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Box score: Indians 9, Royals 4

Kansas City StarE: Gload (4), Olivo (4), Shoppach (5). LOB: Kansas City 10, Cleveland 9. 2B: German (10), DeJesus (20), Olivo (18), FGutierrez (20), Shoppach (21), AMarte (8). HR: Sizemore (28), off Nunez; Garko (10), off Hochevar; Choo (5), off Hochevar. RBIs: DeJesus (57), Guillen 2 (78), Smith (1), Sizemore 3 (72), FGutierrez (28), Choo (32), Garko (62), Shoppach (37), ACabrera (24). SB: Olivo (4), ACabrera (3). CS: AMarte (2). GIDP: Guillen, Teahen.
Kansas City Royals4 hours ago

Royals notebook: Veteran Wells agrees to one-year contract

Kansas City StarCLEVELAND | Veteran right-hander Kip Wells is just hoping the world slows down a little now that he’s signed with the Royals.
Kansas City Royals7 hours ago

Royals keep tumbling in 9-4 loss to Indians

Kansas City StarCLEVELAND | Even fourth place is now starting to grow dim in the distance as the Royals continue their August freefall.
Kansas City Royals4 hours ago

How the Royals and Indians scored

Kansas City Star•ROYALS FIRST: Aviles walked leading off. German grounded out, Aviles to second. DeJesus doubled, Aviles scored. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Kansas City Royals4 hours ago

Royals keep tumbling in 9-4 loss to Indians

Kansas City StarThe Royals, on Tuesday, played a team with a losing record for the first time since the All-Star break. It didn't matter. Cleveland muscled up with three home runs and rolled to a 9-4 victory.
Kansas City Royals4 hours ago

Indians Top Royals, 9-4

ESPN VideoSizemore, Indians win eighth of last 11, top Royals
Kansas City Royals4 hours ago

Royals notebook: Veteran Wells signed in effort to bolster bullpen

Kansas City StarVeteran right-hander Kip Wells is just hoping the world slows down a little now that he's signed with the Royals.
Kansas City Royals14 hours ago

Royals shouldn't tolerate Bannister

Kansas City StarIt’s all over the sports talk radio and in The Star on-line: What to do about Brian Bannister, who has been simply terrible. His ERA was 7.25 in July and is 12.75 in August. OK, so there is nobody waiting in the wings in Omaha to replace him. But just about anybody may be better than Bannister for a few starts — if for symbolic reasons alone. Dumping Bannister from the rotation or sending him down would send a message to fans that the team does not accept such abysmal pitching...
Kansas City Royals18 hours ago

Royals sign veteran pitcher Kip Wells

Kansas City StarVeteran right-handed pitcher Kip Wells agreed today to a one-year contract with the Royals. He is expected to join the club in time for tonight's series opener at Cleveland.
Kansas City Royals19 hours ago

Royals notebook: Team reaches agreement with Wells

Kansas City StarCLEVELAND | The Royals reached an agreement in principle Monday with veteran free-agent pitcher Kip Wells in a move designed primarily to bolster a beat-up bullpen.
Kansas City Royals1 day ago

Alex Gordon's numbers comparable to last year

Kansas City StarAlthough his numbers aren’t what some had hoped, Alex Gordon is on pace to exceed his rookie totals in several offensive categories.
Kansas City Royals1 day ago

Let the best pitchers throw the most innings

Kansas City StarWell, it’s been almost a month since I railed about the way modern big-league managers run their pitching staffs, so it’s about time for another go-round.
Kansas City Royals1 day ago

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Kansas City Royals' Luke Hochevar pitches against the Cleveland ... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Kansas City Royals' Luke Hochevar pitches against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Cleveland.»Yahoo! Sports

Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera steals second base as Kansas... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera steals second base as Kansas City Royals shortstop Mike Aviles takes the throw in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Cleveland.»Yahoo! Sports

Cleveland Indians pitcher Anthony Reyes throws out Kansas City R... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Cleveland Indians pitcher Anthony Reyes throws out Kansas City Royals' Mike Aviles on a ground ball back to the mound in the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Cleveland.»Yahoo! Sports

Cleveland Indians' Anthony Reyes pitches against the Kansas City... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Cleveland Indians' Anthony Reyes pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Cleveland.»Yahoo! Sports