The

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

' 2008 season began with the team searching for its 15th manager in franchise history. Trey Hillman, former minor league baseball and

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( Nippon Professional Baseball) manager, was hired as the team's skipper on October 19, 2007.Kaegel, Dick
Royals introduce Hillman as new manager
''MLB.com'', October 22, 2007. The team looked to improve upon its record of 69–93 from 2007. The team's payroll for the 2008 season was initially estimated to be around $57 million,Associated Press
Cabrera homers in Tiger's debut but Royals prevail in 11
''ESPN.com'', March 31, 2008. and wound up at $58 million (24th in the major leagues). Despite another last-place finish in 2007, the Royals sought a breakout season in 2008.Kaegel, Dick
KC hopes for Winter Meeting encore
''MLB.com'', November 28, 2007. Renovations to Kauffman Stadium were ongoing throughout the 2008 season and it was completed in time for Opening Day in 2009. Following the team's 81st game, the mid-way point of the 2008 season, the Royals had a 37–44 record. The closest the team managed to crawl back to a .500 record after their 9–6 start to the season was within 6 games in mid-July. After compiling a 7–20 record in August, the Royals were eliminated from recording their first winning season since 2003. However, an 18–8 record in September let the Royals finish with a 75–87 record, their best since 2003.

Offseason

Coaching search

Buddy Bell announced his resignation at the end of the 2007 season after serving two and half seasons with the Royals. Early candidates to assume the manager's position included Royals bench coach Billy Doran,Dutton, Bob
Finding a manager tops Royals' offseason checklist
''Kansas City Star'', October 1, 2007. former Royals star Frank White, and Triple-A

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manager Mike Jirschele. Former Major League managers such as

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, Jim Fregosi,

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, and Jimy Williams were also in consideration. Trey Hillman, who was considered a sleeper candidate, was chosen on October 19. Hillman was interviewed in 2007 by Texas, San Diego and

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. He was mentioned as a possible successor to Joe Torre with

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. Hillman had never played, coached or managed in Major League Baseball prior to his hiring by the Royals.

Winter meetings

The Royals entered baseball's winter meetings in December 2007 with José Guillén and Andruw Jones atop their free-agent prospects list.

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was also considered by Kansas City before signing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Royals signed Guillén to a three-year, $36 million contract, while Jones signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The acquisition of Guillén was the Royals' only major move at the winter meetings. Just before the meetings, the Royals had ministered to another need by signing reliever

Yasuhiko Yabuta is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. Yabuta made his professional debut with the Marines in 1996, and spent 12 years with the organization. He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck out Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Derre ...

to a two-year deal with an option for 2010.Kaegel, Dick
Guillen deal spanned Winter Meetings
''MLB.com'', December 6, 2007. Yabuta, from the Nippon Professional Baseball league, was seen as the likely successor to David Riske in a right-handed setup role. Riske left the Royals for a three-year, $13 million contract with the

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was on the Royals' radar, but several other teams were in pursuit as well,Kaegel, Dick
Royals join hunt for Kuroda
''MLB.com'', November 27, 2007. and the Dodgers signed him first. In the Rule 5 draft, the Royals picked up left-handed pitcher Ray Liotta from the Chicago White Sox.

Roster moves

''Kansas City avoided

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with all of its players for the 2008 season.'' * C John BuckKaegel, Dick
Three Royals exchange salary figures
''MLB.com'', January 18, 2008.Kaegel, Dick
Royals Winter Meeting checklist
''MLB.com'', November 28, 2007. * 1B

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* IF Estéban Germán * IF Jason Smith (released)Kaegel, Dick
Royals sign Duckworth, Smith
''MLB.com'', December 12, 2007.Kaegel, Dick
Royals cut ties with infielder Smith
''MLB.com'', January 4, 2008. * OF

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Kaegel, Dick
Royals sign pitcher Zack Greinke and outfielder Mark Teahen to one-year deals
''MLB.com'', February 7, 2008. * OF

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(released) * LHP

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* RHP Zack Greinke * LHP

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* RHP

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* RHP Román Colón * RHP

Luke Hudson Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. Amateur career Hudson was born in Fountain Valley, California and graduated from Fount ...

Kaegel, Dick
Royals, Hudson agree on contract
''MLB.com'', January 8, 2008. *(x) = club option for 2008 *(m) = mutual option for 2008 *(y) = player option for 2008 Color Code Key

Trades

December 15—Traded RHP

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to the Arizona Diamondbacks for IF Alberto Callaspo.

Return of the Powder Blues

After a lengthy absence, the Royals' powder blue uniforms returned in 2008. The new powder blue jerseys were unveiled to season-ticket holders on December 6, 2007, at a private event in downtown Kansas City.Kaegel, Dick
Royals to bring back powder blues
''MLB.com'', December 6, 2007. Royals players John Buck,

, Alex Gordon, José Guillén and

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and manager Trey Hillman modeled the new power blue tops and white pants, which will be an alternate home jersey in 2008. The Royals previously wore powder-blue uniforms in away games from 1973 to 1991. The Royals debuted the jerseys on April 12 against the

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. The first 20,000 fans for the game received a replica powder blue No. 16 Billy Butler jersey.Kaegel, Dick
Powder blues popular in return
''MLB.com'', April 12, 2008. With that promotion, the game was a sellout. Manager Trey Hillman and seven players—

Brian Bannister Brian Patrick Bannister (born February 28, 1981) is an American director of pitching for the San Francisco Giants. He is a former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals of Major League Bas ...

Gil Meche Gilbert Allen Meche (; born September 8, 1978) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Meche pitched for the Seattle Mariners for six seasons. With the Kansas City Royals, Meche made three straight Opening Day starts an ...

Joey Gathright Joey Renard Gathright (born April 27, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. He was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Early life Gathright attended ...

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, Zack Greinke and Butler—helped hand out the free jerseys when the gates opened at 4 p.m. All 20,000 powder blue tops were handed out within 40 minutes after the gates opened.

Regular season

Suspensions

Outfielder José Guillén was to be suspended for 15 days (12 games) for violation of Major League Baseball's Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Kansas City signed Guillén knowing that he might have been suspended. Guillén was cited in the

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when it was released on December 13, 2007. Guillén's suspension was put on hold for 10 days allowing him to play in the team's season and home openers.Associated Press
Gibbons, Guillén suspensions put on hold for 10 days
''ESPN.com'', March 29, 2008. The suspension was eventually upheld and Guillén never received any punishment.Kaegel, Dick
MLB commutes Guillen's suspension
''MLB.com'', April 11, 2008.

