If this were a game of Jeopardy, Royals for 200 would read: This team actually looks worse than Kansas City right now.

The correct answer, or question in this case, would be: Who are the Oakland A’s?

Tuesday, the Royals beat the A’s 8-7 in 10 innings. It was the second straight time Kansas City beat Oakland on the road. The A’s are on a three game losing streak and have lost nine of their last 10 games overall.

The Royals came into the series having only won three road games all year. They must really feel comfortable in Oakland because they’ve rattled off two in the last two nights. Tuesday’s win gave the Royals their first series win since last August which was also in Oakland.

Mark Grudzielanek played hero for Kansas City driving in the winning run with a single in the 10th. The A’s thought they had things wrapped up leading 7-6 with two out in the ninth. But former Athletic Matt Stairs singled in the tying run to force extra-innings.

Things were looking pretty ordinary for the Royals early in the game. They built leads of 4-0 and 6-1, but just as they always seem to do, they let the A’s back in the game. Oakland eventually took the lead in the 7-6 in the fifth.

Elmer Dessens got the win in relief pitching two scoreless innings. Ambiorix Burgos provided his usual nerve wrecking performance before earning the save.

Missouri State starter Ross Detwiler took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the Bears game against Creighton last week. He later lost the no-hitter but kept the one-hitter intact. Detwiler struck out eight and retired the side in six of the nine innings. The Bears eventually won the game 3-1.

Tuesday, it was announced that Detwiler’s accomplishment didn’t go unnoticed as he was named the “Louisville Slugger” National Player of the Week.

The lefty was also named to the all-tournament team, the all-conference honorable mention list, and was named Missouri Valley Conference pitcher of the week for the week of May 8.

The Bears finished this year 33-22 and came in second in the regular season and the conference tourney.

The Cardinals got a gem from its rookie fill-in, but couldn’t hold on to the lead late in the game and ultimately lost 6-3 to the Astros.

Starter Anthony Reyes stepped in to start for the injured Chris Carpenter. The way he looked on the mound, it was hard to tell that it was just the second start in Reyes’ big league career. He gave up three runs on five hits and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings.

In his two major league starts, Reyes has allowed 11 baserunners, three earned runs, and struck out eight in 12 innings.

Reyes handed the ball over to Josh Hancock in the seventh with one out and two men on. Hancock allowed those runners to score, leaving Reyes responsible, and then proceeded to give up three more runs he got credited for. Craig Biggio capped things off in the inning with a two-run homer. All that before he got two outs. The Astros came in to the seventh down 3-1, but ended the inning up 6-3.

Andy Pettitte got his fourth win of the year. He went six innings giving up three runs on seven hits including two home runs.

The Cardinals got home runs from Scott Rolen and Juan Encarnacion in the fourth, but both came with no one on base.

St. Louis is 33-19 and five games up on the Reds in the National League Central.

Rico Washington found a sudden thunder in his bat Tuesday. His two home runs and four RBIs helped the Springfield Cardinals beat Midland 7-5.

He hit his first homer in the fourth tying the game at 1-1. After a sacrifice fly in the seventh by Cody Haerther gave the Cardinals a 4-3 lead, Washington blasted a three-run homer that put the icing on the cake for Springfield. It was the third two-homer game this year for Washington.

Jordan Pals (4-1) got the start and the win for Springfield. He pitched six innings giving up three runs on eleven hits and striking out five. Reliable closer Mark Worrell III picked up his 14th save of the year. Worrell is tied for the Texas League lead in saves.

The RockHounds tried to mount a comeback scoring two runs of its own in the seventh. Brant Colamarino doubled to score Vasili Spanos. He later scored on a single by Kevin Melillo that ended the night for reliever Rich Scalamandre. Cory Doyne replaced Scalamandre and was able to escape any further damage and protect a 7-5 lead.