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MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH When manager Ned Yost needed to protect a three-run lead in the eighth inning Tuesday night at Houston, he summoned Aaron Crow, not Kelvin Herrera. Crow logged his eighth hold as the Royals scored...

RF Jimmy Paredes smacked his first home run of the season in the fourth inning, a three-run shot off Royals RHP Wade Davis. Paredes' homer was his first since Aug. 23, 2011 against the Rockies. He also matched his career high with three hits. RHP...

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' record shows little improvement and the team was 20 games under .500 at the start of the week. But a club that lost a late lead to the Royals on Tuesday, eventually falling 7-3 at Minute Maid...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Salvador Perez has a deep right hip bruise and did not play in the 7-3 victory Tuesday night over the Astros. Perez, who had started 37 of the first 41 Royals games, injured the hip...

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Royals 7, Astros 3 HOUSTON -- With a methodical eighth-inning scoring outburst that was long overdue, the Kansas City Royals snapped their four-game skid with a 7-3 victory over the Houston...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Royals 7, Astros 3 Royals 7, Astros 3: Alex Gordon went 3-for-3 and scored a run as visiting Kansas City overcame a three-run deficit to beat Houston. Alcides Escobar, David Lough and Mike Moustakas had run-scoring singles...

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Royals end frustrating slide with win over Astros HOUSTON -- Having acknowledged the mounting frustration of four consecutive one-run defeats, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost was...

C Salvador Perez departed in the sixth inning on Monday after experiencing discomfort in his right hip. With the Astros batting in the bottom of the fifth, Perez slid into the railing of the Houston dugout pursuing a foul ball. He remained in the game...

RHP Jake Odorizzi made his first start for the Rays after being called up from Triple-A Durham and did not factor in the decision in Monday's 7-5 loss at Toronto. The 23-year-old made two starts with the Kansas City Royals last year. He was acquired...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Having ace lefty David Price on the disabled list is obviously bad, but the Rays felt pretty good about their options to replace him. They chose Jake Odorizzi from a group that also...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Royals at Astros The Kansas City Royals carry a season-long four-game losing streak into the second of three games at Houston on Tuesday. The slide has dropped the Royals, who were on top of the American League Central...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Astros center fielder Brandon Barnes made the best defensive play of the game Sunday, nailing Travis Snider at the plate in the sixth inning. Barnes saved the club's 7-5 victory...