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ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:45 pm

Kansas City Royals (11-18) @ Cleveland Indians (16-14)
May 3, 2008

CLEVELAND -- The Royals have lost yet another game in which they scored first, but then lost the lead later in the game. The Royals jumped to a quick lead in the first, scoring three runs off Indians starter Breslow. Mark Grudzielanek belted his third home run on the season, a solo shot to left. Jose Guillen also smashed a solo home run to center, and John Buck drove in the third run with an RBI single. The game would remain 3-0 until the seventh, when the Indians fought back with four runs. Jamey Carroll hit an RBI single, Grady Sizemore belted a two-run double to tie it, and Travis Hafner hit an RBI single to give the Indians the lead for good.

Final Score:
Royals: 3
Indians: 4

WP - Breslow (3-0) | LP - Mahay (0-1) | SV - R.Betancourt (7)
HR: Griudzielanek (3) J.Guillen (5)

Bale: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER
Grudzielanek: 1-4, HR
J.Guillen: 1-4, HR
Butler: 2-4, R
J.Buck: 2-4, RBI

Breslow: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER
Sizemore: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Hafner: 3-4, RBI
J.Peralta: 1-4, R
J.Carroll: 2-4, RBI, R

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:31 pm

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (19-15) @ Kansas City Royals (11-21)
May 6, 2008

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have defeated the Angels tonight, with an unlikely walk-off victory. The Angels scored first in the first with a sacrifice fly by Vladimir Guerrero to bring home Chone Figgins. Garret Anderson then made it 2-0 in the the third with an infield RBI single on a ball hit back and deflected by the pitcher Bannister. The Royals scored their first run in the third on a solo home run off the bat of David DeJesus. The Royals then tied the game up at two in the sixth with an RBI double by Alex Gordon, and took the lead in the seventh with an RBI single off the bat of Billy Butler. The Angels reclaimed the lead in the eighth with a two-run homer belted by Torii Hunter, giving the Angels a 4-3 lead. Going into the bottom of the ninth, the Angels brought in closer Francisco Rodriguez, and when it seemed all hope was lost for the Royals, they prevailed. Before an out was even recorded, the Royals hit four straight singles, the game tying one being off the bat of Mark Grudzielanek. And after a double play moving a runner over to third, Alex Gordon hit a walk-off RBI single to left for a 5-4 Royals win.

Final Score:
Angels: 4
Royals: 5

WP - Nunez (4-1) | LP - F.Rodriguez (1-2) | SV -
HR: DeJesus (2) Hunter (2)

E.Santana: 6 1/3 IP, 10 H, 3 ER
Figgins: 2-5, R
Matthews, Jr: 1-4, 2B, R
Guerrero: 2-3, 3B, RBI
G.Anderson: 1-4, RBI
Hunter: 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI

Bannister: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 K
DeJesus: 4-5, HR, RBI, 3 R
Grudzielanek: 1-5, RBI
Teahen: 3-5, R
Butler: 4-5, RBI, R
Gordon: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI

Longball714 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:22 pm

ChiCubsFan4 wrote:

Does anyone know what I can do to raise my players' batting averages for the games I skip, because I don't think it's very realistic having an entire lineup batting under .250, and most of them batting under .200.

Get better players? :wink:

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:24 pm

Longball714 wrote:

ChiCubsFan4 wrote:

Does anyone know what I can do to raise my players' batting averages for the games I skip, because I don't think it's very realistic having an entire lineup batting under .250, and most of them batting under .200.

Get better players? :wink:

Well, that will have to wait, since I have trades off for at least the first year.

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:14 pm

Baltimore Orioles (19-18) @ Kansas City Royals (13-22)
May 9, 2008

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have won tonight, defeating the Orioles after getting dominated by Steve Trachsel the night before. John Buck provided the first run of the game in the third with a solo homer. The Royals would get two more in that inning on an RBI triple by Mark Teahen, and an RBI single by Jose Guillen. The Orioles scored two in the fourth with RBI singles by Luke Scott and Jay Payton. The Royals scored two more in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single off the bat of Tony Pena, and an infield RBI single for Mark Teahen.

Final Score:
Orioles: 2
Royals: 5

WP - Greinke (1-4) | LP - D.Cabrera (2-4) | SV - J.Soria (6)
HR: J.Buck (2)

D.Cabrera: 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER
Markakis: 2-4, R
Huff: 1-4, R
L.Scott: 1-4, RBI
Payton: 1-4, RBI

Greinke: 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER
Grudzielanek: 1-4, R
Teahen: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R
J.Guillen: RBI
Gload: 1-4, R
J.Buck: 2-3, HR, 2 R
T.Pena: 1-3, RBI

BrewersFuzz · **Posted:** Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:54 pm

Im also Grudzielanek's agent, not just Guillen.

