Bruce Chen

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH The Royals, 5-3 winners over Tampa Bay on Sunday, have a crammed outfield that will soon be more crowded when Jarrod Dyson returns. Dyson, who is rehabbing his right high sprain...

MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Superb pitching must be contagious in the Royals clubhouse. The Royals pitching staff has restricted opposing clubs to three runs or less in 13 consecutive games, which is a franchise record. Ervin...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. George Brett took on this new life out of frustration. That's not the whole thing, but it is a big part. Pride. Disappointment. Frustration. Without those emotions he wouldn't be in uniform again, that old No. 5 on his back as he tries to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Elliot Johnson played several years with Tampa Bay and in their farm system, but this year he has been a Rays killer. Johnson was the player-to-be-named in the seven-player...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Center fielder Jarrod Dyson stroked two more singles in four at-bats Tuesday night for Triple-A Omaha, where he is rehabbing. On Monday night, Dyson went 3-for-3 with two walks...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH This one could be right out of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not." Royals right-hander James Shields ranks among the American League leaders with a 2.81 ERA, 84 strikeouts, 93 innings...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH The Royals have won six straight, their longest winning streak since reeling off seven in a row Sept. 10-17, 2011. Most of the current streak, however, is at the expense of the...

Luis Mendoza finally figured out what he needs to do to succeed at home. Mendoza pitched four-hit ball in matching zeros with Lucas Harrell for seven innings Sunday before Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each had run-scoring singles off reliever Hector...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Sometimes great hitters do not make good hitting coaches. The game often comes easy for them and they are so ultra-gifted that they find it difficult to teach others with less...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Remember that blue silence? Yeah, neither do the Royals, who own a season-best five-game winning streak after sweeping the Houston Astros from town with a 2-0 win Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Notice that it didn't take four runs, either....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH With their 4-2 victory over the Astros Friday, the Royals are now 3-0 since manager Ned Yost shook up the lineup by batting Eric Hosmer in the second hole, Salvador Perez third and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Hunter Dozier, the Royals' first-round pick, was drafted as a shortstop, but it is unlikely he will remain at that position for long. Dozier, 21, is a power hitter at 6 feet 4 and...