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faced a five-game suspension for fighting at

in the 2007 season while a member of the Florida Marlins,Kaegel, Dick
Royals await appeals decisions
''MLB.com'', March 23, 2008. but the suspension was reduced to four games after an appeal.Kaegel, Dick
Guillen will play on Opening Day
''MLB.com'', March 28, 2008. He was eligible to begin playing on April 5 against the

Monthly summaries

March and April

On March 31, the

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hosted the Royals on Opening Day. Kansas City listed only 24 players on their active roster, as

began serving his four-game suspension.Kaegel, Dick
Royals make final roster decisions
''MLB.com'', March 29, 2008. The roster listed 11 pitchers, 7 infielders, 4 outfielders, and 2 catchers.

made his second consecutive Opening Day start for the Royals,Kaegel, Dick
Meche eyeing repeat performance
''MLB.com'', March 28, 2008. lasting six innings. The Royals won the game 5-4 in 11 innings, and went on to sweep the Tigers in the three-game series outscoring them 13-5. Kansas City hosted the New York Yankees for their home-opening series at Kauffman Stadium and won two of three games. Their 6–2 start was the franchise's best since

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.Associated Press
Bannister, Royals drop A-Rod, Yanks for best start since 2003
''ESPN.com'', April 8, 2008. The Royals hosted the Twins from April 11–13, where game-time temperatures reached as low as 29 °F for the series.Associated Press
Liriano rocked by Royals in return as Bannister baffles Twins for win
''ESPN.com'', April 14, 2008. After losing the first two games and not scoring any runs, the Royals won the last game by a score of 5-1. Kansas City debuted their new alternate powder blue home jerseys to a sold-out crowd on April 12, with a replica jersey giveaway promotion.Associated Press
Cold weather rubs off on Royals as scoreless inning streak hits 26
''ESPN.com'', April 12, 2008.

threw a complete game and allowed only three hits on April 13 in a 5-1 win. The following night, Zack Greinke threw a complete game as well.Kaegel, Dick
Greinke, homers lift KC past Seattle
''MLB.com'', April 15, 2008. It was not until their 19th game of the season that the Royals fell under a .500 winning percentage in the middle of a seven-game losing streak after going 9–6 to start the season. When the streak was snapped they were 10–13. In 2007, the Royals lost their second game of the year and remained under .500 for the remainder of the season, finishing with a record of 69–93.

May

At the Royals' May 9 game against the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City-native David Cook threw out the ceremonial first pitch and sang " Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the seventh inning stretch. At the time, Cook was a finalist on '' American Idol'', and he eventually won the competition.Associated Press
Hometown fans welcome back 'Idol' finalists
''MSNBC.com'', May 9, 2008.

threw a two-hitter on May 11 in a 4-0 win over

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for the Royals' first victory over the Orioles after losing 12 consecutive games to the franchise. Through 40 games, Joakim Soria had a 0.00 ERA and ten saves, and the Royals signed him to a three-year contract extension through the 2011 season.Kaegel, Dick
Royals give contract extension to Soria
''MLB.com'', May 17, 2008. In early May, Kansas City completed their second series sweep against Detroit, advancing to 6-0 over the Tigers on the season. Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox threw a

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against Kansas City on May 19.Kaegel, Dick
Royals victims of Lester's no-hitter
''MLB.com'', May 19, 2008. It was just the Royals' second game to register no hits against an opponent, and the first since May 15, 1973. The Royals endured a 12-game losing streak following the loss to Lester and the Red Sox, sending them 11 games under .500 and in last place of the American League Central. The Royals started their May 31 game against Cleveland with the fewest runs, sacrifice flies, RBIs and walks in the major leagues, but beat reigning

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winner CC Sabathia 4-2 to end their losing streak.Associated Press
Davies, Royals stop Sabathia, Indians to end 'miserable' 12-game slump
''ESPN.com'', May 31, 2008. The losing streak prompted José Guillén to criticize his team's performance with the media after a 9-8 loss to Minnesota:Kaegel, Dick
Guillén, Royals frustrated after defeat
''MLB.com'', May 29, 2008. The Royals' losing streak was the longest in the majors since Kansas City and Pittsburgh both had 13-game losing streaks in

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. While going almost two weeks without a win, Kansas City had allowed three grand slams, lost a five-run lead in the ninth inning of one game and scored three or fewer runs in nine others. It was the Royals' fourth time losing 12 consecutive games in franchise history, and all of the streaks have occurred since

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.Kaegel, Dick
Royals reach Lee, but slide continues
''MLB.com'', May 31, 2008. The losing caused Kansas City to make roster changes by sending the struggling Billy Butler to Triple-A affiliate

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was called up in exchange.Kaegel, Dick
Royals send Butler back to Triple-A
''MLB.com'', May 29, 2008.

June

Looking to rebound from their 12-game losing streak in May, the Royals started the month of June with 4 consecutive series wins over National League opponents. Kansas City completed its first ever series sweep of the Cardinals in St. Louis.Kaegel, Dick
Royals secure historic I-70 Series sweep
''MLB.com'', June 19, 2008. In 12 years of Interleague play, the Cardinals still hold the I-70 Series lead, 26-22, but the Royals have done better in St. Louis, winning 11 of 21 games. On June 22, the Royals made an improbable comeback after trailing 6-0 and later 10-3 against the San Francisco Giants. The Royals scored 8 unanswered runs and won the game and Joakim Soria recorded his 20th save of the season in 21 tries.Kaegel, Dick
Royals rally for win vs. Giants
''MLB.com'', June 22, 2008. Following a sweep of the defending National League champion

