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Gordon, Moustakas, Royals keep Kluber Winless, beat Indians

kc-royalsCLEVELAND (AP) — Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas and the Kansas City Royals kept AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber winless this season, beating the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Monday night.

Kluber (0-3) gave up six runs, four of them earned, and 10 hits in 6 1-3 innings. After going 18-9 last year, he hasn’t won in five starts and has a 4.24 ERA.

Gordon drove in two runs, and had a go-ahead double in the sixth. Moustakas had four hits, including an RBI single in the seventh, and is 11 for 25 lifetime against Kluber.

The Indians committed a season-high three errors and have lost seven of 10.

Jason Vargas (2-1) gave up two runs in five innings.

Royals’ Edinson Volquez Drops Appeal, Starts 5-Game Ban

Edinson Volquez with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014
Edinson Volquez with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez has dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension for his involvement in a brawl with the Chicago White Sox last week.

Volquez was to start serving his suspension against Cleveland on Monday night.

He is among four Royals players suspended for their actions in the fight last Thursday. Pitcher Yordano Ventura was given a seven-game penalty, and outfielder Lorenzo Cain and reliever Kelvin Herrera received two-game bans. All the players initially appealed.

Chicago pitchers Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzjia were each suspended five games.

Herrera also was suspended five games for throwing behind Oakand’s Brett Lawrie on April 19.

White Sox Rally for 2nd Sunday Win against Royals

kc-royalsCHICAGO (AP) — Conor Gillaspie hit a two-run single in Chicago’s five-run sixth inning, and the White Sox rallied to beat Kansas City 5-3 for their second win against the Royals on Sunday.

The day began with Avisail Garcia’s two-out RBI single sending Chicago to a 3-2 victory in the resumption of a game suspended by rain on Friday night. Then an error on Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas helped the White Sox chase Edinson Volquez on the way to just their second win in six games this season against the Royals.

John Danks (1-2) pitched six innings of three-run ball while improving to 8-1 in 18 career starts against Kansas City. David Robertson (2-0) got three outs for his third save in three opportunities after he tossed a scoreless inning for the win in the suspended game.

Royals LF Gordon Leaps into Stands for Great Catch (Video)

Alex Gordon
Alex Gordon

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon has made a terrific leaping catch against the Chicago White Sox.

Gordon hustled over and jumped into the stands down the left-field line to grab a foul ball off the bat of Micah Johnson in the sixth inning on Sunday. He landed in a group of fans, but Gordon returned to the field and it looked as if everyone was OK.

Gordon has won four consecutive Gold Gloves.

Royals OF Cain Thinks Bad Blood with White Sox is Over

Lorenzo Cain
Lorenzo Cain

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City outfielder Lorenzo Cain is ready to move on after the Royals brawled with the Chicago White Sox in the series opener on Thursday night.

Cain was suspended for two games for his part in the melee and is appealing the punishment. Kansas City pitchers Yordano Ventura (seven games), Edinson Volquez (five games) and Kelvin Herrera (two games) also are appealing their suspensions by Major League Baseball.

Cain said Sunday he thinks the tension with the White Sox is over.

“I think we got all our emotions out that night and I think it’s over and done with,” Cain said before the resumption of a suspended game against Chicago. “I think we’re going to try to go out here and go back to just playing baseball and leave it at that.”

7 Players from Royals, White Sox Punished by MLB for Brawl

kc-royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seven members of the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox have been fined and six have been suspended by Major League Baseball for their roles in a brawl this week.

Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was suspended seven games, fellow starter Edinson Volquez suspended five games, and outfielder Lorenzo Cain and reliever Kelvin Herrera suspended two games apiece for taking part in the benches-clearing fight Thursday night.

White Sox pitchers Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzija were suspended five games.

All six players were fined an undisclosed amount Saturday, along with White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers. The Royals-White Sox game on Saturday was rained out, meaning all suspensions will begin Sunday unless a player chooses to appeal.

Rain Postpones Royals-White Sox Games to Sunday

kc-royalsCHICAGO (AP) — A suspended game and Saturday’s scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals have been postponed because of rain and will be played on Sunday.

The teams will resume Friday’s rain-suspended game with the score tied 2-2 at 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, followed by the regularly scheduled game.

The game on Friday night was called after a 40-minute rain delay. It will resume with the Royals batting in the top of the ninth inning.

David Robertson was warming up Friday night and was announced to pitch for the White Sox in the suspended game. Chris Young was pitching for the Royals.

John Danks is scheduled to start for the White Sox in the second game on Sunday, while Jason Vargas is expected to start for the Royals.

No makeup date was announced for Saturday’s game.

Royals-White Sox Suspended by Rain after 8 Innings

kc-royalsCHICAGO (AP) — Friday night’s game between Kansas City and Chicago has been suspended by rain with the Royals and White Sox tied at 2 heading into the ninth inning.

Managers Robin Ventura of the White Sox and Ned Yost of the Royals huddled with the umpires after the eighth inning, and then crew chief Tim Welke waved the players off the field.

The game was suspended after a 40-minute delay. It will be resumed on Saturday at 1:10 CT with the Royals batting in the top of the ninth. Saturday’s originally scheduled game will begin when the suspended game is over.

Yost Insists Royals Not to Blame for String of Fights

Ned Yost
Ned Yost

CHICAGO (AP) — Manager Ned Yost insists his Kansas City Royals are not to blame for a string of fights and that opponents are mostly at fault.

Yost says his team has not started “any of this.” He says opponents are trying to get under his players’ skin and that his team has to remain composed.

Yost spoke before Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, a day after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing melee that resulted in five players being ejected. It could also lead to discipline from the league.

The defending AL champion Royals were leading the Central division at 12-4. But while the wins are mounting, so are the skirmishes.

The latest was at the end of the seventh inning Thursday, when Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura snagged a grounder by Adam Eaton and the men appeared to have words.

Royals Promote Finnegan from Minors

Brandon Finnegan (Photo from Twitter)
Brandon Finnegan (Photo from Twitter)

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have recalled left-hander Brandon Finnegan from Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Finnegan was the 17th overall pick in last year’s draft. He had a 1.29 ERA in seven regular-season appearances with the Royals in 2014, and then went 1-1 with a 10.50 ERA in seven postseason games.

The 22-year-old Finnegan was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts with Northwest Arkansas at the time of the promotion. Royals manager Ned Yost said Finnegan will work as a reliever with the major league club.

Kansas City used five relievers in a 13-inning victory at the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

The Royals also optioned infielder Orlando Calixte to Triple-A Omaha on Friday. Calixte was hitless in two at-bats for the Royals.

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