Wood looking for third straight win on Opening Day

Friday MLB roundup

Little hype, but big impact

The Marlins' acquisition of Hee Seop Choi is among the more unheralded pickups of the past offseason.

Minnesota 12, Boston 7

Minnesota 12, Boston 7

A's defeat Angels on Friday

Friday's spring roundup

O's plan to ruffle some feathers

Items that stand out so far: Mazzilli's energy; the Red Sox soap opera; the Clemens and Pettitte effect; among others.

Royals designate Febles for assigment

Tuesday MLB roundup

Mussina tosses eight scoreless innings in win

Mike Mussina pitched eight shutout innings and Jorge Posada went 4-for-5 as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Tuesday night.

Royals now just half-game ahead of ChiSox

Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 2

A's phenom Harden earns no-decision in debut

Oakland's Rich Harden pitched seven sharp innings in his major league debut and the Athletics took advantage of Kansas City's wild bullpen to beat the Royals 6-1 Monday night.

Seattle scores five with two outs in ninth

Ichiro Suzuki hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth off All-Star closer Mike MacDougal, sending the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

...waits for the throw during the first inning Friday, July 18, 2003, in Kansas City, Mo. Carlos Febles scored from second on the play. (A

Plenty of cracks in Royals' arsenal

Despite starting the second half with a seven-game lead in the AL Central, the Royals face an uphill battle.

Ibanez drives in three runs without getting a hit

Raul Ibanez drove in three runs without getting a hit and Darrell May pitched a six-hitter for his third career complete game, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Indians 8-2 Wednesday night.

Royals have yielded 44 runs in past four losses

CLEVELAND 8, KANSAS CITY 5 (2ND GAME)

Sweeney sent home to have back examined

Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1 (10 innings)