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Kansas City Royals 06-01-2008
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| Breaking News | | Sunday, June 1st, 2008: Newman Honored by American
Jason Newman's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Kansas City second baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.
In May he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.
During the month he hit .333 with 7 doubles, no triples and 2 home runs. Newman also scored 11 times and drove in 9 runs.
In 42 games this season Newman has batted at a .316 pace with 48 hits and 2 home runs. |
| Sunday, May 11th, 2008: Kansas City's Helton Injured
The Royals received bad news this morning. Todd Helton will miss 4 weeks due to a strained medial collateral ligament. In the Kansas City-Oakland game he sustained the injury while running the bases. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," Helton sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."
Helton is presently batting .317 with 3 home runs, 12 runs scored and 13 RBIs. His OBP is .435. |
| Sunday, May 4th, 2008: Bad News for Kansas City, Greinke Injured
Kansas City fans held their breath as Zack Greinke left yesterday's Anaheim-Royals contest with an injury. After the game, the team's medical staff said that the 24-year-old starting pitcher had suffered a torn back muscle while throwing a pitch. It's estimated that he will be out 4 months.
So far this season, Greinke has logged a 3-0 record with a 1.39 ERA. He has started 6 games, hurled 45.1 innings and registered 46 strikeouts and 9 walks. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 1B Doug Mientkiewicz | strained medial collateral ligament | one week | On DL, eligible for return | | 1B Todd Helton | strained medial collateral ligament | 6 days | On DL, eligible for return | | P Zack Greinke | torn back muscle | 3-4 months | 32 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | LF Willie Harris | herniated disc (back) | 2-3 months | 54 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 27-22, .551 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 3.0 GB | | Record at home | 16-8, .667 PCT | | Record on the road | 11-14, .440 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-4, .556 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-7, .632 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 13-8, .619 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 14-7, .667 PCT | | Record in May | 13-15, .464 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .269 - tied for 8th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .346 - 5th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .377 - 12th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .723 - 12th in AL | | Runs Scored | 220 - tied for 11th in AL | | Hits | 465 - tied for 9th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 146 - 8th in AL | | Home Runs | 15 - 14th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 194 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 321 - 7th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 34 - 8th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.26 - 5th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.79 - 8th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.14 - 1st in AL | | Runs allowed | 232 - 5th in AL | | Hits allowed | 457 - tied for 5th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .262 - 6th in AL | | BABIP | .302 - 6th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 45 - 8th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 153 - tied for 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 335 - 4th in AL |
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