Will Rhymes started the game with an 11-pitch at bat, fouling off six offerings from Zack Greinke with two strikes. Rhymes was 0 for 4 before he hit a two-run triple in a four-run 11th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 9-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. "I felt like I had good at-bats all night but had nothing to show for it," Rhymes said.

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Brian Bannister and Luke Hochevar were reinstated from the disabled list Friday and will go back into the Kansas City Royals rotation, while catcher Jason Kendall had surgery to repair extensive damage to his right rotator cuff. Bannister will start Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, after missing 23 games with right rotator cuff tendinitis.

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The San Diego Padres lost their seventh straight game Wednesday night and, even though they still lead the NL…

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The Kansas City Royals have reinstated pitcher Gil Meche and infielder Josh Fields from the 60-day disabled list. The Royals also said Wednesday they've called up catcher Lucas May from Omaha. Pitcher Luke Hochevar and outfielder David DeJesus were moved to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

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David Murphy had three hits and Nelson Cruz drove in two runs, yet their late-inning catches in the outfield drew the most praise in the Texas clubhouse. "The defense was outstanding," Rangers manager Ron Washington said after a 4-3 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night. "Murphy and Cruzie just saved the game for us." Rookie Mitch Moreland homered again as the Rangers…

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Jason Kendall, who had been the Kansas City Royals starting catcher in 118 of their first 132 games, will undergo shoulder surgery Friday in Los Angeles for a torn right rotator cuff. Royals manager Ned Yost said the recovery time is eight to 10 months, but the club is hopeful he would be back by the season opener next January.

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Willie Bloomquist gambled twice on the base paths in the ninth inning and it paid off. Bloomquist stole third with one out and scored on an Alexi Ogando wild pitch with two outs in the ninth to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 Tuesday night. Wilson Betemit opened the ninth with a double and Bloomquist ran for him.

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The more familiar C.J. Wilson becomes with teams, the more dominant he is. Wilson gave up just two hits in 7 2-3 innings Monday night to lift the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals and continue an incredible second-half pitching surge. He is 7-0 with a 1.99 earned run average since the All-Star break and has the most wins in the majors during that span.

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Right-hander Robinson Tejeda has been activated by the Kansas City Royals. Right-hander Kanekoa Texeira was put on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained right elbow. The moves were announced Sunday before the Royals game at Cleveland. Tejeda missed 27 games with a strained right biceps tendon.

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