By Dick Kaegel Make it 25 victories for the Major Leagues‘ top Cactus League winners, the Royals. Four solo home runs propelled the Royals toward a 5-1 win in their Spring Training finale over the Indians on Friday with a crowd of 6,865 at Surprise Stadium. …read more
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Torrealba notches three hits as Rox win slugfest
By T.R. Sullivan Wilin Rosario, getting a start at designated hitter in an American League park, hit a three-run home run off reliever Ben Rowen in the top of the sixth inning to lift the Rockies to a 14-9 victory over the Rangers at Surprise Stadium on Friday. …read more
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Royals on the verge of serious contention
By Mike Bauman “The future” can be a truly indefinite, even frustrating concept. But Ned Yost, manager of the Kansas City Royals, helped to clear that up for us on Tuesday. After a detailed discussion of the merits of his team at Surprise Stadium, Yost said: “I think with this group we’re definitely going to win a world championship somewhere down the road, the next couple of years.” …read more
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Kinsler goes 3-for-3 with first spring homer
By T.R. Sullivan Ian Kinsler led the assault against Royals pitcher Ervin Santana with three hits, including his first home run of the spring, in leading the Rangers to an 8-2 victory at Surprise Stadium on Monday night. …read more
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In return to mound, McClellan makes it 'look easy'
By T.R. Sullivan Ten months. That’s about how long Kyle McClellan had to wait to get on a big league mound and face hitters again. He did so on Tuesday afternoon at Surprise Stadium and hardly looked like he had been away that long. …read more
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Pence's hits back Bumgarner's strong outing
By T.R. Sullivan The Giants snapped the Rangers’ five-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory at Surprise Stadium on Monday afternoon. The Giants have won two straight after snapping a four-game losing streak. …read more
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'Moose' taking a positive track for Royals
By Dick Kaegel There are “Mooooooooose” calls even at Surprise Stadium, some 1,250 miles from Kansas City. No recorded antler sightings, but you never know. The Moose, aka Mike Moustakas, is on the loose in Spring Training and so are the Royals. The team has a 13-1-1 record and Moustakas is hitting .452. …read more
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