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, the Royals boasted an MLB-best 12–3 record in Interleague play and won for the tenth time in 11 games.Kaegel, Dick
Royals run win streak to five in sweep
''MLB.com'', June 26, 2008. Following their 12-game skid ended in May, the Royals went 15–9, closed to within seven games of .500 and skipped out of last place of the American League Central. José Guillén made controversial remarks about Royals fans following booing in the June 25 game against the Rockies which prompted him to apologize days later to the Royals fanbase and team management.Kaegel, Dick
Guillén apologizes to fans
''MLB.com'', June 28, 2008. Fans booed Guillén in the eighth inning of the Royals' 4-2 win. He grounded to

third baseman Garrett Atkins and began a slow run toward first base. Atkins' throw was off target, forcing Todd Helton to leave the bag. If Guillén had been at full speed, he might have been safe.Kaegel, Dick
Guillén speaks out about fans boos
''MLB.com'', June 27, 2008. Guillén had been battling several injuries which had caused him to play easier in order to avoid the

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. After defeating the Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals boasted a six-game winning-streak, the team's best since their 9-0 start in the

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. Billy Butler rejoined the team after Alberto Callaspo was involved in a

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incident.Kaegel, Dick
Back from Minors, Butler rejoins Royals
''MLB.com'', June 28, 2008. At the Royals' home game against the Cardinals, the team inducted Art Stewart into the Royals Hall of Fame. Stewart became the first

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to be inducted into any of Major League Baseball's franchise hall of fames, and the Royals' 23rd overall inductee.Kaegel, Dick
Stewart gets into Royals Hall of Fame
''MLB.com'', June 28, 2008. In the final game of the month, the Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles after

, on a 0-2 pitch, hit a game-tying home run into the left-field seats in the bottom of the 9th inning. José Guillén batted in the Royals' game-winning run and Joakim Soria closed out the game for his 22nd save.Kaegel, Dick
Olivo's heroics push Royals to victory
''MLB.com'', July 1, 2008. The Royals finished out the month of June with a 16–11 record.

July

Joakim Soria was selected to be the Royals' lone representative in the

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,Kaegel, Dick
Soria heading to All-Star Game
''MLB.com'', July 6, 2008. and José Guillén was named to the All-Star Final Vote ballot.Kaegel, Dick
Guillén trails slightly in Final Vote
''MLB.com'', July 7, 2008. Guillén was involved in a heated argument with pitching coach

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before the team's July 5 game against the Tampa Bay Rays, but was not penalized for his actions.Kaegel, Dick
Guillén, pitching coach get into spat
''MLB.com'', July 6, 2007. At the All-Star break, the Royals boasted a record of 43–53, an improvement compared to their 38–50 record from 2007 and 31–56 record in 2006. On July 21, the Royals suffered their worst defeat of the season, and the Tigers registered their first victory over Kansas City in 2008 with a score of 19-4.Kaegel, Dick
Royals subjected to Tigers' revenge
''MLB.com'', July 22, 2008. By the seventh inning, it was 9-0 in favor of Detroit. The Tigers' 10-run eighth inning mostly came against

, who was charged with all 10 runs. At one point in the inning, Gobble allowed six straight hits, the last being a home run by

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. His

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spiraled from 7.99 to 11.31. Gobble faced 12 hitters in the inning before Hillman finally called for Leo Núñez to substitute. The Royals, behind 19-0, finally broke through with four runs in their half of the eighth. They had five straight hits, including Billy Butler's two-run single. Manager Trey Hillman said following the game: Hillman decided to enlist shortstop

to pitch the ninth inning for the Royals. Peña, who lost his starting shortstop job to

, pitched a one-two-three inning and registered 90 mph-plus on the radar gun. This was his first competitive pitching since high school in the Dominican Republic. Peña was the first position player pressed into pitching service by the Royals since July 17, 1998, when infielder

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took a turn in an 18-5 loss at Seattle. On July 29, ESPN Deportes reported that José Guillén expressed his wish to be traded due to a bad relationship with manager Trey Hillman.Relationship with Hillman in tatters, Guillén wants out of K.C.
''ESPN.com'', July 29, 2008. When Guillén signed with Kansas City he knew the team wouldn't be a contender in 2008, but he was promised that moves would be made to build a winning team in 2009. Kansas City had not shown any interest in trading Guillén. The source said Guillén was ready to defer his salary for 2009 and 2010 if it were to help increase his value on the trading block. A "visibly upset" Guillén met with Hillman and denied the report.Kaegel, Dick
Guillén denies he wants out of KC
''MLB.com'', July 29, 2008. The trade deadline passed on July 31 and the Royals made no trades.Kaegel, Dick
Royals quiet on Thursday's trade front
''MLB.com'', July 31, 2008.

August

The Royals recorded a season-high 19 runs against the Chicago White Sox on August 2 in a 9-7 win.Dent, Mark
Offensive onslaught paces Royals
''MLB.com'', August 2, 2008. The following day, Kansas City closed out the series against Chicago by winning 14-3.Kaegel, Dick
Royals rake early, tempers flare late
''MLB.com'', August 3, 2008. In two days, the Royals recorded 38 total hits for the first time in franchise history. The Royals finally fought back against the White Sox—who have dominated the Royals in years past—both literally and figuratively. Four players and both teams' managers were ejected from the game after confrontations over wild pitches. The Royals and White Sox played again in mid-August and on August 14 Kansas City allowed four consecutive home runs in the sixth inning to White Sox batters, tying the MLB record.Associated Press
Thome, Konerko, Ramirez, Uribe hit four straight homers in White Sox win
''ESPN.com'', August 14, 2008. Joel Peralta gave up the first three and Robinson Tejeda allowed the last home run after a pitching change. José Guillén had to be restrained from a heckling fan during the fourth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on August 26.Associated Press
Royals GM talks to Guillén about confrontation with fan
''ESPN.com'', August 27, 2008. Royals third base coach

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and others restrained Guillén, while security escorted to a new seat in Kauffman Stadium. Guillén met with Royals general manager

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to discuss Guillén's public outburst, his fourth of the season. Royals manager Trey Hillman did not see the incident take place. "I was actually in the toilet, so I didn't see it", Hillman said. "Managers do have to use the restroom and I guess I picked a bad time to be in the restroom. I found out about it a half inning later. We talked about it briefly. There's no sense on commenting on it." Through 114 games, the Royals were just 7 games under .500, but winning only 7 out of 27 games in the month of August effectively assured Kansas City of another losing season.

