The Rockies shipped struggling right-handed reliever Felipe Paulino to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations Thursday night.

During Thursday night's game with the Arizona Diamondbacks , the Colorado Rockies announced that Felipe Paulino had been traded to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations . This comes as no surprise as the Rockies had designated him for assignment over the weekend. Paulino allowed a walkoff two-run home run to the Brewers ' Prince Fielder last Friday, sparing the team from having to blow ...

Two months in the the season and Royals closer Joakim Soria is still struggling. What steps should the Royals take with Soria moving forward? Royals closer Joakim Soria may be 3-1 with seven saves, but as you dive deeper into the numbers it makes you begin to wonder if there is an issue. Royals broadcaster Frank White blamed the early start on cold weather. Well now that the weather has warmed ...

Splittorff was never a man who wanted attention on himself, but in his passing, his many friends and admiring fans are making certain the star left-hander receives what he so richly deserves. Former Kansas City Royals pitching star and longtime broadcaster of college basketball and Royals' baseball, Paul Splittorff, lost his fight with cancer early Wednesday morning. The former major-leaguer ...

Kansas City Royals pitching great and current broadcaster Paul Splittorff passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 64. Days like today are tough to get a grasp on and sometimes even tougher to write about, as today lifelong Kansas City Royal Paul Splittorff passed away at the age of 64. He had been battling melanoma and oral cancer. During the Opening Day broadcast in 2009 you could tell ...

O's win 4th straight game on strength of highest-scoring frame in almost 2 years One inning was all the Orioles needed to pound the Kansas City Royals. In six of the seven innings the O's faced Luke Hochevar, they were shut down — but in the fourth, the team scored eight runs. It started off with Adam Jones' 10th double of the season.

Paul Splittorff, who spent his entire 15- year major league career with the Kansas City Royals and became one of the team's broadcasters, died Wednesday due to complications from melanoma. He was 64.

Throughout the 42-year history of the Kansas City Royals, the month of May has been the most troubling time of the season, and frequently has set the tone for how the team would ultimately finish the year. As much as many of us enjoy the springtime beauty and assorted other good things associated with the month of May, the same cannot be said for the Kansas City Royals . You see, May ...

Paul Splittorff, who won more games than any pitcher in Kansas City Royals history, died today due to complications from melanoma. He was 64.

KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals say Paul Splittorff, the winningest pitcher in the team's history, has died. The team announced in a news release that the 64-year-old Splittorff died early Wednesday from complications from melanoma at his home in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs. A left-hander, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Gordon had two hits and stretched his hitting streak to 13 games and left-hander Bruce Chen went seven strong innings Tuesday, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Indians 5-4.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Round one in the showdown between unlikely AL Central leaders went to Cleveland.

Alex Gordon had two hits, stretching his hitting streak to 13 games, to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in Tuesday's clash between the unlikely pacesetters in the American League Central division. Kansas City starter Bruce Chen (3-0) went seven strong innings, and beat the Indians for the fourth straight time while extending his personal winning streak,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 19 (UPI) -- Bruce Chen held the Indians to two runs over seven innings Tuesday, sparking the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 win over Cleveland.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Bruce Chen throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo.

The last time the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals were ranked first and second in the AL Central this late in the season was May 31, 1999. On Monday night, the two surprising top dogs squared off, and the Indians downed their hosts in ten innings, 7-3. The teams traded runs early on, with the Indians taking a 2-1 lead in the third. The score remained that way into the bottom of the ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kyle Davies pitches against the Cleveland Indians during the first inning of an MLB baseball game Monday, April 18, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo.

Carlos Carrasco faces Kyle Davies in Monday's opener to a four-game series in Missouri.

Jamey Wright made it through a second scoreless inning to carry a 3-1 lead into the ninth. But he got a little help from first base umpire Marvin Hudson, who blew a call at the bag that allowed Wright to notch a second out in the inning.

In a game shortened to 7-1/2 innings because of rain, Seattle manages just four hits before the eighth inning