Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
33-45, 4th Central
Buehrle dominates Royals in Chicago's 4-1 win
Buehrle dominates Royals in Chicago's 4-1 win
DOUG TUCKER,
Jul 3, 2009
The last thing the slumping Kansas City Royals needed was for Mark Buehrle to get even better. But the Chicago left-hander tinkered with the grip on his sinker and became even more dominant than usual against the Royals, taking a four-hit shutout into the ninth before settling for a 4-1 victory that gave the surging White Sox their sixth win in a row. ...More |
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Royals Team Report
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Royals Team Report Jul 3, 2009
Gil Meche has a new regimen to follow between starts, and he plans to stick with it.
Though Meche did not win Wednesday, his velocity returned and he liked the way his shoulder felt after throwing 121 pitches in six innings in a 5-1 loss to the Twins.
Meche complained of a "dead arm" after his previous start, a June 26 loss at Pittsburgh in which he exited after five innings with his velocity below 90 mph. Against the Twins, Meche was throwing 96-97 mph.
"I was a different guy from that start (against Pirates) to this one (Wednesday)," Meche said. "After I threw the first pitch of the game, I looked up and saw 95 (mph). I didn't feel I really reached back and tried to throw it (hard), so I knew velocity-wise I was fine.
"It was just a matter of pitching. ...More |
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| Team Injuries |
| Player |
Date |
Status |
Injury |
| K. Farnsworth RP |
Jun 25, 2009 |
15-day |
Torn muscle, right groin |
| C. Crisp CF |
Jun 13, 2009 |
60-day |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| J. Buck C |
May 31, 2009 |
15-day |
Slightly herniated lower back |
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| Scores & Schedule |
| Last Five Games |
| Sun, Jun 28 | at Pittsburgh | W 3-2 | | Mon, Jun 29 | Minnesota | W 4-2 | | Tue, Jun 30 | Minnesota | L 1-2 | | Wed, Jul 1 | Minnesota | L 1-5 | | Thu, Jul 2 | Chi White Sox | L 1-4 |
| Next Five Games |
| Fri, Jul 3 | Chi White Sox | 8:10 pm | | Sat, Jul 4 | Chi White Sox | 1:10 pm | | Sun, Jul 5 | Chi White Sox | 2:10 pm | | Mon, Jul 6 | at Detroit | 7:05 pm | | Tue, Jul 7 | at Detroit | 7:05 pm |
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