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Luis Mendoza returned from Mexico's World Baseball Classic team to pitch four-hit ball over five innings, combining with four relievers on a five-hitter Sunday in the Kansas City Royals' 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.Mendoza struck out four, walked one and lowered his spring training ERA to 0.82 in 11 innings. He threw 42 of 63 pitches for strikes.Mendoza is competing for Kansas City's final rotation spot with Bruce Chen, who gave up five home runs Saturday to the Chicago Cubs.Kansas City had 18 hits, two each by Billy Butler and Alex Gordon. The Royals batted around in a four-run first inning that Gordon led off with a broken-bat single and included run-producing singles by Butler, Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur.White Sox starter Zach Stewart allowed seven runs, eight hits and three walks in 2 2-3 innings, retiring eight of 18 batters....
The rally came too late for Lance Lynn to get another win. Just in time, though, for the St. Louis Cardinals to keep the scuffling Kansas City Royals down.Pinch-hitt...
The Kansas City Royals set a new record for futility with Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins.The Royals suffered their 11th straight defeat at Kauffman Stadiu...
Daniel Descalsco broke a tie game with a pinch-hit, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored four times in the frame to ...
The Minnesota Twins try to keep themselves in the win column on Tuesday when they kick off a three-game series versus the disappointing Kansas City Royals at Kauffma...
Lance Lynn will try to become just the third National League pitcher with eight wins when he takes the mound Wednesday, as the St. Louis Cardinals continue their I-7...
The Kansas City Royals try to put the brakes on their franchise-worst 11-game home losing streak on Wednesday when they play the middle test of a three-game series v...
The St. Louis Cardinals will unleash another rookie hurler when Michael Wacha makes his much-anticipated debut Thursday versus the Kansas City Royals in the conclusi...
Luis Mendoza tossed a career-high eight innings of one-run ball and Jonathan Broxton escaped a jam in the ninth as the Kansas City Royals edged the Minnesota Twins, ...
Kansas City right-hander Luis Mendoza has strep throat and will miss his next start, Wednesday against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox.Royals manager Ned Yo...
This is probably the sort of streak that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim figured would be a regular thing throughout the season.While that hasn't been the case, th...
The Oakland Athletics seek their first three-game winning streak since late April on Sunday when they close out their three-game series against the Kansas City Royal...
With a little more run support, Joe Blanton could easily enter his start on Monday night with three straight victories.Instead, the right-hander is still seeking his...
Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with three RBI and Salvador Perez added two hits and a pair of RBI to lead the Kansas City Royals past the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-2, in the seco...
Luis Mendoza outpitched Chris Sale on Sunday. His offense couldn't outscore the White Sox, though.Chicago beat Kansas City 2-1 Sunday on the strength of Adam Dunn's ...
Tampa Bay lefty Matt Moore will try to keep the Kansas City bats in check on Friday night when the Rays host the Royals in the second of a four-game series from Trop...
The Kansas City Royals try to extend their win streak to a season-high five in a row Sunday afternoon as they close out a three-game set against the Houston Astros a...
Alex Gordon singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals completed a three- game series sweep of the Houston Astros with ...
The two hottest teams in the American League Central square off on Monday, as the Kansas City Royals host the Detroit Tigers for the opener of a three-game series at...
For the third straight start, Luis Mendoza left with the Kansas City Royals leading. He made a big contribution at the plate, too, with his first career hit and RBI....