September

Going into September, it seemed that the Royals' 7–20 record in August had doomed them to a last-place finish in the American League Central,Falkoff, Robert
Royals hope to climb ranks in Central
''MLB.com'', September 20, 2008. but the team's best September since the 1977 season helped erase the losing record in the previous month. The Royals took control of fourth place in the division with another three-game sweep of Detroit.Kaegel, Dick
Royals sweep behind Bannister
''MLB.com'', September 25, 2008. The Royals tied their win total from the 2007 season (69) with a victory over the Seattle Mariners on September 18.Kaegel, Dick
Royals come out swinging in finale
''MLB.com'', September 18, 2008. The victory was the team's seventh consecutive victory. In their final series of the season, the Twins hosted the Royals.Kaegel, Dick
Royals getting a taste of pennant race
''MLB.com'', September 27, 2008. The Twins hold a ½ game lead in the American League Central over the White Sox, and the Royals won two of three games, leading to a one-game playoff between the Twins and White Sox. The Royals finished the season with a 75–87 record, their best since 2003 thanks to an 18–8 mark in September.Twins close out season with win, turn attention to ChiSox-Tigers makeup
''ESPN.com'', September 28, 2008.

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Núñez Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez ( es, Núñez}, ). The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include: Academia * Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic * ...

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Bautista Bautista (Spanish for "baptist") is a Spanish language surname also used as a first name, often in reference to John the Baptist. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer *Alba Bautista (born 2002) ...

(0-1) , , Soria (1) , , 44,934 , , 1-0 , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , , April 2 , , @ Tigers , , 4 – 0 , , Bannister (1-0) , ,

Rogers Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) *Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated community ...

(0-1) , , , , 32,348 , , 2-0 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , , April 3 , , @ Tigers , , 4 – 1 , , Greinke (1-0) , , Bonderman (0-1) , , Soria (2) , , 32,735 , , 3-0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 4 , , @ Twins , , 4 – 3 , ,

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

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Bale Bale may refer to: Packaging * Cotton bale * Hay or straw bale in farming, bound by a baler * Paper bale, a unit of paper measurement equal to ten reams * Wool bale, a standard-sized and -weighted pack of classed wool Places * Bale Zone in ...

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Nathan Nathan or Natan may refer to: People *Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name *Nathan (surname) *Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible * Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David an ...

(2) , , 21,847 , , 3-1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 5 , , @ Twins , , 6 – 4 , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

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(3) , , 21,262 , , 3-2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , , April 6 , , @ Twins , , 3 – 1 , , Tomko (1-0) , , Bonser (0-2) , , Soria (3) , , 21,765 , , 4-2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 7 , , April 8 , , Yankees , , 5 – 2 , , Bannister (2-0) , ,

Hughes Hughes may refer to: People * Hughes (surname) * Hughes (given name) Places Antarctica * Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency * Mount Hughes, Oates Land * Hughes Basin, Oates Land * Hughes Bay, Graham Land * Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...

(0-1) , , Soria (4) , , 37,296 , , 5-2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 8 , , April 9 , , Yankees , , 4 – 0 , , Greinke (2-0) , , Farnsworth (0-1) , , Gobble (1) , , 19,007 , , 6-2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 9 , , April 10 , , Yankees , , 6 – 1 , , Pettitte (1-1) , ,

(0-2) , , , , 16,143 , , 6-3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 10 , , April 11 , , Twins , , 5 – 0 , ,

(3-0) , , Meche (0-2) , , , , 16,691 , , 6-4 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 11 , , April 12 , , Twins , , 2 – 0 , , Bonser (1-2) , , Tomko (1-1) , ,

(4) , , 36,300 , , 6-5 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 12 , , April 13 , , Twins , , 5 – 1 , , Bannister (3-0) , , Liriano (0-1) , , , , 13,886 , , 7-5 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 13 , , April 14 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 1 , , Greinke (3-0) , ,

Washburn Washburn (alternatively Wasseburne, Wasseborne, Wasshebourne, Wassheborne, Washbourne, Washburne, Washborne, Washborn, Wasborn, Washbon) is a toponymic surname, probably of Old English origin, with likely Anglo-Norman and Norman-French influen ...

(1-2) , , , , 16,751 , , 8-5 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 14 , , April 15 , , @ Mariners , , 11 – 6 , ,

Batista Batista is a Spanish language, Spanish or Portuguese language, Portuguese surname. Notable persons with the name include: * Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player * Dave Bautista, American actor and professional wrestler, also ...

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(0-3) , , , , 17,137 , , 8-6 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 15 , , April 16 , , @ Angels , , 3 – 2 , , Meche (1-2) , ,

Weaver Weaver or Weavers may refer to: Activities * A person who engages in weaving fabric Animals * Various birds of the family Ploceidae * Crevice weaver spider family * Orb-weaver spider family * Weever (or weever-fish) Arts and entertainment ...

(1-3) , , Soria (5) , , 41,336 , , 9-6 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 16 , , April 17 , , @ Angels , , 5 – 3 , , Garland (2-2) , , Tomko (1-2) , , Rodríguez (6) , , 40,021 , , 9-7 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 17 , , April 18 , , @ Athletics , , 13 – 2 , , Gaudin (1-1) , , Bannister (3-1) , , , , 12,528 , , 9-8 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 18 , , April 19 , , @ Athletics , , 6 – 5 , ,

Devine Devine is an Irish surname derived from Ní Dhaimhín / Ó Daimhín. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam DeVine (born 1983), American actor, comedian, singer, writer and producer * Alan Devine, Irish actor * Alexander Devine, British ...

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Street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...

(5) , , 20,390 , , 9-9 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 19 , , April 20 , , @ Athletics , , 7 – 1 , , Eveland (2-1) , , Hochevar (0-1) , , , , 18,645 , , 9-10 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 20 , , April 22 , ,

Indians Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

, , 15 – 1 , , Sabathia (1-3) , , Meche (1-3) , , , , 16,165 , , 9-11 , - bgcolor=#bbbbbb , N/A , , April 23 , ,

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Carmona Carmona may refer to: Places Angola * the former name of the town of Uíge Costa Rica * Carmona District, Nandayure, a district in Guanacaste Province India * Carmona, Goa, a village located in the Salcette district of South Goa, India ...

(3-1) , , Tomko (1-3) , , Betancourt (1) , , rowspan="2", 11,637 , , 9-12 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 22 , , 2 – 0 , ,

Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

(4-0) , , Bannister (3-2) , , , , 9-13 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 23 , , April 25 , , Blue Jays , , 8 – 4 , ,

(2-0) , , Burnett (2-2) , , , , 22,561 , , 10-13 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , , April 26 , , Blue Jays , , 2 – 1 , , Hochevar (1-1) , ,

Marcum Marcum is a family name. Notable persons with that name include: * Deanna B. Marcum (1946–2022), American librarian and nonprofit leader * John Marcum (1995-present), ARCA founder, NASCAR official * Johnny Marcum (1909–1984), baseball pitcher ...