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:01 pm

Detroit Tigers (23-16) @ Kansas City Royals (15-23)
May 13, 2008

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have lost to the first place Tigers, taking a beating from Curtis Granderson and the rest of the Tigers lineup. Curtis Granderson lead-off the game with a solo home run. Later in the inning, Magglio Ordonez drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. In the second inning, the Tigers scored two more on RBI doubles by Curtis Granderson and Gary Sheffield. Curtis Granderson made it 5-0 in the fourth with his second home run of the game. The Royals scored their only run of the game in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by John Buck and Tony Pena, driving in Buck. Gary Sheffield really took the game out of reach for the Royals in the seventh, belting a three run home run. The Tigers finished their scoring in the eighth with an RBI double off the bat of Marcus Thames.

Final Score:
Tigers: 9
Royals: 1

WP - Bonderman (5-3) | LP - Tomko (2-4) | SV -
HR: Granderson 2 (14) | Sheffield (4)

Bonderman: CG, 10 H, 1 ER
Granderson: 4-5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R
Renteria: 3-5, 2 R
Sheffield: 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Ordonez: 0-4, RBI
I.Rodriguez: 1-4, R
Polanco: 2-4, 2B, R
Thames: 1-4, 2B, RBI

Tomko: 3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER
Teahen: 3-4
Gload: 2-4
J.Buck: 1-4, 2B, R
T.Pena: 1-4, 2B, RBI

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:38 pm

Kansas City Royals (16-25) @ Florida Marlins (23-18)
May 16, 2008

MIAMI -- The Royals defeated the Florida Marlins today in their first game of interleague play of the 2008 season. Mark Teahen brought home the first run of the game in the first with a sacrifice fly. The Royals then scored two more in the second with an RBI triple ripped by John Buck, followed by a single by Tony Pena to bring home Buck. The Marlins scored their first run of the game in the third on a solo homer belted by Dan Uggla. The Royals scored two more in the fifth on a two-run homer of the bat of Mark Grudzielanek to center field. Dan Uggla drove in another run for the Marlins in the sixth with an RBI double. Hanley Ramirez brought this game within two in the seventh with an RBI single, but the Royals extended the lead with three in the eighth on an RBI double by Mark Grudzielanek and a two-run homer off the bat of Jose Guillen. The Marlins made one last attempt at a comeback in the ninth scoring two runs on an RBI triple by Alfredo Amezega and an RBI single by Hanley Ramirez, but the Royals held on to win. Mark Grudzielanek went 3-4 in this game with a homer, a triple, and a double, coming just a single away from the cycle.

Final Score:
Royals: 8
Marlins: 5

WP - Meche (3-4) | LP - A.Miller (3-2) | SV -
HR: Uggla (10) Grudzielanek (4) J.Guillen (6)

Meche: 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K
DeJesus: 2-4, 2 R
Grudzielanek: 3-4, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
Teahen: 0-3, RBI
J.Guillen: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
A.Gordon: 1-4, R
J.Buck: 2-4, 3B, RBI, R
T.Pena: 1-3, RBI

A.Miller: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER
H.Ramirez: 3-5, 2 RBI, R
Uggla: 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Cantu: 1-4, R
Rabelo: 2-4, R
Amezaga: 2-4, RBI, R

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:45 pm

Kansas City Royals (18-26) @ Boston Red Sox (32-14)
May 19, 2008

BOSTON -- The Royals lost tonight in a close game against the Red Sox in Boston. The Red Sox scored the first run in the first. With two outs and a runner on third, a ground ball was hit to shortstop Tony Pena who made a throwing error to first allowing the runner from third to score. The Red Sox scored three more in the sixth on two home runs. Kevin Youkilis hit a solo shot, and after a single by David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez hit a two-run blast. The Royals finally got on the board in the eighth when John Buck sent a two-run homer over the green monster in left. Jose Guillen brought this game within one one ninth with an RBI triple to score Mark Teahen, but the Red Sox held on to win this one.

Final Score:
Royals: 3
Red Sox: 4

WP - Matsuzaka (4-2) | LP - Bale (0-3) | SV - Taveraz (6)
HR: Youkilis (8) M.Ramirez (14) J.Buck (4)

Bale: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER
Teahen: 1-4, R
J.Guillen: 2-4, 3B, RBI
Gload: 2-3, 3B, R
J.Buck: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

Matsuzaka: 7 1/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER
Youkilis: 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 R
D.Ortiz: 1-4, R
M.Ramirez: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:21 pm

Kansas City Royals (19-29) @ Toronto Blue Jays (19-30)
May 23, 2008

TORONTO -- The Royals lost today to the Blue Jays in Toronto. The Royals scored first in the second on a solo homer off the bat of John Buck, but the Blue Jays tied it up in the third with a solo shot by Shannon Stewart. The Blue Jays then took the lead in the same inning with an RBI single by Aaron Hill. Aaron Hill drove in another run in the fifth with another RBI single. Alex Rios belted an RBI triple in the seventh to go up by three, and Matt Stairs drove in the last Blue Jays run with an RBI double. Jose Guillen jacked a solo home run to center in the ninth, but it was not nearly enough to defeat the Blue Jays.

