Ned Yost

OF David Lough had a tough three games after being recalled from Omaha and being inserted into the starting lineup at center field on Friday night, although his double drove in KC's lone run that game. Sunday, playing center, he let a ball get past him...

MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH The Royals are more than happy to leave Oakland. The Royals were swept in their three-game series at Oakland after a 4-3 loss on Sunday. The Royals scored a total of five runs in the three games,...

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...

The Sports Xchange A's Milone overcomes rough beginning OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tommy Milone threw so many pitches in the first two innings that Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin feared he wouldn't make it far into the game. The A's left-hander not only kept...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH The Royals won two of three at Anaheim, but Jeremy Guthrie was the surprise losing pitcher in the middle game of the series. Guthrie yielded four home runs in a 6-2 loss Tuesday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Ned Yost continues his search for a viable leadoff hitter. Alex Gordon was the Royals' leadoff hitter to begin the season, but Yost opted last week to move him to the third slot...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Billy Butler and the Royals knew this wouldn't last. And it didn't. Butler was mired in a 4-for-35 skid, but on Monday he broke out of that with a 5-for-5 game, the second five-hit...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Angels' high-priced stars produce in win ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels finally showed up. At least, it was what so many expected to see from the Angels this season. Albert Pujols,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH While the No. 4 hitter is customarily a run producer, the Royals had gotten little offense from that slot -- until Monday night. Designated hitter Billy Butler snapped out of his...

Butler's five RBIs propel Royals to win over Angels ANAHEIM, Calif. -- It was only a matter of time. The way Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost saw it, Billy Butler, his struggling designated hitter, wasn't going to continue to struggle much longer....

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Royals 11, Angels 4 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Billy Butler snapped out of a slump in a big way, collecting five hits and five RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Los Angeles Angels 11-4 Monday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH James Shields was acquired in the December seven-player blockbuster trade with the Rays to be the staff ace. His 2-3 record would not indicate ace status, but that is far from the...