by Bill Pollock | Aug 11, 2011 | Sports Features
After the Royals padded their 4-3 lead by scoring three more in the top of the ninth, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to score five in the bottom of the ninth and shock the Royals in an 8-7 Rays win. Earlier in the game, Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with sacrifice...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 10, 2011 | Sports Features
Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields threw a six-hitter for his major league-best eighth complete game and Evan Longoria homered and had four RBIs as the Rays beat the Royals 4-0 on Tuesday night. The Royals had one good chance in the third inning against Shields when...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 9, 2011 | Sports Features
Tampa Bay’s Casey Kotchman led off the ninth inning by hitting the first pitch he saw from Blake Wood for a home run to lift the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Royals on Monday night. Kotchman also had the Rays’ other RBI that tied the game in the seventh....
by Bill Pollock | Aug 8, 2011 | Sports Features
The Royals salvaged a game from Detroit winning 4-3 yesterday, capping off a great weekend for Johnny Giovatella. He hit his first major league homer yesterday and doubled in the win. Giavotella, who was promoted Friday after hitting .338 with Triple-A Omaha, went 5...
by Bill Pollock | Aug 6, 2011 | Sports Features
Brennan Boesch hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 4-3 win over the Royals on Friday night. Johnny Giavotella made his debut for the Royals and hit an RBI single before scoring the tying run on Alcides Escobar’s single in the...
