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Wieters' double in eighth inning dooms Hochevar, KC

Topeka Capital-Journal —   BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the tiebreaker in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Tuesday night on a soggy night at Camden Yards. After blowing a three-run lead, the Orioles went back on top in the eighth. Adam Jones drew a leadoff walk from Tim Collins (1-1) and advanced when Luke Hochevar threw wildly to first base on a pickoff attempt. Wieters then lofted an opposite-field fly to left that landed just inside the foul line for a double. read more

Kansas City Royals May 7, 2013

More bullpen miseries in Royals' 4-3 loss to Orioles

Kansas City Star — Matt Wieters flicked a tie-breaking double to left field in the eighth inning against Luke Hochevar that provided the winning run after Tim Collins opened the inning with a leadoff walk.

Kansas City Royals May 7, 2013

Hochevar adapting to new role in Royals' bullpen

Kansas City Star — Not pitching on a regular basis is one of the things Luke Hochevar is adjusting to as a reliever.

Kansas City Royals April 26, 2013

Luke Hochevar makes first relief appearance

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar, who was recently moved to the bullpen, made his first relief appearance in Friday's contest against the Padres in Cactus League play.  Hochevar pitched the fifth and sixth innings and retired all six batters he faced in a 7-5 victory. He struck out two and did not issue a walk as he improved his spring ERA to 5.40. "You get that shot of adrenaline and it's kind of a different approach. You're not really trying to establish anything or get your pitch count down deep in the game and so it's more of like an attack -- swing-and-miss kind of approach, I guess," Ho...

March 15, 2013

Royals' Hochevar works two perfect innings in relief

Topeka Capital-Journal — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Luke Hochevar worked two perfect innings in relief, David Lough had two more hits and a Kansas City Royals split-squad rallied to beat a San Diego Padres split-squad 7-5 on Friday. Hochevar, the first player selected in the 2006 draft, was sent to the bullpen Wednesday after struggling the past five seasons as a starter. He struck out two and threw 16 strikes in 23 pitches. Lough went 2 for 3 to raise his spring average to .548. read more

Kansas City Royals March 15, 2013

Royals Q&A: Hochevar's first day in the bullpen

Kansas City Star — Luke Hochevar makes his first official appearance as a reliever today when the Royals play the San Diego Padres in the first game of a split-squad, day/night doubleheader.

Kansas City Royals March 15, 2013

Royals shift the bullpen dynamics by adding Hochevar

Kansas City Star — The decision earlier this week to turn right-hander Luke Hochevar into a reliever allows the Royals to recalibrate their approach to constructing their bullpen.

Kansas City Royals March 14, 2013

Royals Q&A: More thoughts on Hochevar move

Kansas City Star — The news Wednesday that the Royals moved right-hander Luke Hochevar to the bullpen overshadowed everything else in camp, including a superb performance by Ervin Santana against the Mariners.

Kansas City Royals March 14, 2013

Royals shift Hochevar to bullpen duty

Kansas City Star — Right-hander Luke Hochevar, eternally inconsistent as a starter, is shifting, at least temporarily, to the Royals' bullpen. Manager Ned Yost announced the move Wednesday morning. The decision leaves Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza as the primary competitors for the fifth spot in the rotation.

Kansas City Royals March 13, 2013

Royals - Luke Hochevar-P

Rotoinfo — Royals announce Luke Hochevar will pitch out of the bullpen to start the season.

March 13, 2013

Hochevar banished to bullpen

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals manager Ned Yost announced Wednesday starting pitcher Luke Hochevar is no longer in the running for the rotation and has been moved to the bullpen. The competition for the final spot in the team's rotation is now down to Bruce Chen, Will Smith, Luis Mendoza and Yordano Ventura.

March 13, 2013

Royals | Luke Hochevar headed to pen

KFFL — Kansas City Royals SP Luke Hochevar is being placed in the bullpen.

March 13, 2013

Royals Q&A: Any frontrunner yet to fifth spot in rotation?

Kansas City Star — The fifth spot in the Royals' rotation is still anyone's guess, with Luke Hochevar (above), Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza the top contenders. Hochevar and Chen had rough outings on Sunday against the Angels.

Kansas City Royals March 11, 2013

Hochevar sees spring ERA go up

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar worked three scoreless frames his last time out but was not as sharp in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Angels. He allowed four runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander surrendered a two-run homer to Vernon Wells in the third before giving up a two-run bomb to Hank Conger the following frame. Hochevar also struck out three and walked two while throwing 68 pitches, 42 for strikes. "The one to Vernon Wells, I'm trying to go down and away with that pitch," Hochevar said. "It came back middle, middle. It was an aggressive pitch. He put a good swin...

March 10, 2013

Sunday's Q&A from spring training camp: Scouting KC's pitchers

Kansas City Star — Another platoon of scouts is anticipated Sunday at Surprise Stadium when the Royals send out Luke Hochevar and Bruce Chen in a piggyback start against the Los Angeles Angels.

Kansas City Royals March 10, 2013

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