Kansas City Royals pitchers Luke Hochevar and Jimmy Gobble both had a night that they don’t want to remember.  Hochevar was charged with seven runs in only five innings while Gobble was charged with ten runs in only one inning of action.  A lot of people are probably thinking how in the hell does Gobble give up ten runs?  Well he was out there to take one for the team pretty much.

I should mention that Robinson Tejeda also gave up two runs as he pitched in between Hochevar and Gobble.  Yeah, it was a terrible night to be a Royals pitcher as they struggled on the mound.

Joey Gathright had a rbi single in the 8th inning and then scored on a wild pitch.  Billy Butler then added on a two run single in the 8th as the Royals scored all four runs in the inning.  It really didn’t matter how well the offense hit tonight because the pitchers were that terrible.

So was this the worst performance you have seen out of the Royals lately?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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It was a frustrating ugly game for the Royals saturday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals 6 game winning streak was ended tonight by the Cardinals by the score of 5-1. The Royals struggled to get anything offensively and looked like the pre-interleague play Royals with 1 run and 5 hits in the game. Kyle Davies pitched well in the first few innings before the Cardinals scored the first run of the game on a throwing error by Mike Aviles that looked like an easy double play ball but Aviles threw it into the dirt and the ball bounced away from 1st baseman Ross Gload.

Aviles bad throw was not the only defensive play that cost the Royals. Joey Gathright lost a ball in centerfield that dropped amd scored a run. Miguel Olivo made a pretty horrendous error by dropping the ball after tagging out a runner at home. No it was’nt a ball jarring collision at home that caused Olivo to drop the ball, he just dropped it. But the Royals lost this one not entirely because of these mistakes but more because they could never really put anything together. They never had a rally the whole game. In the 7th inning it looked like a rally was beggining but on a run scoring hit Olivo was sent home by 3rd base coach Luis Silverio. Olivo was thrown out by a mile by Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina.

Billy Butler was called up from triple-A Omaha today before the game but was not in the line up on saturday night. After struggling at the major league level recently Butler was sent down and hit very well. Alberto Callaspo was placed on the 15 day DL after he was arrested for running a red light late at night and was charged with a DUI. It is unknown whether the arrest has anything to do with the arrest.

Zack Greinke pitched seven strong innings to pitch the Kansas City Royals past the Los Angeles Angels by the score of 9-4.  Greinke picked up his fourth win as he improved to 4-1 on the season.

David DeJesus led the Royals with three RBI as he hit a three run home run in the second inning.  Alex Gordon had two RBI in the game as he hit a two run home run in the fourth inning as well.  Billy Butler, Ross Gload, John Buck, and Tony Pena Jr. all had one RBI in the game.

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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 were not able to extend their record to 4-0 on the season as they lost to the Minnesota Twins by the score of 4-3 on Friday evening.  Now the Royals record stands at 3-1, but I think if you ask any Royals fan, they would take that record in a second!

Jose Guillen, Billy Butler, and John Buck each had one RBI for the Royals, but they just couldn’t get that big hit to put them over the top.  I still like the way they are hitting the ball, and good things will come if they keep putting the ball in play.

John Bale picked up the loss for the Royals.  Bale pitched 6.1 innings giving up four earned runs.  He didn’t pitch too badly, just a couple of mistakes that he will need to learn from and hopefully they won’t happen in his next outing.

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Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals held down the powerful Detroit Tigers once again on Wednesday.  With the win, the Royals move to 2-0 on the young season.

Bannister threw seven shutout innings.  He only allowed three hits, which all came off the bat of Edgar Renteria.  Bannister struck out 4 while not allowing a walk.  You gotta love that!

Billy Butler lead the Royals at the plate with two RBI’s while Jose Guillen and Mark Teahen had one RBI each.

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The Kansas City Royals couldn’t muster up enough run support to defeat the Texas Rangers as they dropped their first spring training game by the score of 6-1.

Billy Butler did well at the plate as he had a single as well as walk to reach base during both of his at bats.

Starter John Bale allowed one run in two innings. He was replaced by Luke Hochevar, who retired six straight hitters. Brian Lawrence gave up two runs in the fifth.

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