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Well-traveled OF Jose Guillen traded from Royals to Giants

The San Francisco Giants found a new regular right fielder for the stretch run: well-traveled veteran Jose Guillen .The Giants acquired Guillen on Friday and also receive cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named."We didn't acquire him to be on the bench," said manager Bruce Bochy, who plans to use Guillen somewhere in the middle of the batting order.The Giants haven't been to the playoffs since 2003 and were in the NL wild-card chase until mid-September last season. Getting over the hump in 2010 and ending the six-year drought is the franchise's top priority.San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean has been busy upgrading his roster in recent weeks."Anybody who knows Sabes knows he wants to win and will do what it takes to get us where we need to get," second baseman Freddy Sanchez said. "Winning the division is the No. 1 goal and getting to the playoffs. He keeps going out and putting pieces together."The Royals announced the deal hours be...

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  1. Guillen homers, Bannister works through trouble, helps Royals avoid sweep with win over Twins

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Guillen homered and drove in two runs to support Brian Bannister's work-through-trouble effort, helping the Kansas City Royals avoid a t...

  2. Guillen's two-run single in the 7th lifts San Francisco past Arizona

    Jose Guillen hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Sunday after wasting a fine outin...

  3. Guillen homers in 4th straight game, hits 200th career HR as Royals defeat Detroit 7-3

    DETROIT (AP) — Jose Guillen homered for the fourth straight game, connecting for his 200th career shot and leading the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 7-3...

  4. Butler & Guillen homer, Greinke and Royals hold off White Sox 7-6

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Billy Butler and Jose Guillen homered and Zack Greinke survived a five-run eighth inning Wednesday night, leading the Kansas City Royals past...

  5. Giants acquire Guillen from Royals for stretch drive

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants moved to bolster their offense for the stretch drive by acquiring Kansas City outfielder Jose Guillen on Friday.Th...

  6. Bannister, Guillen lead Royals to 5-3 victory over White Sox

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brian Bannister pitched six strong innings, Jose Guillen drove in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Sunda...

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  9. Royals reshaping their outfield, putting Ankiel in center field

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are reshaping their entire outfield and making Jose Guillen their full-time designated hitter.While introducing newcom...

  10. DeJesus has key hit, Tejeda escapes jam to lift Royals to 6-3 win over Angels

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David DeJesus hit a two-run triple, Jose Guillen homered and reliever Robinson Tejeda escaped a jam in the sixth inning, lifting the Kansas C...

  11. Chen retires first 18 batters, Betemit's two-run single helps Royals beat Angels 4-2

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bruce Chen retired his first 18 batters in a riveting duel with Ervin Santana and Jose Guillen snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run single i...

  12. Justin Verlander goes 7 strong innings, Miguel Cabrera homers as Tigers beat Royals 4-2

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings, Miguel Cabrera hit his 17th home run of the season and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City...

  1. Jose Guillen goes 4 for 4 with two RBIs in Royals' 10-8 win over White Sox

    GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Wilson Betemit and Scott Thorman homered and Jose Guillen had four hits, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-8 comeback win over a Chicago ...

  2. Giants manager Bruce Bochy says decision to leave Guillen off roster made because of injury

    San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he decided to leave Jose Guillen off the postseason roster before learning of the outfielder's alleged link to a federa...

  3. Guillen homers, Hochevar throws 6 sharp innings as Royals top White Sox 7-2

    CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Guillen hit a two-run homer and Luke Hochevar pitched six sharp innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday n...

  4. Guillen hits a grand slam and drives in 6 runs, Giants' beat the Brewers 9-2.

    Jose Guillen hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, Barry Zito won for the first time in two months and the San Francisco Giants regained first place in the NL West...

  5. Guillen hits 2 homers in Royals' 9-2 win over Rockies

    KANSAS CITY, Mo, (AP) — Jose Guillen hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Friday night.The Royals...

  6. Guillen homers, Podsednik gets 4 hits as Royals end Tigers' 4-game winning streak, 10-5

    DETROIT (AP) — Jose Guillen hit a two-run homer after his two-out foul popup was dropped by Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera, sending the Kansas City Royals to a...

  7. Guillen , Tigers pull off another big comeback, rally for 6 runs in 7th to beat Royals 6-5

    DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Guillen's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers pulled off another big comeback, beating the Kansa...

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