Bruce Chen and Kila Ka'aihue stayed aggressive, and the Kansas City Royals kept ahead of Cleveland in their race to escape last place. Ka'aihue hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to help Chen and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Sunday. Manager Ned Yost got his 500th career win in the majors.
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Kila Ka'aihue hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to help Bruce Chen and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Sunday. Chen (9-7) allowed two runs and six hits over six innings as the Royals avoided a three-game sweep and pulled two games ahead of last-place Cleveland in the AL Central.
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Police have charged former major league pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison. Judge Freddy Frias ordered Burgos on Saturday to remain in jail for three months while prosecutors prepare the case. The 26-year-old is suspected of kidnapping Dilenia Reynoso on Thursday from a prosecutor's home where she was hiding after…
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Asdrubal Cabrera led off the 10th inning with a home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Cabrera hit a 2-1 pitch from right-hander Jesse Chavez (2-2) into the right-field seats. The Indians won their third straight and moved within a game of fourth-place Kansas City in the AL Central.
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Chris Gimenez drove in a career-high four runs and the Cleveland Indians hit a trio of three-run homers to beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4 Friday night. Matt LaPorta hit a three-run homer in Cleveland's six-run second inning off Bryan Bullington (1-3). Gimenez and Jayson Nix later connected with two on against relievers in the Indians' largest offensive output since a 15-3 win over Oakland…
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Editor's note : The Stephen Strasburg Tommy John injury news is rightfully devastating to Washington…
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Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.
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Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost's hunch paid off. Willie Bloomquist's one-out home run in the 12th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Yost inserted Bloomqust, a veteran utility man, into the third spot in the Royals order in an attempt to spark the team's offense, which had only managed seven runs in the previous three games.
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Rick Porcello allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and Ryan Raburn homered to lead the Detroit Tigers to their fifth straight win, 9-1 over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Porcello (6-11) retired the first 12 batters in order before Billy Butler singled leading off the fifth inning. Porcello then retired the next three batters.
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Sweet Lou Piniella bid a tearful farewell to baseball on Sunday, bringing a close to his 47 years in…
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