Royals starter Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder. Royals manager Trey Hillman said on Thursday that Meche would most likely be shut down for the final ...

Royals outfielder Jose Guillen will miss the rest of the season because of a right knee injury. That was just the beginning of the bad news Saturday for the Royals, who have the worst record in the American League. Gil Meche and Brian Bannister will miss their next ...

Landon Powell hit his first career grand slam to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Wednesday. Ryan Sweeney had two hits and drove in two runs, while Trevor Cahill won back-to-back starts for the first time in more than two months. Powell homered off Royals ...