(2-2) , , Soria (6) , , 24,078 , , 11-13 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 25 , , April 27 , , Blue Jays , , 5 – 2 , , Litsch (3-1) , , Meche (1-4) , , Carlson (1) , , 13,998 , , 11-14 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 26 , , April 29 , , @

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

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Jennings Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include: *Jennings (Swedish noble family) A–G *Adam Jennings (born 1982), A ...

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, , 11 – 9 , , Millwood (2-2) , , Bannister (3-2) , , , , 17,705 , , 12-15 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 28 , , May 1 , , @

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Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ...

(6) , , 14,563 , , 12-16 , - bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , N/A , , May 2 , , @

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 13 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 29 , , May 3 , , @

, , 4 – 2 , , Hochevar (2-1) , , Sabathia (1-5) , , Soria (7) , , 27,272 , , 13-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 30 , , May 4 , , @

, , 2 – 0 , , Meche (2-4) , , Laffey (0-2) , , Soria (8) , , 27,836 , , 14-16 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 5 , , Angels , , 4 – 0 , ,

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

(6-0) , , R. Ramírez (0-1) , , , , 12,157 , , 14-17 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 6 , , Angels , , 5 – 3 , , Oliver (2-1) , , Bannister (3-4) , , Rodríguez (14) , , 11,354 , , 14-18 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 33 , , May 7 , , Angels , , 9 – 4 , , Greinke (4-1) , ,

(2-5) , , , , 11,084 , , 15-18 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 8 , , Orioles , , 4 – 1 , , Cabrera (3-1) , , Hochevar (2-2) , , , , 11,781 , , 15-19 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 35 , , May 9 , , Orioles , , 7 – 4 , , Trachsel (2-4) , , Meche (2-4) , , Sherrill (12) , , 21,873 , , 15-20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 36 , , May 10 , , Orioles , , 6 – 5 , ,

Olson Olson may refer to: * Olson (surname), people with the name ''Olson'' * Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute * Olson (constructor), a former racing car constructor * Olson database, also known as ''zoneinfo database'' * "Olson", a song by Boards o ...

(1-0) , , Tomko (1-4) , , Sherrill (13) , , 15,808 , , 15-21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , , May 11 , , Orioles , , 4 – 0 , , Bannister (4-4) , , Burres (3-4) , , , , 18,635 , , 16-21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 38 , , May 13 , , Tigers , , 3 – 2 , ,

(3-0) , , Cruceta (0-1) , , Soria (9) , , 11,703 , , 17-21 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 39 , , May 14 , , Tigers , , 2 – 0 , , Hochevar (3-2) , , Verlander (1-7) , , Soria (10) , , 14,053 , , 18-21 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 40 , , May 15 , , Tigers , , 8 – 4 , , Meche (3-5) , ,

(3-4) , , , , 34,734 , , 19-21 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 41 , , May 16 , , @

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, , 7 – 6 , , Tomko (2-4) , , Miller (3-3) , , Soria (11) , , 14,825 , , 20-21 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 17 , , @

, , 7 – 3, , Kensing (3-0) , , Bannister (4-5) , , , , 16,214 , , 20-22 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 43 , , May 18 , , @

, , 9 – 3 , , Greinke (5-1) , , Badenhop (1-3) , , , , 10,617 , , 21-22 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 44 , , May 19 , , @ Red Sox , , 7 – 0 , , Lester (3-2) , , Hochevar (3-3) , , , , 37,746 , , 21-23 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 20 , , @ Red Sox , , 2 – 1 , , Masterson (1-0) , , Meche (3-6) , , Papelbon (13) , , 37,486 , , 21-24 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 46 , , May 21 , , @ Red Sox , , 6 – 3 , , Colón (1-0) , , Tomko (2-5) , , , , 37,674 , , 21-25 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , May 22 , , @ Red Sox , , 11 – 8 , , Matsuzaka (8–0) , , Bannister (4–6) , , Papelbon (14) , , 37,613 , , 21-26 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48 , , May 23 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7 – 1 , ,

Halladay Halladay is an English and Scottish surname which may refer to: *Daniel Halladay (1826–1916), American engineer, inventor and businessman *Howard Hadden Halladay (1876–1952), Canadian politician *Roy Halladay (1977–2017), American baseball pl ...

(5-5) , , Greinke (5-2) , , , , 24,207 , , 21-27 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 24 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6 – 0 , , Litsch (6-1) , , Hochevar (3-4) , , , , 28,162 , , 21-28 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 25 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3 – 1 , ,

McGowan McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an Anglicization of the Irish Mac Gabhann and Scottish surname ''Mac Gobhann''. Belonging to the Uí Echach Cobo, located in modern-day County Down in the east of Ulster, they produced several ...

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Ryan Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

(11) , , 29,315 , , 21-29 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , , May 26 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7 – 2 , ,

(5-3) , , Tomko (2-6) , , , , 23,157 , , 21-30 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52 , , May 27 , , Twins , , 4 – 3 (12) , ,

Crain Crain may refer to: People * Crain (surname) Places * Crain, Yonne, a commune in the region Bourgogne, France Other * Crain (band), an indie rock band * Crain Communications, an American publishing conglomerate * ''Crain crain'', the common na ...

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Guerrier Guerrier (French: ''warrior'') is a French surname that may refer to * André Guerrier (1874–?), French Olympic sailor * Akia Guerrier (born 1998), female sprinter for the Turks and Caicos Islands * Edith Guerrier (1870–1958), American libra ...

(1) , , 17,191 , , 21-31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , , May 28 , , Twins , , 9 – 8 (10) , ,

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(14) , , 13,621 , , 21-32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 54 , , May 29 , , Twins , , 5 – 1 , , Slowey (2-4) , , Hochevar (3-5) , , , , 12,336 , , 21-33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , May 30 , ,

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Borowski Borowski (; feminine: Borowska; plural: Borowscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. People * Dorota Borowska (born 1996), Polish canoeist *Edmund Borowski (born 1945), Polish athlete *Elie Borowski (1913–2003), Jewish art dealer and c ...

