Greg Holland

Eric Hosmer's two-out single in the 10th inning drove in the only run in Kansas City's 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday night in a classic pitchers' duel between the Royals' Luke Hochevar and the Rays' David Price. The run off Joel Peralta (1-5) was...

Alcides Escobar hit a pair of homers off Jake Peavy, the second a go-ahead shot with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Saturday night.     The 25-year-old shortstop had just two homers all season...

Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 and scored the winning run in the 11th inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Mauer, a career .359 hitter at Kauffman Stadium, led off the 11th with a double off Jonathan...

KANSAS CITY, MO. - The latest version of Nick Blackburn is back - without a beard - to prove he can bring reliability to a beleaguered Twins rotation. Perhaps he pulled out the trimmers as a symbolic fresh start. Maybe he knew he would be pitching in 95-...

Jonathan Broxton expected Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham to pull the ball. Instead, they both stroked opposite-field hits to give Minnesota the win. Mauer went 3-for-4 and scored the winning run in the 11th inning to lead the Twins to a 2-1 victory over...

Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings in the Kansas City Royals' 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.     Guthrie (1-3) got his first win with the Royals and improved to...

With a stretch of 26 games in 27 days starting Friday, White Sox manager Robin Ventura realizes some short-term rest for his veterans might bring much-needed long-range gains. The rest for Paul Konerko, however, could be extended after Ventura revealed...

Jeremy Guthrie allowed only three singles in seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Guthrie, who struck out a season-high eight, ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings. He has yielded...

Vin Mazzaro pitched six stellar innings and the Kansas City Royals beat punchless Oakland 2-0 Sunday, handing the Athletics their third shutout in four games. Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals sent the A's to their 10th loss in 11 games. Mazzaro (2-0),...

Bruce Chen outdueled Francisco Liriano to make a lone run scored in the second inning stand up Tuesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.     Chen (5-5) allowed four hits without a walk to win for the fifth...

 Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Tuesday night, and the Royals got a superb start from Luis Mendoza to spoil Zack Greinke's return to Kansas City with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.     Alex Gordon homered to lead off...

Matt Holliday homered and drove in five runs and Yadier Molina homered and drove in four, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.     Holliday also doubled twice and singled. Molina broke a 7-all tie with...