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Jason Kipnis had been mired in such a batting slump that the Indians second baseman had resorted to watching old film of himself, trying to discover what had changed in the past couple years. Kipnis proceeded to club four hits and drive in four runs Sunday, the big shot an inside-the-park homer in the ninth inning, to lead Cleveland's 12-5 rout of the Kansas City Royals. It's been ugly to watch and worse to go out there,'' said Kipnis, who is still hitting just .223 this season. Continue to Article

August 26, 2018 6:12:pm EST

A game between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians was delayed 30 minutes Friday night after a pipe burst near Kauffman Stadium's iconic outfield fountains, causing flooding on the right field warning track. Relievers in the Royals bullpen yelled to alert stadium officials to the problem, triggering the stoppage. The Royals led 3-2 at the time of the delay thanks to All-Star catcher Salvador Perez's 454-foot, opposite-field home run in the first inning, a drive that landed in the fountains. Continue to Article

August 24, 2018 10:29:pm EST

Sister Mary Jo Sobieck is no joke on the baseball mound. The Chicago White Sox invited the nun, who works for local Marian Catholic High School, to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Saturday baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Kansas City Royals. Plenty of guest players have been known to flub the first pitch experience — it’s not as easy as it looks to throw a perfect fastball strike, after all. Continue to Article

August 20, 2018 10:53:am EST

The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Danny Duffy on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a shoulder impingement. The 29-year-old Duffy received an anti-inflammatory shot after allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's 8-3 loss to St. Louis. ''I felt like getting the shot would help me avoid the DL, just kind of power through it,'' Duffy said. Continue to Article

August 13, 2018 7:19:pm EST