Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Gil Meche had a night that does not want to remember. Meche pitched into the seventh inning but was charged with 14 hits and five runs including one home run. The Royals went on to lose to the Texas Rangers 9-4 in the game.

Meche of course took the loss and is now 10-10 on the season. One Meche left the game, Joel Peralta gave up two hits and three runs while Robinson Tejeda also gave up a run out of the bullpen. Those three pitchers simply did not get the job done on Monday night.

The four Royals runs were scored on three singles and a groundout fielders choice as the Royals played small ball and never really had a huge inning. Alberto Callaspo, David DeJesus, and Ross Gload had the rbi singles while John Buck had the rbi on the groundout.

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Well I sure didn’t expect this result that is for sure.  The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Thursday night as the two teams opened up a four game series in Kansas City.  The Royals were ahead 4-0 before the Rays came back with single runs in the 8th and 9th innings but that was all they would get in the game.

Gil Meche picked up his 8th win of the season and is now 8-9.  Meche tossed seven shutout innings while only giving up five hits.  Meche threw a great game and was the MVP of the game if you ask me.  Ron Mahay and Joakim Soria both gave up single runs out of the bullpen but Soria was still able to notch his 27th save of the season.

John Buck had a two run double in the 4th inning to lead the team at the plate with two rbi.  Mark Grudzielanek had a rbi sac fly while Ross Gload had a rbi single before the Buck two run double.  It wasn’t much offense, but it was enough to get the victory.

Good job by the Royals of coming out and taking game one of the series.  Will they win game 2?  Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!  Royals Baseball Blog

The Kansas City Royals were up 5-0 to the Chicago White but then the White Sox came back to beat the Royals by the score of 7-6 on Wednesday evening.  These are the type of games that the Royals need to win if they want to ever be competitive.  Good teams find a way to win, not a way to lose…

Brian Bannister tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up four hits and five runs to get a no decision in the game.  Bannister was hurt by the home run ball as he served up two of them in the game.  Robinson Tejeda gave up two runs while only recording two outs to take the loss in the game.  Tejeda is now 0-2 on the season.

John Buck had a rbi sac fly and a solo home run in the game to have two rbi.  Ross Gload also had a two run single to finish with two rbi in the game.  Alex Gordon had the other rbi which game in the first inning on a rbi single.  The Royals also scored one run in a Jose Guillen double play in the first inning.

The Royals will now have to win on Thursay to avoid the sweep by the White Sox.   I don’t think they will get the job done however.  Royals Blog

Luke Hochevar looked like the #1 overall pick that he was in 2006 in wednsday’s 8 innings that he pitched against the Colorado Rockies. With this 4-2 win by the Royals it is a sweep over the Rockies at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are no longer in last place and have the best record of any team in interleague play.

Luke only allowed 2 runs in his 8 pitched innings, which was his career high for innings pitched. But Hochevar was aided by the suprising play of Ross Gload who went 3-3 on the night with 2 RBI’s. Gload has not hit well at all this year and after tonoghts game he is hitting .261 with 8 RBI’s in 176 at-bats. The Royals have had everyone on the team contributing during these last 5 series that they have won.

Jose Guillen was booed by the fans at Kauffman Stadium on wednsday as he jogged down the first base line on what ended up being a pretty close play. But Guillen has had some hip injuries this season and it was a ball that appeared to be a sure out. I’m not saying that players should’nt try their hardest but this was a groundball that 99% of the time is an easy out.

The Kansas City Royals struggled at the plate as they only had three hits against Daniel Cabrera on Thursday night.  The Royals lost to the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 4-1 in the game.

Tony Pena Jr had the one rbi for the Royals as he singled in Ross Gload in the fifth inning.  Gload and Alex Gordon had the other two hits for the Royals as they were shut down by Cabrera in the game.

Luke Hochevar took the loss as he pitched seven innings and gave up four runs in the game.  Hochevar gave up five hits while walking two and stricking out five batters.

The Royals are now 15-19 on the season.  Royals Blog

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 jumped out to a 3-0 lead after three innings but then went onto lose to the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Tuesday night.  Another up and down game for the Royals, just like there entire season as been.

Brian Bannister took the loss for the Royals and feel to 3-4 on the season.  Bannister gave up thirteen hits and five runs in 6 2/3 innings of action.  Bannister got it often, and got hit hard all game long.  Ron Mahay and Jimmy Gobble finished the game out giving up one hit each.

Alex Gordon led the Royals at the plate as he went 2-3 with a RBI and a walk.  Miguel Olivo and Ross Gload also had one RBI in the game.

The Royals will try to avoid the sweep on Wednesday as they face the Angels once again.

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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 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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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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