CBSSports.com Fantasy Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has a 10-game hitting streak after a first-inning single Wednesday in Houston, the Kansas City Star reports. He's hitting .356. Gordon, following his first at-bat Wednesday, is 19 for 36 (.528) over his streak, with four doubles and two RBI.
May 22, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Royals outfielder Alex Gordon pushed his hitting streak to nine games with a three-hit performance Tuesday against the Astros. Gordon is batting .514 (18 for 35) with two RBI, four doubles, five walks and six runs during the streak. Gordon has 10 multi-hit games in May, which has helped result in a .400 average (30 for 75) in 18 games. He also has a .432 on-base percentage, .587 slugging percentage, 1.019 OPS, three home runs, five doubles, 12 runs and 12 RBI this month.
May 22, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Royals outfielder Alex Gordon had a season-high four hits Sunday against the Athletics. He had a double and an RBI. Gordon is batting .382 (26 for 68) with three home runs, five doubles, 11 runs and 12 RBI in 16 May games. Since moving to the third spot in the lineup May 9, Gordon is batting .450 (18 for 40) with a home run, five doubles and six RBI in 10 games.
May 20, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy The Royals moving Alex Gordon to the third spot in the lineup has paid dividends not only for him but also for the team. Gordon is batting .429 (12 for 28) in seven games since the lineup change, and the Royals are averaging 5.4 runs per game in that span. Gordon has been having a strong month, batting .357 (20 for 56) with three doubles, three home runs, nine runs and 11 RBI in 13 May games.
May 16, 2013School of Roch | MASN Sports Orioles third baseman Manny Machado registered his 18th multi-hit game today, tying Kansas City's Alex Gordon and Detroit's Miguel Cabrera for the major league lead. He's notched at least three hits in four of his last five games. Machado has 13 multi-hit games in his last 21 and is batting...
Baltimore Orioles May 15, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda allowed only a sacrifice fly to Alex Gordon and an RBI groundout to Alcides Escobar in 7 2/3 innings, leading New York to a 4-2 win against the Royals Sunday. Kuroda (5-2) allowed the two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out one. The right-hander had a 15-batter stretch without allowing a hit and win for the fifth time in his last seven starts. Kuroda is expected to start Friday against the Blue Jays. Kuroda is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in two starts against Toronto this season.
May 12, 2013The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News YANKEES (22-13) Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix SS Lyle Overbay 1B Chris Nelson 3B Chris Stewart C RHP Hiroki Kuroda (4-2, 2.30) Kuroda vs. Royals ROYALS (18-15) Jarrod Dyson CF Alcides Escobar SS Alex Gordon LF Billy Butler DH Eric Hosmer 1B Salvador [...]The post Game 36: Yankees at Royals appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.
New York Yankees May 12, 2013The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News YANKEES (21-13) Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix SS Lyle Overbay 1B Chris Nelson 3B Chris Stewart C LHP Andy Pettitte (3-2, 4.06) Pettitte vs. Royals ROYALS (18-14) Alcides Escobar SS Lorenzo Cain CF Alex Gordon LF Billy Butler DH Eric Hosmer 1B Salvador [...]The post Game 35: Yankees at Royals appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.
New York Yankees May 11, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Royals manager Ned Yost moved outfielder Alex Gordon to third in the lineup Thursday, with the intention of getting his most productive hitter closer to the heart of the order where he can drive in runs. For at least one night, it paid big dividends, as Gordon drove in two runs to lead the Royals to a 6-2 win over the Orioles. Gordon went 2 for 4, with the big blow coming when he slugged a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his sixth of the season. He added a single in the eighth inning, and he came around to score the team's final run of the game. Gordon has started 167 games at the third...
May 10, 2013KFFL Kansas City Royals OF Alex Gordon hit his third home run in as many days ...
May 10, 2013The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News YANKEES (20-13) Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix SS Lyle Overbay 1B Chris Nelson 3B Chris Stewart C RHP Phil Hughes (1-2, 3.60) Hughes vs. Royals ROYALS (18-13) Alcides Escobar SS Lorenzo Cain RF Alex Gordon LF Billy Butler DH Eric Hosmer 1B Salvador [...]The post Game 34: Yankees at Royals appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.
New York Yankees May 10, 2013Topeka Capital-Journal BALTIMORE — Jeremy Guthrie’s incentive to win had nothing to do with beating his former team. The right-hander was far more interested in helping the Kansas City Royals maintain the momentum they generated during the first five weeks of the season, and in that regard, his outing against the Baltimore Orioles was a success. Guthrie allowed one earned run in six innings, and the Royals hit a season-high three homers in a 6-2 victory Thursday night. read more
Kansas City Royals May 9, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy After taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his season debut, Orioles starting pitcher Freddy Garcia took a step back as he suffered his first loss of the season Thursday night against the Royals.Garcia ran into trouble in the fourth as he served up a pair of two-run home runs to Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer, respectively. The 36-year-old veteran was charged with four runs and five hits over six innings of work in a 6-2 defeat. He struck out three and walked one on 77 pitches, 47 for strikes.Garcia has allowed three home runs through his first two starts. He has watched his ERA rise fro...
May 9, 2013KFFL Kansas City Royals OF Alex Gordon has moved from the leadoff spot to third Thursday, ...
May 9, 2013Kansas City Star The expected Royals' lineup change, or at least part of it, occurred Thursday night when manager Ned Yost moved leadoff hitter Alex Gordon to third in the order. Alcides Escobar replaced Gordon atop the lineup, while Lorenzo Cain shifted from fifth to Escobar's old spot at No. 2. Billy Butler and Eric Hosmer each dropped one spot to fourth and fifth.
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