Luis Mendoza

KANSAS CITY, MO. At some point, as the Royals know better than perhaps any professional franchise in American sports, you hit bottom and things start to get better. (Maybe not a lot better, but better.) That bottom must be getting close after Saturday'...

The Sports Xchange Angels 5, Royals 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jason Vargas won for the fourth time in May and Mike Trout had two hits and scored two runs as the Los Angeles Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night. Vargas allowed two runs...

The Sports Xchange Vargas completes perfect May, Angels beat Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After going winless in April, Jason Vargas is undefeated in May. Vargas won for the fourth time in May and Mike Trout had two hits and scored two runs as the Los...

MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Chris Getz batted leadoff for the second straight game as Royals manager Ned Yost continues his search for a No. 1 hitter. Getz went 1-for-3 with a walk Wednesday at Houston while leading off for...

The Los Angeles Angels are rolling after a miserable start, thanks in large part to the power hitting the team expected to have at the beginning of the season. The Angels, who meet the Kansas City Royals for the second of four road games on Friday, won...

OF Jarrod Dyson likely will be out another three weeks with a high right sprain, manager Ned Yost said Thursday. Dyson went on the disabled list retroactive to May 16 after injuring his ankle at Anaheim while leaping for a home run at the wall. RHP Louis...

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Jered Weaver is ready to return to the Angels. The question is whether the Angels are ready to have him. After he pitched 5 2/3 innings Wednesday in an exhibition game in extended spring training,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Kelvin Herrera was a major part of the Royals' bullpen last season. This season, he pitched his way to the minor leagues. Herrera, who has a fastball that sits in the upper 90s and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH When manager Ned Yost needed to protect a three-run lead in the eighth inning Tuesday night at Houston, he summoned Aaron Crow, not Kelvin Herrera. Crow logged his eighth hold as...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Salvador Perez has a deep right hip bruise and did not play in the 7-3 victory Tuesday night over the Astros. Perez, who had started 37 of the first 41 Royals games, injured the hip...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH David Lough is getting a second chance after an injury to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Dyson went on the disabled list with a high ankle sprain and is expected to be out two-to-four...

A's sweep Royals thanks to Cespedes' homer OAKLAND -- Someone wondered before the first pitch what Oakland Athletics' manager Bob Melvin was going to do about Yoenis Cespedes. The second-year major-leaguer from Cuba was hitting below the dreaded...