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| Royals activate closer Affeldt |
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08/22/2004 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jeremy Affeldt has been activated off the 15-day disabled list. To make room on the roster, the club optioned righthanded pitcher Jorge Vasquez to Double-A Wichita. The southpaw Affeldt, who began the season as a Royals' starter but recently took over as the closer, is recovering from a torn oblique muscle. He is just coming off of a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Omaha. He had three saves and did not allow an earned run in four inni |
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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 21 |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2004 |
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| === Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 21 === (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Royals will look to cool off the red-hot Texas Rangers and their eight-game win streak Saturday evening when the two meet at Kauffman Stadium for the second of a three-game set. On Friday night, Kevin Mench belted a three-run homer behind Ryan Drese's seven solid innings for the Rangers' 5-3 win in the series opener while David Dellucci added a pair of solo home runs. Drese (11-6) took his fourth consecutive victory by holding |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - August 21 |
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08/21/2004 |
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| e. Oakland sends lefty Barry Zito to the hill Saturday. The 26-year-old has had an inconsistent 2004, but has pitched well of late. Zito has won four of six starts since the All-Star break. He was saddled with the loss in his last outing against the Kansas City Royals, despite allowing just two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Zito has made six career starts against Tampa Bay, going 4-2 with a 3.76 earned run average and one shutout. Three of the six starts have come at Tropicana Field, in which he has compiled a 2-1 rec |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - August 21 |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2004 |
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| === Texas Rangers Team Report - August 21 === (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Texas Rangers will look to equal a season high with their eighth straight win Saturday evening when they face off against the Kansas City Royals in the second of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Texas is currently one-half game behind Oakland for first place in the American League West and tied with Boston for the AL wild card. On Friday night, Kevin Mench belted a three-run homer behind Ryan Drese's seven solid innings for the Ran |
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| Royals' Graffanino done for season |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2004 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Kansas City Royals veteran infielder Tony Graffanino will soon undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn right rotator cuff. Graffanino hasn't played since July 31 when he left the game with tightness in his calf. He also was on the disabled list for 27 days in May with torn cartilage in his knee. The 32-year-old Graffanino ends his season with a .263 average with three homers and 26 RBI. |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - August 19 |
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08/19/2004 |
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| ) picked up the win, tossing six innings of eight-hit, two- run ball. The veteran lefty, who is one win behind Oakland's Mark Mulder for the league lead, also struck out three and didn't walk a batter. Francisco Cordero worked the ninth for his 37th save of the season. David Dellucci added a two-run homer for Texas, which continues to trail AL West-leading Oakland by one-half game and is tied atop the wild card standings with Boston. The Rangers begin a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday. |
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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 19 |
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08/19/2004 |
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| === Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 19 === (Best E Casino) - John Buck's two-run homer in the eighth inning helped the Royals rally to beat the Mariners, 3-2, in the middle-contest of the three- game series. Buck ended 2-for-3 with two runs scored and David DeJesus was 2- for-4 with an RBI for the Royals, who rebounded from Tuesday's 16-3 rout. D.J. Carrasco (2-1) worked two perfect innings to record the win. The Royals got a solid pitching performance by starter Jimmy Serrano as well. Serrano, who was |
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| Around the Majors - August 18 |
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08/18/2004 |
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| r his career, while Gary Sheffield, who tied Hall of Famer Duke Snider for 37th place on the all-time home run list on Tuesday, will try to take sole possession with his 408th long ball. Ruben Sierra is also one homer shy of 300. SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Ichiro Suzuki has hit leadoff home runs in back-to-back games and continues to pace the league with a .367 batting average. The 2001 AL MVP is on track to reach 200 hits for the fourth straight season. He has 852 hits, already the most for a player |
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| Kansas City Royals Minor League Report - August 16th |
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08/16/2004 |
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| *** Kansas City Royals Minor League Report - August 16th *** From The Best E Casino OMAHA ROYALS - The Royals went 3-4 for the week, and remain in last place in the PCL Central Division, at 55-60. Raul Casanova and Mark Teahen both had a solid week. Casanova hit .393 with a pair of homers and five RBI. Teahen hit .320, also with a pair of home runs, and drove in six. Brandon Berger went yard three times, driving in five. Chris George went 2-0 in two starts, giving him a win in four straight outings. He had an E |
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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 15 |
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08/15/2004 |
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| === Kansas City Royals Team Report - August 15 === (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Royals look to break out of their slumber against the Oakland Athletics when the teams conclude a three-game set at the Coliseum. The Royals took the opener of the series on Friday with a 10-3 victory, but it's their only win all season in eight tries against Oakland, which carries a hefty 22-4 advantage in head-to-head matchups since 2002 going into today's rubber game. Kansas City will turn to rookie Zack Greinke Sunday in ho |
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