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Kansas City Royals News
19 May 2012 at 4:12pm
Current KC Royals headlines
&bull ROSTER REPORT
19 May 2012 at 3:47am
MEDICAL WATCH: --LHP Danny Duffy (torn ulnar collateral ligament) went on the 15-day disabled list May 14. He will need season-ending Tommy John surgery. He got a second opinion from Dr. Lewis Yocum on May 18. --RHP Blake Wood (elbow bruise) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26. He will go on the operating table for reconstructive elbow surgery. Wood was examined May 18 by Dr. Yocum in Tempe, Ariz. --LHP Jonathan Sanchez (left biceps tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 8. He left May 17 to pitch in extended spring games before reporting to a minor league affiliate for some rehab starts before returning to the Kansas City rotation. --INF Yuniesky Betancourt (high right ankle sprain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 2. There was no timetable for his return. --CF Lorenzo Cain (left groin strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 11. He began a rehab assignment with Class AA Northwest Arkansas on April 22, but he sustained a strained left hip flexor April 24. He will likely be out until at least late May. --C Salvador Perez (left knee surgery in March 2012) went on the 60-day disabled list March 20. He is expected to be out until June. --C Manny Pina (right knee surgery in February 2012) went on the 60-day disabled list March 20. He is expected to be out until at least June. --RHP Joakim Soria (Tommy John surgery in April 2012) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on May 3. He will miss the season. ROTATION: LHP Bruce Chen RHP Luke Hochevar RHP Felipe Paulino LHP Everett Teaford BULLPEN: RHP Jonathan Broxton (closer) RHP Luis Mendoza RHP Aaron Crow LHP Jose Mijares RHP Kelvin Herrera LHP Tim Collins RHP Greg Holland RHP Louis Coleman CATCHERS: Humberto Quintero Brayan Pena INFIELDERS: 1B Eric Hosmer 2B Chris Getz SS Alcides Escobar 3B Mike Moustakas INF Billy Butler INF Irving Falu INF Johnny Giavotella OUTFIELDERS: LF Alex Gordon CF Jarrod Dyson RF Jeff Francoeur OF Mitch Maier ==
[From FOXSports.com News for Royals]
&bull NOTES, QUOTES
19 May 2012 at 3:47am
--SS Alcides Escobar, who has hit in 11 of his past 13 games, batted leadoff for the first time as manager Ned Yost continues to shake up his batting order. Escobar led off the game with a single and is hitting .296. --2B Irving Falu's infield single in the fourth extended his hitting streak to seven games. He also doubled in the seventh for his fifth multi-hit game. Falu, who has hit safely in every game he has played, has the second longest hitting streak for a rookie in the American League. --1B Eric Hosmer, CF Jarrod Dyson and 2B Chris Getz, three left-handed hitters, were not in the lineup Friday night against Diamondbacks LHP Joe Saunders. For Hosmer, who is hitting .174, it was his second straight game not in the starting lineup. Manager Ned Yost said all three would return to the lineup Saturday against Diamondbacks RHP Ian Kennedy. Dyson was used as a pinch runner in the ninth. --CF Mitch Maier made a rare start Friday. Maier had not started since May 16 and his previous start was April 26. Maier went 0-for-4 and is hitless in his past 14 at-bats to drop his average to .182. --Omaha RHP Jake Odorizzi went 6 2/3 innings and allowed nine hits and three runs, while walking one and striking out four in 6 2/3 innings in his Class AAA debut against Tacoma in a no-decision. Odorizzi was promoted this week after dominating the Class AA Texas League. Omaha won 5-4 with OF Wil Myers, who was promoted at the same time, going 3-for-4 with a triple and RBI. In two Pacific Coast League games, Myers is 5-for-9. BY THE NUMBERS: 10 -- Royals who have batted in the second slot in the first 38 games. 2B Irving Falu joined that consortium Friday. QUOTE TO NOTE: "We can come up with all the excuses, all the reasons why, but the bottom line is we just need to play better. We need to pitch better and hit better at home. We've been really good on the road. We need to find a way to do it at home." -- Royals manager Ned Yost, on the Royals' 4-16 record at Kauffman Stadium.
[From FOXSports.com News for Royals]
&bull INSIDE PITCH
19 May 2012 at 3:47am
The Royals doubled their bad news Friday. While it was expected lefty Danny Duffy would undergo Tommy John surgery, the club also announced righty Blake Wood would go on the operating table for reconstructive elbow surgery. Duffy saw Dr. Lewis Yocum for a second opinion Friday to confirm that surgery would be necessary to repair a torn left ulnar collateral ligament. Duffy, 23, was 2-2 with a 3.90 ERA in six starts. He left a Sunday start at Chicago after only 13 pitches with the injury. Wood was a key component of the bullpen the past two years, making 106 appearances. He was 5-3 with a 3.75 ERA and a save last season. Wood has not pitched since spring training this year. Wood, like Duffy, was examined Friday by Dr. Yocum in Tempe, Ariz. The season-ending Tommy John surgeries will be performed in the next two weeks in Los Angeles. "Once a player gets to the big leagues and has Tommy John, his percentage of making it back are higher than a minor league player who has never been to the big leagues," Royals manager Ned Yost said before the 6-4 loss Friday night to the Diamondbacks. "They did the hard part, they got to the big league level before they had to have these surgeries, so we look for both these guys to come back as strong, or even stronger than before the injuries occurred." Duffy and Wood will become the third and fourth Royals pitchers to have Tommy John surgery within the past year. Joakim Soria, the Royals closer, had the surgery in April. Lefty John Lamb, who was considered the Royals' top pitching prospect in 2010, had the surgery June 3, 2011.
[From FOXSports.com News for Royals]
&bull Chasers' Odorizzi solid in Triple-A debut
19 May 2012 at 1:02am
Chasers' Odorizzi solid in Triple-A debut
[From Kansas City Royals News]
&bull Royals still Snake-bitten with another home loss
by Dick Kaegel
19 May 2012 at 12:00am
Royals still Snake-bitten with another home loss
[From Kansas City Royals News]
&bull Chen charged with shutting down D-backs
by Tyler Emerick
18 May 2012 at 11:30pm
Chen charged with shutting down D-backs
[From Kansas City Royals News]
&bull Diamondbacks 6, Royals 4
18 May 2012 at 11:02pm
The Diamondbacks are finally getting things to fall in their favor.
[From FOXSports.com News for Royals]
&bull Diamondbacks-Royals Preview
18 May 2012 at 8:04pm
A visit to Kauffman Stadium gave the Arizona Diamondbacks just what they needed to move another step away from their recent woes.
[From FOXSports.com News for Royals]
&bull Teaford still in 'pen despite probable start
18 May 2012 at 6:45pm
Teaford still in 'pen despite probable start
[From Kansas City Royals News]
&bull KC pitchers prep for Interleague bat duty
18 May 2012 at 6:45pm
KC pitchers prep for Interleague bat duty
[From Kansas City Royals News]
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