(4) , , 25,243 , , 21-34 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 56 , , May 31 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Davies (1-0) , , Sabathia (3-7) , , Soria (12) , , 23,923 , , 22-34 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 57 , , June 1 , ,

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Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

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White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

, , 9 – 5 , , Floyd (6-3) , , Greinke (5-3) , , , , 21,727 , , 23-35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , , June 4 , , @

, , 6 – 4 (15) , , Dotel (3-2) , , Gobble (0-1) , , , , 23,515 , , 23-36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 60 , , June 5 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Contreras (6-3) , , Meche (3-8) , , , , 25,104 , , 23-37 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 6 , , @ Yankees , , 2 – 1 , , Davies (2-0) , , Rasner (3-3) , , Soria (13) , , 52,187 , , 24-37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 62 , , June 7 , , @ Yankees , , 12 – 11 , , Rivera (2-1) , , Soria (0-1), , , , 53,611 , , 24-38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 8 , , @ Yankees , , 6 – 3 , , Giese (1-1) , , Greinke (5-4) , , Rivera (16) , , 54,213 , , 24-39 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 64 , , June 9 , , @ Yankees , , 3 – 2 , , Yabuta (1-0) , , Rivera (2-2) , , Soria (14) , , 53,633 , , 25-39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 10 , ,

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Guardado Guardado is a Spanish surname, which derives from guardar, meaning "to guard". It may refer to: *Albert Guardado (born 1973), American boxer * Andrés Guardado (born 1986), Mexican football player * Eddie Guardado (born 1970), American baseball p ...

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(12) , , 14,741 , , 25-40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 66 , , June 11 , ,

, , 11 – 5 , , Padilla (8-3) , , Gobble (0-2) , , , , 20,840 , , 25-41 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 67 , , June 12 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , , Mahay (2-0) , , Francisco (1-2) , , Soria (15) , , 15,515 , , 26-41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 13 , , @

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

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Buckner Buckner may refer to: People * Buckner H. Payne (1799-1889), American clergyman, publisher, and racist pamphleteer *Buckner Thruston (1763–1845), U.S. Senator and judge from Kentucky * Buckner (surname) Music * Buckner & Garcia was an American ...

(1-0) , , Yabuta (1-2) , , , , 33,323 , , 26-42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69 , , June 14 , , @

, , 12 – 3 , , Hochevar (4-5) , , Johnson (4-4) , , , , 44,615 , , 27-42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 15 , , @

, , 8 – 3 , , Meche (4-8) , , Owings (6-5) , , , , 39,125 , , 28-42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 17 , , @ Cardinals , , 2 – 1 , , Davies (3-0) , , Villone (1-2) , , Soria (16) , , 43,793 , , 29-42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 18 , , @ Cardinals , , 3 – 2 , , Bannister (6-6) , , McClellan (0-2) , , Soria (17) , , 43,810 , , 30-42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 19 , , @ Cardinals , , 4 – 1 , , Greinke (6-4) , ,

Thompson Thompson may refer to: People * Thompson (surname) * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician Places Australia *Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality Bulgaria * Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province Canada * ...

(1-2) , , Soria (18) , , 44,277 , , 31-42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 20 , , Giants , , 9 – 4 , ,

Cain Cain ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl/Qāyīn is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He wa ...

(4-5) , , Yabuta (1-3) , , , , 34,588 , , 31-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 75 , , June 21 , , Giants , , 5 – 3 , , Meche (5-8) , ,

Correia Correia (Portuguese and Galician for "leather strap") is a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, also spelled Correa or Corrêa. Correia/Correa is found throughout all of the Iberian Peninsular. It may refer to: People General Portuguese ...

(1-5) , , Soria (19) , , 28,903 , , 32-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 76 , , June 22 , , Giants , , 11 – 10 , , Mahay (3-0) , , Hinshaw (1-1) , , Soria (20) , , 20,499 , , 33-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , June 23 , , Rockies , , 8 – 4 , , Bannister (7-6) , ,

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

(3-7) , , , , 12,260 , , 34-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 78 , , June 24 , , Rockies , , 7 – 3 , , Greinke (7-4) , ,

de la Rosa De la Rosa is a Spanish surname, which means "of the rose". The name De la Rosa (or variants of the name) may refer to: People with the name De la Rosa *Dane De La Rosa (born 1983), American baseball player *Domingo Vega de la Rosa (born 1953), S ...

(2-4) , , , , 19,169 , , 35-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79 , , June 25 , , Rockies , , 4 – 2 , , Hochevar (5-5) , ,

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

(10-5) , , Soria (21) , , 16,615 , , 36-43 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , June 27 , , Cardinals , , 7 – 2 , , Meche (6-8) , , Piñeiro (2-4) , , , , 36,360 , , 37-43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , June 28 , , Cardinals , , 5 – 1 , , Boggs (3-0) , , Davies (3-1) , , , , 37,537 , , 37-44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , June 29 , , Cardinals , , 9 – 6 , ,

Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

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Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

(11) , , 31,803 , , 37-45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , June 30 , , @ Orioles , , 6 – 5 (11) , , Mahay (4-0) , ,

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

(3-3) , , Soria (22) , , 15,289 , , 38-45 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 1 , , @ Orioles , , 7 – 5 , ,

Liz Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa (given name), Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and ...

(3-0) , , Hochevar (5-6) , , Sherrill (27) , , 19,756 , , 38-46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 2 , , @ Orioles , , 5 – 2 , , Cabrera (6-4) , , Meche (6-9) , , , , 17,909 , , 38-47 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 3 , , @ Orioles , , 10 – 7 , , Peralta (1-2) , ,

Loewen Loewen is a spelling variant of the word ''Löwen'' which means "lions" in German. This spelling is uncommon in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (as in the most common German language dialects ö is used usually instead of oe, while in English ö a ...

(0-2) , , Soria (23) , , 16,782 , , 39-47 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 4 , , @ Rays , , 11 – 2 , , Jackson (5-6) , , Bannister (7-8) , , , , 16,830 , , 39-48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 5 , , @ Rays , , 3 – 0 , , Sonnanstine (10-3) , , Greinke (7-5) , ,

Balfour Balfour may refer to: People Earls of Balfour * Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848–1930), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister of the UK (1902-1905), made the public statement of Balfour Declaration * Gerald Balfour, 2n ...

