Elliot Johnson

Punchless attack sinks Royals in another 2-1 loss to A's

2013-05-19 01:44:02

It's happened twice now, two nights in a row, and the Royals shouldn't require further proof: While their rotation is much improved over recent seasons, one run isn't often going to be enough. It was Ervin Santana who paid the price Saturday night for...

Royals ride seven-run third inning to victory over Angels

2013-05-16 00:00:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. _ A seven-run third inning and an eight-run lead and, still, it seemed like the Kansas City Royals had to hang on all night Wednesday before securing a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It shouldn't be this hard, right?...

Judging the Royals: Three bad sliders cost Santana the game

2013-05-13 11:14:02

Sunday against the Yankees, Ervin Santana threw 102 pitches -- three of them cost him the game. In the third inning Santana threw a slider up in the zone to Robinson Cano, and the Yankees second baseman hit it over 400 feet. Unfortunately, the right field...

Royals Q&A: Bad week fuels lots of concerns

2013-05-13 11:14:02

All it took was one bad week -- and it was a bad week -- to start lots of Royals fans on the here-we-go-again carousel. This latest sampling of twitter questions reflects that: @PhilGarver: firing Seitz/hiring Maloof was supposed to bring a pull...

Yankees sweep slumping Royals with 4-2 win

2013-05-13 00:00:00

So maybe it's not time to reach for the rip cord or pound the panic button. But make no mistake, the Royals are in an early-May funk, and this is the kind of streak that looks plenty familiar in the confines of Kauffman Stadium. The latest loss came...

Hiroki Kuroda sharp as Yankees sweep Royals for 5th in row

2013-05-13 00:14:02

After his previous start, Hiroki Kuroda lamented the one mistake that got his team beat. Of course, in that game, the Yankees provided him no offense, so he wasn't close to being the main culprit. Kuroda was just as good Sunday, but this time he was...

Cano, Wells smack home runs; Yanks sweep Royals

2013-05-12 14:24:00

. — Robinson Cano homered and Hiroki Kuroda pitched into the eighth inning as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium. After Chris Stewart singled with one out in the third,...

Pettitte and Rivera still too much for Royals in 3-2 loss to Yankees

2013-05-12 00:00:00

This loss was more familiar, at least. For the most part, anyway. The Royals got shut down Saturday by old guard, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera, in a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. Petttitte is now unbeaten against the Royals...

Royals' Johnson getting more time at second base

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Elliot Johnson's strong play of late is earning him some more time at second base. Johnson made his fourth start in the last five games on Saturday, even though his modest four-game hit streak was snapped Friday. "He's swinging the bat well and...

Scoreboard: May 12

2013-05-11 22:12:00

Andy Pettitte's sharp cutter, Vernon Wells' two-run homer lead Yankees past Royals

2013-05-12 00:44:03

Andy Pettitte finally found his cutter, mysteriously missing his previous two starts. Mariano Rivera's cutter, though shaky for two batters, still got the job done. One night after the offense starred in a blowout victory, the two veteran pitchers...

More bullpen miseries as Royals lose 4-3 to Orioles

2013-05-08 01:34:02

The continuing battle with Mother Nature is beyond the Royals' control, but they'd better find a way to fix a suddenly leaky bullpen after Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Matt Wieters flicked a tie-breaking double to left...

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy throws to first to compete an ninth inning double play after forcing out the Royals' Elliot Johnson at second.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Brian Schneider (23) left, tags out Tampa Bay Rays' Elliot Johnson (9) at home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning at Bright House Field in Clearwater FL, Thursday afternoon.

2013-01-30 04:09:00

CON: Defense The Rays have the second-most errors in the majors (73; the O's are worst with 79), and they really don't have the bats to make up for that many miscues in the field. By comparison the Rays only committed 73 errors all of last season, which was the fewest in the majors.

2012-06-07 00:00:00