Billy Butler hit a late two-run homer and Zack Greinke pitched eight strong innings as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday night. After Jason Kendall singled in the eighth, Butler sent a drive over the Orioles bullpen in left field for his 12th homer. It came on a 2-2 pitch from David Hernandez (5-8).

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The NL East-leadinf Atlanta Braves have acquired outfielder Rick Ankiel, reliever Kyle Farnsworth and cash from the Kansas City Royals in a five-player deal. Atlanta sent pitchers Tim Collins and Jesse Chavez and outfielder Gregor Blanco to Kansas City on Saturday. The 31-year-old Ankiel hit .261 with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 27 games for Kansas City.

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With one swing, Alex Gordon turned a miserable night at the plate into a glorious ending. Gordon stranded six runners in his first three at-bats, including striking out with the bases loaded in the third and grounding into an inning-ending double play in the fifth with runners on the corners. Gordon, however, made amends by hitting a three-run homer with two outs in bottom of the ninth as the…

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Home plate umpire Wally Bell left the Baltimore-Kansas City game in the top of the sixth inning Friday night. Bell was led off the field by Royals trainer Nick Kenny. Todd Tichenor, who was the second base umpire, replaced Bell behind the plate and the game continued with a three-man umpiring crew. Bell, 45, who had open heart surgery in 1999, has umpired in the major leagues for 17 years.

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Things were going the way of the Baltimore Orioles yesterday. First the team finally gets around to hiring Buck…

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Ty broke the tie between two struggling American League clubs. Ty Wigginton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game's final tie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Corey Patterson homered with two outs in the eighth off Kansas City's Robinson Tejada and tied the score 5-5.

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Joba Chamberlain can’t throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza’s no-hitter.

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The Royals have promoted Greg Holland from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spot of outfielder Scott Podsednik, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Royals announced the move before Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The 24-year-old Holland was 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA and three saves for Omaha.

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OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that…

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Newly acquired Scott Podsednik will play left field for the Dodgers until Manny Ramirez is healthy.

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