(3) , , 30,418 , , 39-49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 6 , , @ Rays , , 9 – 2 , , Shields (7-5) , , Hochevar (6-5) , , , , 20,587 , , 39-50 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 7 , , @ Rays , , 7 – 4 , , Soria (1-1) , ,

Wheeler Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a ...

(2-4) , , , , 16,293 , , 40-50 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 8 , ,

, , 8 – 7 (13) , , Masset (1-0) , ,

Tejeda Tejeda is a village and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Location The village of Tejeda is situated north-west of the Pico de las Nieves and s ...

(0-1) , , , , 13,614 , , 40-51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 9 , ,

, , 7-6 , ,

Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

(3-0) , ,

(0-2) , , Dotel (1) , , 16,502 , , 40-52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 10 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Mahay (5-0) , , Buehrle (6-8) , , Soria (24) , , 14,547 , , 41-52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94 , , July 11 , , Mariners , , 3 – 1 , , Hochevar (6-7) , ,

(6-6) , , Soria (25) , , 25,345 , , 42-52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 95 , , July 12 , , Mariners , , 5 – 4 , , H. Ramírez (1-0) , , Morrow (1-2) , , , , 23,792 , , 43-52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 13 , , Mariners , , 4 – 3 , , Green (2-2) , , Soria (1-2) , , Morrow (9) , , 21,421 , , 43-53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 18 , , @

, , 9 – 5 , , Buehrle (7-8) , , Greinke (7-6) , , , , 36,291 , , 43-54 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 19 , , @

, , 9 – 1 , , Meche (7-9) , , Floyd (10-6) , , , , 36,566 , , 44-54 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 20 , , @

, , 8 – 7 , , R. Ramírez (1-1) , , Thornton (4-2) , , Soria (26) , , 32,269 , , 45-54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 21 , , Tigers , , 19 – 4 , ,

Miner A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...

(4-3) , , Hochevar (6-8) , , , , 14,137 , , 45-55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 22 , , Tigers , , 7 – 1 , ,

(8-6) , , Davies (3-2) , , , , 22,074 , , 45-56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 23 , , Tigers , , 7 – 1 , , Galarraga (8-4) , , Greinke (7-7) , , , , 16,594 , , 45-57 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 24 , , Rays , , 4 – 2 , , Meche (8-9) , , Garza (8-6) , , Soria (27) , , 25,900 , , 46-57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 25 , , Rays , , 5 – 3 , , Jackson (6-7) , , Bannister (7-9) , , Percival (21) , , 31,535 , , 46-58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , July 26 , , Rays , , 5 – 3 , , Reyes (2-2) , , H. Ramírez (1-1) , , Percival (22) , , 24,322 , , 46-59 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , July 27 , , Rays , , 6 – 1 , , Davies (4-2) , , Sonnanstine (10-6) , , , , 13,779 , , 47-59 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , July 28 , , @ Athletics , , 4 – 2 , , Greinke (8-7) , , Braden (2-1) , , Soria (28) , , 12,464 , , 48-59 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 108 , , July 29 , , @ Athletics , , 5 – 2 , , Meche (9-9) , , Smith (5-10) , , Soria (29) , , 12,182 , , 49-59 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , July 30 , , @ Athletics , , 4 – 3 (10) , , R. Ramírez (2-1) , ,

(2-4) , , Soria (30) , , 26,272 , , 50-59 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 1 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Vázquez (8-9) , , Hochevar (6-9) , , Jenks (22) , , 21,291 , , 50-60 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 2 , ,

, , 9 – 7 , , Davies (5-2) , , Buehrle (8-10) , , Soria (31) , , 21,866 , , 51-60 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 3 , ,

, , 14 – 3 , , Greinke (9-7) , ,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

(0-2) , , , , 15,268 , , 52-60 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 4 , , Red Sox , , 4 – 3 , , Meche (10-9) , , Buchholz (2-7) , , Soria (32) , , 24,378 , , 53-60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 5 , , Red Sox , , 8 – 2 , , Beckett (10-8) , , Bannister (7-10) , , , , 22,069 , , 53-61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 6 , , Red Sox , , 8 – 2 , , Wakefield (7-8) , , Hochevar (6-10) , , , , 24,294 , , 53-62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 8 , , Twins , , 4 – 1 , , Slowey (8-8) , , Davies (5-3) , ,

(31) , , 33,653 , , 53-63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 9 , , Twins , , 7 – 3 , , Liriano (2-3) , , Greinke (9-8) , , , , 27,960 , , 53-64 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 10 , , Twins , , 5 – 4 (12) , ,

(1-2) , , Breslow (0-1) , , , , 27,960 , , 54-64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 12 , , @

, , 9 – 0 , , Vázquez (9-10) , , Bannister (7-11) , , , , 31,099 , , 54-65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 13 , , @

, , 4 – 0 , , Buehrle (10-10) , , Hochevar (6-11) , , , , 37,838 , , 54-66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 14 , , @

, , 9 – 2 , , Broadway (1-0) , , Davies (5-4) , , , , 32,788 , , 54-67 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 15 , , @ Yankees , , 4 – 3 , ,

(4-1) , , Rivera (4-5) , , Soria (33) , , 53,067 , , 55-67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 16 , , @ Yankees , , 3 – 2 (13) , , Robertson (3-0) , , Fulchino (0-1) , , , , 54,180 , , 55-68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 17 , , @ Yankees , , 15 – 6 , , Mussina (16-7) , , Bannister (7-12) , , , , 54,114 , , 55-69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 19 , , @

, , 9 – 4 , , Reyes (2-1) , , Hochevar (6-12) , , , , 18,946 , , 55-70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 20 , , @

, , 8 – 5 , , Rincón (3-3) , , Soria (1-3) , , Lewis (4) , , 23,920 , , 55-71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 21 , , @

, , 10 – 3 , ,

(18-2) , , Greinke (9-9) , , , , 21,391 , , 55-72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 22 , , Tigers , , 4 – 3 , , Verlander (10-13) , , Bannister (7-13) , , Rodney (6) , , 18,361 , , 55-73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 23 , , Tigers , , 4 – 0 , ,

(7-4) , , Davies (5-5) , , , , 27,346 , , 55-74 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 24 , , Tigers , , 7 – 3 , , Duckworth (1-0) , ,

(9-11) , , , , 16,663 , , 56-74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 25 , ,

, , 9 – 4 , , Feldman (5-5) , , Meche (10-10) , , , , 12,399 , , 56-75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 26 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Millwood (8-7) , , R. Ramírez (2-2) , , , , 17,004 , , 56-76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , August 27 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Harrison (6-3) , , Bannister (7-14) , , Francisco (1) , , 12,662 , , 56-77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 29 , , @ Tigers , , 6 – 3 , ,

(8-4) , , Davies (5-6) , , , , 40,206 , , 56-78 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 135 , , August 30 , , @ Tigers , , 13 – 3 , , Duckworth (2-0) , ,

(9-12) , , , , 40,623 , , 57-78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 31 , , @ Tigers , , 4 – 2 , , Glover (2-3) , ,

Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ...

