Jeff Francoeur

The Sports Xchange Royals' Santana posts 100th win KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ervin Santana finally picked up his 100th career victory, but it took awhile. Santana claimed his 100th career victory in his seventh attempt as the Kansas City Royals topped the...

Ervin Santana plans to give the ball from his 100th career win to his mother.     It's a gift that's been a long time coming.     Santana pitched seven snappy innings in his seventh attempt to reach the milestone, and the Royals finally gave him...

The Sports Xchange Braves' Medlen continues mastery over Dodgers in 2-1 win LOS ANGELES -- Kris Medlen was back in his hometown of Los Angeles pitching against a Dodgers team he grew up rooting for. As usual, he rose to the occasion and pitched well...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH With their 4-2 victory over the Astros Friday, the Royals are now 3-0 since manager Ned Yost shook up the lineup by batting Eric Hosmer in the second hole, Salvador Perez third and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Hunter Dozier, the Royals' first-round pick, was drafted as a shortstop, but it is unlikely he will remain at that position for long. Dozier, 21, is a power hitter at 6 feet 4 and...

Kemp, then and now Beyond power and speed, Matt Kemp had durability. When the Dodgers signed him to an eight-year contract, Kemp had played in 365 consecutive games. We are two months into the second year of that contract, and Kemp is on the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Royals righty James Shields, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays to be the staff ace, has not tasted the win column since April 30. Righty Ervin Santana, the No. 2 pitcher in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Nobody was happier than the Royals to flip the calendar from May to June. The Royals went from first to worst in the American League Central Division in May. They were on top of the...

The Sports Xchange By Michael Eldridge, The Sports Xchange Rangers 3, Royals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jurickson Profar's two-out home run in the eighth broke a 1-to-1 tie and the Texas Rangers added another to push passed the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on...

The Sports Xchange By Michael Eldridge, The Sports Xchange Profar's homer pushes Rangers past Royals ARLINGTON, Texas -- Entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Texas Rangers needed a big hit from an offense that had scored just two runs...

The Sports Xchange By Art Garcia, The Sports Xchange Rangers 7, Royals 2 ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nelson Cruz drilled a three-run homer and Derek Holland maneuvered through seven innings to lead Texas to a 7-2 victory Friday night over the sleep-deprived...

The Sports Xchange By Art Garcia, The Sports Xchange Rangers ride arm of Holland, bat of Cruz to win ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derek Holland went 4-0 in May and the Texas Rangers were 6-0 in his starts. Sounds like a staff ace. Well, on most teams. "He...