Final Score:
Royals: 2
Blue Jays: 5

WP - G.Guillen (1-0) | LP - Bannister (1-3) | SV -
HR: S.Stewart (8) J.Guillen (7) J.Buck (5)

Bannister: 7 IP, 14 H, 5 ER, 3 K
Teahen: 2-4
J.Guillen: 2-4, HR
A.Gordon: 2-4, 2B
J.Buck: 1-3, HR

G.Guillen: CG, 9 H, 2 ER
A.Hill: 2-4, 2 RBI, R
Rios: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R
Stairs: 1-4, 2B, RBI
S.Stewart: 2-4, HR
Overbay: 2-4, 2B, R
Zaun: 1-4, R

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:58 pm

Minnesota Twins (21-31) @ Kansas City Royals (19-34)
May 28, 2008

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals defeated the Twins tonight with a dominant pitching performance from Brett Tomko, along with some stellar defense to back him up. In the first inning, Mark Grudzielanek hit an RBI double to bring home the first run of the game. Unfortunately, he got injured on his slide into second base and had to leave the game. He was replaced at second by Esteban German. The Royals then expanded their lead in the second with a three-run bomb off the bat of John Buck to go up by four. In the top of the third inning, the Royals turned a rare triple play. With runners on first and second, Adam Everett hit a fly ball into shallow center. Both runners thought the ball would land and kept running. DeJesus came racing in to make the grab, threw to second for the second out, and on to first for a triple play. The Royals then scored a run in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Alex Gordon, and scored their sixth and final run of the game in the fifth on an RBI single off the bat of Mark Teahen. The Twins scored their only three runs of the game in the eighth with an RBI single by Brendan Harris, and a two-run double off the bat of Carlos Gomez.

Final Score:
Twins: 3
Royals: 6

WP - Tomko (3-4) | LP - L.Hernandez (1-8) | SV - J.Soria (9)
HR: J.Buck (6)

L.Hernandez: 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER
C.Gomez: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Kubel: 2-3, R
B.Harris: 3-3, RBI, R
Everett: 1-3, R

Tomko: 7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 3 K
DeJesus: 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Grudzielanek: 1-1, 2B, RBI
Teahen: 1-4, RBI
J.Guillen: 1-4, 2B, R
A.Gordon: 3-4, RBI, R
Gload: 1-3, R
J.Buck: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI

BrewersFuzz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:06 pm

When will Grudzielanek be back?

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:27 pm

He'll be back in the lineup the next game. It wasn't a serious injury.

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:14 pm

Cleveland Indians (29-25) @ Kansas City Royals (20-35)
May 30, 2008

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals lost today, getting dominated by Cliff Lee and the Indians. Ross Gload provided the first run of the game in the second with an RBI triple, but the Indians put up five runs in the fourth Travis Hafner hit an RBI double, and later, David Dellucci jacked a grand slam to go up by four. the Royals scored one more in the bottom of the inning on a solo shot off the bat of Jose Guillen.

Final Score:
Indians: 5
Royals: 2

WP - C.Lee (5-2) | LP - Greinke (1-7) | SV -
HR: J.Guillen (8) Dellucci (13)

C.Lee: CG, 4 H, 2 ER
Sizemore: 2-4, R
Hafner: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R
V.Martinez: 0-4, R
Blake: 0-4, R
Dellucci: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI

Greinke: 3 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER
J.Guillen: 1-3, HR
A.Gordon: 1-3, R
Gload: 1-3, 3B, RBI

ChiCubsFan4 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:39 pm

May in Review

The Royals had yet another bad month, and remain in last place in the AL Central division, fifteen and a half back of the division leading Detroit Tigers. While the Royals won the same number of games as in April with ten, they lost twenty, which is three more than last month. The run production jumped this month, scoring a total of ninety-two runs, twenty-seven more than last month. However, the pitching has worsened, allowing one-hundred and six runs in the month of May, thirty-three more than April. In the American League, the division leaders include the Red Sox in the east, the Tigers in the central, and the Angels in the west. In the National league, the Braves top the east, the Astros in the central, and the Dodgers in the west. While this is not shaping up to be a good season for the Royals, their future may be bright with the draft coming up in the middle of June. The Royals will get to be one of the first to pick, and hopefully, will pick a future leader and star of the Kansas City organization.

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