(0-1) , , Rodney (7) , , 39,782 , , 57-79 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 137 , , September 2 , , Athletics , , 5 – 2 , , Greinke (10-9) , ,

Gonzalez Gonzalez or González may refer to: People * González (surname) Places * González, Cesar, Colombia * González Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico * Gonzalez, Florida, United States * González Island, Antarctica * González Anchorage, Antarctica ...

(1-3) , , Soria (34) , , 11,143 , , 58-79 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , N/A , , September 3 , , Athletics , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 4 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , rowspan="2" , September 4 , , rowspan="2" , Athletics
(doubleheader) , , 5 – 4 (10) , , Soria (2-3) , ,

(4-1) , , , , rowspan="2", 12,791 , , 59-79 , -bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , 9 – 6 , , Davies (6-6) , ,

Meyer Meyer may refer to: People *Meyer (surname), listing people so named * Meyer (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Companies * Meyer Burger, a Swiss mechanical engineering company * Meyer Corporation * Meyer Sound Labo ...

(0-4) , , R. Ramírez (1) , , 60-79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 5 , ,

, , 9 – 3 , , Mujica (2-1) , , Duckworth (2-1) , , , , 21,107 , , 60-80 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , , Meche (11-10) , , Jackson (0-2) , , Soria (35) , , 18,795 , , 61-80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 7 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , ,

(21-2) , , Greinke (10-10) , , Lewis (8) , , 15,023 , , 61-81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 9 , , @ Twins , , 7 – 2 , , Blackburn (10-8) , , Bannister (7-15) , , , , 17,015 , , 61-82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 10 , , @ Twins , , 7 – 1 , , Slowey (12-9) , , Davies (6-7) , , , , 20,421 , , 61-83 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 11 , , @ Twins , , 3 – 2 (10) , , R. Ramírez (3-2) , ,

(6-8) , , Soria (36) , , 20,138 , , 62-83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 12 , , @

, , 12 – 5 , ,

(22-2) , , Meche (11-11) , , , , 32,843 , , 62-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , rowspan="2" , September 13 , , rowspan="2" , @

(doubleheader) , , 8 – 3 , , Greinke (11-10) , ,

(8-7) , , , , rowspan="2", 25,783 , , 63-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , 8 – 4 , ,

(2-2) , , Bullington (0-1) , , Soria (37) , , 64-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 14 , , @

, , 13 – 3 , , Bannister (8-15) , , Mujica (2-2) , , , , 29,530 , , 65-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 15 , , Mariners , , 3 – 0 , , Davies (7-7) , , Silva (4-15) , , Soria (38) , , 10,307 , , 66-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 16 , , Mariners , , 6 – 3 , , Duckworth (3-1) , , Morrow (2-4) , , Soria (39) , , 19,135 , , 67-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 17 , , Mariners , , 5 – 2 , , Meche (12-11) , ,

Corcoran Corcoran is an Irish surname, the original Irish language form being meaning 'descendant of Corcrán'. The name itself is derived from meaning 'purple'. History The name Corcoran is an anglicisation of the names of two Gaelic clans. The f ...

(5-2) , , Soria (40) , , 13,382 , , 68-84 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 18 , , Mariners , , 12 – 0 , , Greinke (12-10) , , Feierabend (1-4) , , , , 14,144 , , 69-84 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 19 , ,

, , 9 – 4 , , Buehrle (14-11) , , Bannister (8-14) , , , , 26,049 , , 69-85 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 20 , ,

, , 5 – 2 , , Davies (8-7) , , Floyd (16-8) , , Soria (40) , , 23,754 , , 70-85 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 21 , ,

, , 3 – 0 , ,

Danks Danks is a surname. People with this surname include: * Aaron Danks (born 1985), English football coach * Clayton Danks (1879–1970), Wyoming rodeo champion *Dale Danks (1939–2021), American politician and lawyer * David Miles Danks (1931–2003 ...

(11-8) , , Duckworth (3-2) , , Jenks (29) , , 16,920 , , 70-86 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 22 , , Tigers , , 6 – 2 , , Meche (13-11) , ,

(8-5) , , , , 36,428 , , 71-86 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 23 , , Tigers , , 5 – 0 , , Greinke (13-10) , , García (1-1) , , , , 35,121 , , 72-86 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 24 , , Tigers , , 10 – 4 , , Bannister (9-16) , , Robertson (7-11) , , , , 35,899 , , 73-86 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , September 26 , , @ Twins , , 8 – 1 , , Davies (9-7) , , Liriano (6-4) , , , , 30,674 , , 74-86 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 27 , , @ Twins , , 4 – 2 , , Meche (14-11) , ,

(6-9) , , Soria (42) , , 38,072 , , 75-86 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , September 28 , , @ Twins , , 6 – 0 , ,

(11-5) , , Duckworth (3-3) , , , , 42,942 , , 75-87 , -

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

Player of the Week

April 7–13:

, shared with Raúl Ibañez ( Seattle Mariners).Ghiroli, Brittany
Honors for Bannister, Ibanez
''MLB.com'', April 14, 2008.
May 12–18: José Guillén.Ghiroli, Brittany
Sizzling Guillen wins AL weekly honors
''MLB.com'', May 19, 2008.
July 28 – August 3:

, shared with Xavier Nady ( New York Yankees).Nystrom, Thor
Newcomers Nady, Aviles split AL honor
''MLB.com'', August 4, 2008.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Burlington (Midwest)

References

External links

2008 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
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