http://www.mail.com/organizations/13336-kansas-city-royals.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/13336-kansas-city-royals.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2064450-peavy-to-2nd-straight-start.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jake Peavy will miss a second consecutive start for the Chicago White Sox because of back spasms. The team announced the right-hander has been scratched from his start Monday against Kansas City. Peavy has not pitched since April 26 after being scratched from a Thursday start when his back stiffened up while warming up. He is 3-1 w... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:53:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2064450-peavy-to-2nd-straight-start.html 2013-05-05T16:53:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045270-royals-score-5-10th-beat-tigers-8-3.html DETROIT (AP) — Alex Gordon had already struck out three times when he came to the plate with the bases loaded in the 10th inning. "I was just trying to make contact," the Kansas City outfielder said. He ended up hitting his first career grand slam, helping the Royals to an encouraging win at the end of a difficult road trip. Gordon's drive highlighted a f... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045270-royals-score-5-10th-beat-tigers-8-3.html 2013-04-25T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2043220-valverde-returns-to-tigers-with-1-2-3-save.html DETROIT (AP) — For the Detroit Tigers, it felt like 2011 again. Two of the key components of that year's AL Central division champs reunited Wednesday night to help the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5. Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs and Jose Valverde returned to Detroit with a save. Martinez missed all of last season wi... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2043220-valverde-returns-to-tigers-with-1-2-3-save.html 2013-04-25T04:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2033312-diamond-ortiz-lift-spirits-bombing-manhunt.html BOSTON (AP) — A defiant David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the crowd to "stay strong," bringing a rousing cheer from Bostonians weary from a week of bombings, stay-at-home orders and a manhunt that locked down the city for a day. Playing at home for the first time since two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three peop... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:56:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2033312-diamond-ortiz-lift-spirits-bombing-manhunt.html 2013-04-20T22:56:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2033954-emotional-ceremony-red-sox-top-royals-4-3.html BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz has been in the middle of some of Fenway Park's greatest moments. None of them seemed more important to "Big Papi" than his role in one Saturday afternoon. Ortiz helped the Red Sox honor the victims and the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings then played in his first game since last summer, a 4-3 victory over the Kansas Cit... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:41:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2033954-emotional-ceremony-red-sox-top-royals-4-3.html 2013-04-20T22:41:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2031140-bruins-cancel-morning-skate-red-sox-hold.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox players and other team employees have been told to stay home until a decision is made on whether Friday night's game will be played. The night game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins also was on hold after the NHL teams canceled their morning skates because of the manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bom... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2031140-bruins-cancel-morning-skate-red-sox-hold.html 2013-04-19T17:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2025014-with-10-straight-wins-rosy-atlanta.html ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones retired last year, Bobby Cox the season before that. Despite the loss of two franchise cornerstones, the Atlanta Braves seem to be as steady as ever. Only 13 games into the season, the Braves have lost just once. They've won 10 straight — best in the majors — and already lead the National League East by 4½ games. ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:46:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2025014-with-10-straight-wins-rosy-atlanta.html 2013-04-17T07:46:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2024590-royals-overcome-5-hrs-braves-6-3-loss.html ATLANTA (AP) — Kansas City manager Ned Yost won't hesitate to give the ball to Kelvin Herrera again soon. Even after a rough outing against the Atlanta Braves. Herrera (1-1) gave up solo homers in the eighth inning to Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla and the Royals could not recover in a 6-3 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night. ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:20:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2024590-royals-overcome-5-hrs-braves-6-3-loss.html 2013-04-17T03:20:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2017138-jose-reyes-hurt-blue-jays-beat-royals-8-4.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Reyes heard a pop in his left ankle as he awkwardly slid into second base. After that, everything else was a blur to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The trainers lifted their star shortstop onto a cart, and the cart drove through the bullpen gate in right field. The sight was of Reyes, his ankle heavily bandaged, being ... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:10:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2017138-jose-reyes-hurt-blue-jays-beat-royals-8-4.html 2013-04-13T04:10:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2001484-schmidt-brett-undecided-attending-hof-ceremony.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hall of Fame third basemen George Brett and Mike Schmidt are both undecided if they'll attend this summer's induction ceremonies at Cooperstown. No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. For only the second time in four decades, baseball writers didn't give any player the 75 percent required for induction. Barry Bonds, Roger Cl... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:11:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2001484-schmidt-brett-undecided-attending-hof-ceremony.html 2013-04-05T22:11:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1989758-mlb-openers-feature-strasburg-rivalries-al-vs-nl.html The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two decades. They've often lost 100 games in a year. And yet, buoyed by the best record in spring training, hope abounds — for the Royals, for most everybody putting on a big league uniform. "There's no reason we s... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1989758-mlb-openers-feature-strasburg-rivalries-al-vs-nl.html 2013-04-01T03:17:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1935714-royals-hosmer-to-replace-teixeira-wbc.html SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer has been called upon to replace injured Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira on the United States team for the World Baseball Classic. Hosmer received a text message late Tuesday from Tony Clark of the players union, asking if he'd be interested in a spot on the roster. After getting a call from... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:17:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1935714-royals-hosmer-to-replace-teixeira-wbc.html 2013-03-06T17:17:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last couple years, every time that Royals manager Ned Yost would stop to buy a cup of coffee, he would tell the barista his name was Frank. The reason was simple: "I didn't want them staring at me — 'Drink for Ned!' — after losing 90 games a year," Yost said. That all changed when he stopped by a Starbucks on Wednesday. Yost wa... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1762094-shields-davis-royals.html 2012-12-12T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When James Shields broke into the big leagues with Tampa Bay, the Rays were no better than the Kansas City Royals. They lost more than 100 games his first season, and fared little better the following year. But by his third season as a starter, the Rays had finally turned the corner, many of their prized prospects forming the nucle... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1756730-royals-trade-with-rays-win-now-mentality.html 2012-12-10T19:22:00Z