DeShields Homers, Rangers Beat Royals 2-1
Delino DeShields homered in the seventh to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday.
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Delino DeShields homered in the seventh to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday.
Cole Hamels allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre homered and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Saturday night.
Rangers manager Jeff Banister was reasonably happy with what Yu Darvish showed him in his third start since coming off the disabled list from a shoulder ailment.
Kansas City's Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs as the American League won its fourth consecutive All-Star Game, beating the National League 4-2 Tuesday night.
Only one team from last year's AL postseason is in position to return based on the current standings, and that's the Rangers. The other four playoff teams are all at or below .500 with two of them being in last place.
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Chirinos homered over the right-field fence 272 feet away and the Texas Rangers overcame home runs by Kansas City stars Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain to beat the Royals 13-6 Saturday in a split-squad matchup at the Alamodome.
The defending champs will look to get this speedy prospect some more time this season.
*Earlier today, Jeff Banister told the fellas on Shan & RJ that "You Can't Beat Me," might be the saying of 2016 for the Rangers. A little bit later he explained the genesis of that particular phrase.
The Royals came from behind eight times in their playoff campaign to win their first MLB World Series in 30 years.
The Kansas City Royals won their second World Series title on Sunday with a 7-2 win in 12 innings at Citi Field in New York.
The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985, rallying in the ninth inning when Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tie it and then breaking away in the 12th to beat the New York Mets 7-2.
The Kansas City Royals are one win away from a World Series title after beating the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday. The Royals trailed 2-0 and 3-1, but scored one in the sixth and three in the eighth to win. They can claim the trophy Sunday night in New York.
The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-3 in Game 3 of the World Series. The Royals lead the series 2-1 and will look to rebound Saturday night.
Thanks to Wednesday's 7-1 drubbing, the Royals have a 2-0 lead as the World Series moves to Citi Field in New York.
Johnny Cueto pitched a two-hitter, Eric Hosmer drove in two more runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
Whether or not he knew of his father's death is unclear — the team says club officials didn't tell him at his wife's request, but a family source told AP Volquez was told on his way to the ballpark.
Alex Gordon hit a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4
Game 1 of the 2015 World Series started on the same date as the most recent championships for both participants: the Royals in 1985 and the Mets the following year.
Baseball's final four is set: Blue Jays and Royals in the American League and Mets and Cubs in the National League. The fun continues tonight in Kansas City.
Collin McHugh (1-1), who won the divisional series opener for Houston, allowed three runs in four-plus innings.
The Royals proceeded to score five runs in the top of the eight and two more in the top of the ninth to beat the Astros 9-6 Monday.
The All-Star Game will have a Kansas City flavor, just not as much as it appeared last month. And the hometown Reds can celebrate a starter, too, despite Cincinnati's sorry season.
Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson and Seattle designated hitter Nelson Cruz have moved ahead in fan voting for starting spots in the All-Star Game, leaving five Kansas City Royals still in the lead.
The Royals beat the Twins by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday, a night spiced up in the eighth inning by an ejection of Torii Hunter that preceded his equipment-throwing tantrum.
