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| Dodgers' Furcal to undergo back surgery |
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07/03/2008 |
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| even playing in a Triple-A game last week, but woke up the next day sore and has decided on surgery that will keep sidelined for a substantial portion of the season. He is expected to miss a minimum of eight weeks. In 32 games this season, Furcal is batting .366 with five home runs, 16 RBI and 34 runs scored. The Dodgers don't have many options to fill the gap at short, with Angel Berroa batting .183 since his acquisition from the Kansas City Royals and rookie Luis Maza not hitting much better at a .239 average. |
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| Drew named AL Player of the Month |
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07/02/2008 |
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| der earned the monthly honors, ending the streak of consecutive monthly honors at two for Hamilton, who led the majors in RBI with 80 entering play Wednesday. In his second season with the Red Sox, Drew tallied 21 extra-base hits in June, including seven doubles and two triples. He had a .462 on-base percentage and opened the month with an 11-game hitting streak from June 1-12. Others receiving votes were Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, and Kansas City Royals outfielders David DeJesus and Jose Guillen. |
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| Meche takes ball for KC at Baltimore's Camden Yards |
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07/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Royals have been playing terrific baseball over the past few weeks, and Gil Meche has played a significant role in the team's surge. The Royals staff ace goes in search of a fourth straight victory in tonight's third test of a four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Meche has yielded a total of just six runs -- five earned -- over a span of 20 innings in consecutive wins over Arizona, San Francisco and St. Louis. Factor in a six-inning no-decision against Texa |
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| Royals aim to extend road win streak versus O's |
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07/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Royals try to keep up a remarkable recent run on the road when the streaking club resumes a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Camden Yards. Kansas City earned its sixth consecutive road win by putting forth a tremendous comeback in Monday's opener. The Royals tied the game on a two-out, pinch-hit solo homer by Miguel Olivo in the top of the ninth inning, then came through with a 6-5 decision on Jose Guillen's RBI single in the 11th. The Royals battled back |
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| Royals rally to beat Orioles in 11 |
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07/01/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Miguel Olivo's pinch-hit homer off George Sherrill with two outs in the ninth forced extra innings and Jose Guillen singled in Mike Aviles in the 11th, as the Kansas City Royals came back from four runs down in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Kansas City snapped a two-game losing streak, but has a six-game road winning streak, its longest since 1999, and snapped an eight-game losing streak in Baltimore. The Royals won for just the third time in their las |
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| Baltimore's Cintron leaves game |
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06/30/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Alex Cintron left Monday's game against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning with an apparent hamstring injury. Cintron pulled up holding the back of his left leg after reaching on an infield single immediately after touching first base with the same leg. Brandon Fahey pinch-ran for Cintron, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in the game. |
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| Royals' DeJesus leaves game |
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06/29/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Kansas City Royals outfielder David DeJesus left Sunday's 9-6 setback to the St. Louis Cardinals with bruised ribs. DeJesus was injured trying to score in the opening inning on a Jose Guillen single. He was gunned down by left fielder Skip Schumaker and landed on his side atop catcher Jason LaRue's mask. He was replaced by Esteban German in left to start the bottom of the third. DeJesus walked in his only at-bat and is hitting .316 this season with eight home runs and 41 runs b |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
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06/29/2008 |
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| ota. Final Score: St. Louis 5, Kansas City 1 Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Rick Ankiel hit a two-run home run, and Mitchell Boggs tossed six-plus solid innings as the St. Louis Cardinals got their first win in five tries this season against the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, in the second of three games at Kauffman Stadium. Boggs (3-0) allowed a run on four hits -- walking four and striking out six -- for the Cardinals, who also snapped a three-game losing skid overall. Boggs remained undefeated in four starts sin |
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| Ankiel, Boggs help Cardinals cool off Royals |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Rick Ankiel hit a two-run home run, and Mitchell Boggs tossed six-plus solid innings as the St. Louis Cardinals got their first win in five tries this season against the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, in the second of three games at Kauffman Stadium. Boggs (3-0) allowed a run on four hits -- walking four and striking out six -- for the Cardinals, who also snapped a three-game losing skid overall. Boggs remained undefeated in four starts since being promoted from Triple-A Memphis earl |
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| Royals INF Callaspo placed on DL |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - A day after being arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence, on Saturday the Kansas City Royals placed infielder Alberto Callaspo on the 15-day disabled list with an undisclosed medical condition. Callaspo was arrested early Friday morning in midtown Kansas City and spent about seven hours in jail before being released on signature bond. Acquired last winter from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for pitcher Billy Buckner, Callaspo is batting .290 with four RBI |
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