning, the Royals just could get a rally going all night long.  Falling behind early with the Athletics scoring five runs in the fourth inning, the Royals had a lot of work to do and just weren’t able to make it happen.

Luke Hochevar is now 0-1 for the year after opening his first game this season.  After pitching only 4.2 innings he gave up 9 hits and 6 runs.  Ron Mahay, Ramon Ramirez, and Leo Nunez were brought in to close it out but were unsuccessful in pulling out the win.

Coming off a three game losing sweep against the Athletics, do you think the Royals can pull it together to take on the Indians in Kansas City on Tuesday?

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The Kansas City Royals had some troubles against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night as they lost the Angels 5-3.  The Royals just weren’t able to get much going against Angels starter Jon Garland.

Brett Tomko took the loss for the Royals even though he threw the ball pretty good.  He pitched seven innings and gave up five earned runs on six hits.  Ron Mahay pitched the eigth inning and gave up two hits.

David DeJesus and Jose Guillen both had an RBI for the Royals.

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The Kansas City Royals used three runs in the first couple of innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Wednesday night.  Gil Meche pitched an outstanging ballgame for the Royals who improved their record to 9-6 on the season with the win.

Meche picked up his first win of the season after pitching six inning and giving up six hits and two earned runs.  Meche said he finally put away batters unlike his last few starts.  Joakim Soria picked up his fifth save after closing the door on the Angels in the ninth.

Billy Butler and Alex Gordon had one RBI each for the Royals.  Nice to see the two young stars contributing and putting runs up on the scoreboard.

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The Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night by the score of 11-6.  Usually when your pitching staff gives up eleven runs, you are going to lose the game just like the Royals did. 

John Bale took the loss the for Royals and is now 0-3 on the season.  Bale only lasted three inning as he gave up seven hits and three earned runs.  The Royals relievers really weren’t much better as Hideo Nomo gave up four earned runs, Ron Mahay and Yasuhiko Yabuta both gave up one earned run.  Terrible job by the pitching staff against the Mariners…

At the plate for the Royals, Tony Pena led the team with two RBI’s.  David DeJesus, Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, and Ross Gload all had one RBI each.

The Royals record is now 8-6.  Lets see how long they stay above the .500 mark.  Any guesses?

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What a start for pitcher Zack Greinke in 2008!  Greinke now has a 3-0 record after the Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-1.  Greinke has to have a lot of confidence, and the whole Royals team has to have a lineup as they have got off to a great start this season.

Greinke pitched all nine innings and only gave up five hits the entire night.  The one earned run came off the bat of Ichiro when he grounded into a fielders choice.  Greinke was top notch and hopefully he will throw the ball the same way during his next start!

At the plate for the Royals, Miguel Olivo and Billy Butler both hit home runs.  Olivo’s home run was a two-run homer, and Butlers was a solo shot.  David DeJesus hit a sacrafice fly in the 7th inning and John Buck had a RBI single in the 8th inning.

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The Kansas City Royals weren’t able to complete a three game sweep of the New York Yankees as they lost 6-1 on Thursday night.  Give the Royals credit however, they did take two of three against the loaded roster of the Yankees.  Very good showing by the Royals!

John Bale pitched six inning and gave up four earned runs on eight hits and to take the loss.  He did give up one home run to Melky Cabrera in the game.  Hideo Nomo came in to pitch the final three innings and he gave up two earned runs that were both solo home runs.  Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada both went deep in the 9th inning off of Nomo.

The only offense the Royals got was in the 1st inning as Jose Guillen doubled and scored Mark Teahen.  Other then that, the Royals offense was pretty silent the entire game.

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The Kansas City Royals beind a excellent pitching performance by Zack Greinke shutout the New York Yankees on Wednesday night by the score of 4-0.  Greinke threw eight innings, allowing six hits and striking out two batters.

The Royals offense was pretty much spread around as four different players had one RBI.  Jose Guillen, Ross Gload, John Buck, and Tony Pena all had a RBI on the game.

The Royals record now stands at 6-2 on the young season.   What a start for the Royals!

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