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Shields tries to snap skid as Royals battle Astros

Workhorse righty James Shields will try to end a three- start drought on Wednesday night when the Kansas City Royals visit the Houston Astros for the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.The former Tampa Bay Rays ace was 2-2 after an 8-2 defeat of the Rays on April 30, but has gone 0-2 in three May starts, including a 2-1 loss at Oakland in his last outing on May 17.He allowed two runs and six hits in eight innings of that loss while striking out nine.One start earlier, Shields allowed three runs on six hits in eight innings of a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees in Kansas City.The Royals, who are 3-6 in games he's pitched, have scored four runs in his last three starts and 34 in nine outings overall.For the Astros, young righty Jordan Lyles starts for the fifth time this season and aims for win No. 2.The 22-year-old, who entered the season with seven wins in 45 big-league appearances, defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 7, then allowed eight runs in four inni...

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    Eric Hosmer tallied two hits with two runs scored and the Kansas City Royals used a four-run eighth inning to capture a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros in the middle...

  2. Bud Norris exits in 2nd inning as Houston Astros lose 11-5 to Colorado Rockies

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  3. Bud Norris' 6 innings of 1-hit ball go for naught in Astros' 1-0 loss to Dodgers

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  4. Astros hit 3 triples in 1st inning, get 17 hits to back Bud Norris in 11-4 win over Nationals

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  5. Bud Norris pitches five shutout innings for Astros in a 3-2 win over Cardinals

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  6. Norris leads Astros to another win over slumping Angels

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  7. Dirks, Tigers down Astros

    Andy Dirks was quite productive atop the Tigers' lineup, going 3-for-4 with a grand slam to lead Detroit past the Houston Astros, 7-2, in the opener of a three-game ...

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