Home

Mitch Maier

MLB: Seattle 6, Kansas City 3

Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:42 by preet_20

Seattle, Aug. 29: Josh Wilson drove in three runs Friday, and Felix Hernandez bounced back from a poor start to help lift Seattle to a 6-3 decision over Kansas City.

Wilson hit a slow bouncer back to the pitcher in the second inning that allowed Mike Sweeney to score from third and singled in two runs in the fourth to give the Mariners a 5-1 lead.

That was enough for Hernandez (13-5), who limited the Royals to three runs on five hits in seven innings before turning things over to the bullpen.

Sean White retired the side in the eighth inning, and David Aardsma worked around a lead-off single in the ninth to grab his 31st save.

MLB: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 25: Zack Greinke established a club record by striking out 15 batters Tuesday while carrying the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over Cleveland.

Greinke (12-8) gave up five hits and a walk over eight innings. The previous Kansas City record for most strikeouts in a single game had been 14, set 21 years ago by Mark Gubicza.

Greinke's previous strikeout high had been 11.

Mitch Maier backed up Greinke with his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh that gave the Royals a 6-1 lead. Kansas City snapped a five-game losing streak.

Cleveland had won its previous three games.

Justin Masterson (4-5) took the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits with two walks in six innings.

MLB: Kansas City 14, Minnesota 6

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 11:03 by preet_20

Minneapolis, Aug. 12: Miguel Olivo had three hits, including a home run, drove in three runs and scored three Tuesday in the Kansas City Royals' 14-6 pounding of Minnesota.

Alex Gordon, Yuniesky Betancourt and Mitch Maier had two hits and two RBI apiece for the Royals, who won for the third time in their last five games.

Kansas City starter Kyle Davies (4-8) went five innings, allowing one run on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts to get the win.

Denard Span drove in two runs and Delmon Young and Brendan Harris homered for the Twins.

Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn (8-7) lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits in the Twins' eighth loss in their last 10 games.

--
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 1

Mon, 08/03/2009 - 03:23 by Salinder Kumar

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Mitch Maier drove in three runs for Kansas City, which struck late to break up a no-hit bid by Tampa Bay's James Shields Sunday and beat the Rays 4-1.

Maier drove in a run in an eighth-inning rally started by John Buck, who got the Royals' first hit of the game. Maier then singled in two more runs in the ninth.

Ben Zobrist homered for Tampa Bay.

Brian Bannister (7-7) got the win, allowing five hits in seven scoreless
innings, and Joakin Soria picked up his 18th save of the season.

Loser Shields (6-8) gave up two hits in 7 1/3 innings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Kansas City 4, Houston 3

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:48 by preet_20

Houston, June 25: Miguel Olivo hit a towering homer on the first pitch of the 11th inning Wednesday, giving Kansas City a wild 4-3 victory over Houston.

Kansas City forced extra innings with a run in the ninth and both teams scored in the 10th before Olivo hit his game-winning blast off Jeff Fulchino (2-3).

The Royals tied it in the ninth with an unearned run, which came after Mitch Maier reached on first baseman Lance Berkman's fielding error. Maier later scored on a single by David DeJesus.

Kansas City took the lead in the 10th on a homer by Brayan Pena, but the Astros tied it in the bottom half of the inning when Matt Kata singled in Ivan Rodriguez from second.