Royals at Rays July 9, 2014

Game Time: 7:10 ET

Attendance: 0

	R	H	E
KC	5	11	0
TB	4	8	1

	R	H	E
KC	5	11	0
TB	4	8	1

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News From July 9, 2014

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1BKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Hosmer went 1-for-2 with three walks, two runs scored and a solo home run Wednesday against the Rays.

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CKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Perez went 2-for-5 at the plate Wednesday, with two runs scored and the go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Holland struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday against the Rays to pick up save No. 24 on the season.

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Alex Gordon: (Wrist) Expected To Avoid DL

OFKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Gordon (wrist) is expected to avoid the disabled list, but likely won't be available for the upcoming four-game series against the Tigers, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Crow improved to 4-1 Wednesday night against the Rays, tossing a scoreless eighth inning with a hit allowed and two walks.

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Yordano Ventura

PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Ventura came away with a no-decision Wednesday night against the Rays, allowing four earned runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out five over five innings.

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OFKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Maxwell cleared waivers Wednesday and was assigned to Triple-A Omaha, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Vargas (appendectomy) will miss 3-to-4 weeks, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Chen will take the mound Sunday for the Royals, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Vargas needs an appendectomy and will miss his scheduled start Sunday, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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Alex Gordon: Scratched With Sore Wrist

OFKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Gordon was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup and expects to undergo an MRI Thursday in Kansas City, after injuring his wrist sliding in Cleveland, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports. "I can't swing," Gordon said Wednesday.

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PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Herrera was unavailable out of the bullpen Tuesday due to tightness in his right shoulder, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

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Mike Moustakas: Out Of Lineup Due To Virus

3BKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Moustakas is out of Wednesday's lineup due to a stomach virus, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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Jason Vargas: Dealing With Stomach Virus

PKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Vargas is dealing with a stomach virus and was taken to the hospital Wednesday, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

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3BKansas City Royals

July 9, 2014

Moustakas isn't in the lineup Wednesday in Tampa Bay, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

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PTampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2014

Yates was dealt a blown save and a loss after surrendering the go-ahead, three-run homer to Salvador Perez in the ninth inning of Wednesday's loss to the Royals.

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Kevin Kiermaier

OFTampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2014

Kiermaier went 4-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's loss to the Royals.

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PTampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2014

Cobb allowed six hits, two earned runs and two walks with seven strikeouts over 6.2 innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the Royals.

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3BTampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2014

Forsythe is not in the lineup Wednesday vs. the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Wil Myers: Will Have Wrist Examined Friday

OFTampa Bay Rays

July 9, 2014

Myers will have his right wrist examined Friday to determine if his wrist has healed well enough for the cast to be removed, the Tampa Tribune reports. He was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his wrist June 3, and the initial timetable projected that Myers would have to have his wrist in a cast for five-to-six weeks.

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