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Royals 4, Orioles 0
Brian Bannister allowed two singles in eight innings and the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 4-0 Sunday to end their 12-game skid against the Orioles.

Royals report: Inside pitch
Miguel Olivo batted cleanup for only the second time in his career

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Royals report: Notes, quotes
--C John Buck singled home a run in the eighth and is hitting .500, 12-for-24, with runners in scoring position. He is 8-for-50, .160, with no runners on base.

Playing the Waiver Wire: What can Brown do for you?
Emil Brown began his MLB career in 1994 as an Oakland farmhand, but wouldn't make his A's debut until 2008. Michael Hurcomb breaks down Brown and other Fantasy prospects in this week's Playing the Waiver Wire.

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Injuries

SP	John Bale	Shoulder, hand	DL
SP	Luke Hudson	Biceps	DL
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Transactions

5/2	Mike Maroth	P	Released
4/29	Hideo Nomo	P	Cleared Waivers and Became a Free Agent
4/25	Hideo Nomo	P	Released
4/20	Luke Hochevar	P	Called Up from Minors
4/20	Hideo Nomo	P	Designated for Assignment
Complete Transactions

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Some thoughts and stats on Tony Pena Jr.

I'm not judging here. Think on it ok? TJ is approaching 100 at bats. Say he's hitting 0.160 after 10 ...(more)

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Back to normal

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They are making progress

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Scoreboard

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore (19-19)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kansas City (16-21) «	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	x	4	11	2
W: B. Bannister (4-4) L: B. Burres (3-4)
HR: BAL - None KC - None
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Two Week Schedule

MAY
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
4 @Cle W2-0	5 LAA L0-4	6 LAA L3-5	7 LAA W9-4	8 Balt L1-4	9 Balt L4-7	10 Balt L5-6
11 Balt W4-0	12	13 Det	14 Det	15 Det	16 @Fla	17 @Fla
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AL Central Standings
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota	19	17	.528	-	13-7	6-10
Chi. White Sox	18	18	.500	1	9-7	9-11
Cleveland	18	18	.500	1	10-11	8-7
Kansas City	16	21	.432	3½	7-12	9-9
Detroit	16	22	.421	4	8-12	8-10

Player Stats

Batting
Player	P	GP	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Grudzielanek	2B	27	0	4	.306
A. Gordon	3B	36	5	18	.283
B. Butler	DH	36	1	14	.277
M. Teahen	LF	35	1	8	.264
J. Guillen	RF	34	3	16	.198
Complete Kansas City Batting Stats
Pitching
Player	GP	W	L	SV	ERA
Z. Greinke	7	4	1	0	1.80
B. Bannister	7	3	4	0	4.46
B. Tomko	8	1	4	0	5.67
G. Meche	8	2	5	0	6.31
Complete Kansas City Pitching Stats
Fielding
Player	P	GP	AST	TC	E
R. Gload	1B	30	7	266	0
J. Buck	C	29	4	217	0
M. Grudzielanek	2B	27	93	139	1
T. Pena	SS	31	82	113	3
A. Gordon	3B	36	50	88	4
Complete Kansas City Fielding Stats

Minor League Affiliates

Class	League	Team
AAA	Pacific Coast	Omaha Royals
AA	Texas	Northwest Arkansas Naturals
A	Carolina	Wilmington Blue Rocks
A	Midwest	Burlington Bees
Rookie	Appalachian	Burlington Royals
Rookie	Pioneer	Idaho Falls Chukars
Rookie	Arizona	Royals
Rookie	Dominican Summer	Royals

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