
3 Teams Dumb Enough to Sign Jose Reyes Next Year
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning as the playoff-bound Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Kansas City Royals 14-2 on Sunday. The Diamondbacks will host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday in the National League wild-card game. The winner will advance to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jake Junis logged his ninth victory and Jorge Bonifacio blasted a three-run homer as the rookies rallied the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Junis shares the American League lead for rookie pitchers. He limited the Diamondbacks to two runs and five hits in…

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CHICAGO -- Avisail Garcia hit his 18th home run of the season and Lucas Giolito threw seven strong innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon, hurting the Royals' playoff chances. Garcia drove in three runs and Kevan Smith had two RBIs for the White…

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CHICAGO -- Matt Davidson homered and drove in three runs and Yoan Moncada delivered a go-ahead two-run homer to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The White Sox held off the Royals with a dramatic game-ending double play. Right fielder Avisail Garcia threw Whit Merrifield…

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TORONTO -- Jason Vargas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Melky Cabrera had three hits and an RBI, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Thursday night. The Royals (75-77) took the final two games of the three-game set to win the season series with the Blue Jays (71-82) four games to…

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TORONTO -- Mike Moustakas set a club record for home runs in a season and Jakob Janis won his sixth straight decision as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 15-5 on Wednesday night. Moustakas hit his 37th homer in the four-run sixth inning to surpass the former team mark for a season set…

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Eduardo Escobar had three hits and six RBIs, including two homers, and Joe Mauer added four hits as the Minnesota Twins hammered out 14 hits in a 17-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Brian Dozier added a three-run homer and Byron Buxton had three hits in his return to the…

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Mike Moustakas hit a three-run homer and Brandon Moss added a two-run shot as the Kansas City Royals took the first game of a pivotal weekend series against Minnesota with a 7-6 win over the Twins. Melky Cabrera added four hits for Kansas City, which trails Minnesota by 3 1/2 games for the second…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Hosmer hit a three-run shot, and Whit Merrifield and Jorge Bonifacio contributed solo home runs as the Kansas City Royals topped the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Tuesday night. The Royals snapped a five-game losing streak and a 45-inning scoreless drought. Hosmer's 22nd home run with Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar…

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Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Overland Park, Kan., authorities said on Tuesday. Duffy was charged on Sunday evening and is scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 19, the Kansas City Star reported. The Royals announced that Duffy will make a statement later on Tuesday and general…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Austin Pruitt and Matt Andriese combined on a two-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays blasted the skidding Kansas City Royals 12-0 on Monday night. Pruitt (7-4) gave up a double in the fourth inning to Lorenzo Cain for the only hit he allowed in six innings. He struck out six and walked…

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BALTIMORE — With Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, the Orioles picked up their fifth straight win and continued their miniature resurgence that coincided with the acquisition of Jeremy Hellickson and has brought them back within 2{ games of a playoff spot, albeit in early August. Their fifth straight victory put them one shy…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer as the Houston Astros sent 10 men to the plate in a five-run ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Thursday night. Lance McCullers' no-hit bid ended with one out in the seventh when he gave up a triple to Kansas City's Lorenzo…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cheslor Cuthbert and Alcides Escobar combined to drive in five runs as the Kansas City Royals held off the Houston Astros 7-5 on Wednesday night. Cuthbert, Escobar, Ramon Torres and Salvador Perez had two hits apiece for Kansas City. The Astros scored three runs (two unearned) in the eighth inning to cut…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jason Kipnis homered and drove in two runs and six Cleveland pitchers combined on an 8-0 shutout of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kipnis homered in the sixth, had a sacrifice fly in the fourth and walked and scored in a four-run second inning. After a nearly two-hour rain delay in…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a two-run double and Lorenzo Cain homered in a six-run fifth inning as the Kansas City Royals crushed the Cleveland Indians 12-5 on Saturday. The run total represents a Royals' season high, while their 13 hits tied a season best. Merrifield's hitting…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Victor Martinez and Alex Avila homered as the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night. The Tigers (25-28) took two of three in Kansas City, which has the worst record in the American League, 22-30. Neither starting pitcher lasted long. Royals…

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CLEVELAND -- Jason Kipnis had four hits, including a home run, and Josh Tomlin pitched his fifth career complete game to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-1 victory over the Kansas Royals on Sunday at Progressive Field. Austin Jackson had two hits and three RBIs as the Indians erupted for 10 runs and 18 hits…

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CLEVELAND -- Alcides Escobar's two-run double capped a three-run sixth inning rally, and Mike Moustakas homered in the ninth inning, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday at Progressive Field. Royals starter Jason Vargas (6-3) pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on nine hits to get…