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Royals looking to avoid sixth straight loss

May 24, 2008 - 12:39 PM Kansas City (21-27) at Toronto (25-25) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - The Kansas City Royals will send a rookie to the mound as the club attempts to avoid a sixth straight loss Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Luke Hochevar (3-3, 4.29 ERA) will make his eighth career start and seventh of season, hoping to get more support from his offense that he did the last time out.

The 24-year-old righthander allowed seven runs - four earned - and five hits with six walks and two strikeouts over six innings during Monday's 7-0 setback to the Boston Red Sox. His best effort may not have mattered however, as Boston hurler Jon Lester no-hit the Royals.

Toronto will counter with righthander Jesse Litsch (5-1, 4.22), who will make his first appearance since May 16. He gave up two runs and five hits while striking out four in three innings of relief in a 10-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

It was Litsch's only relief appearance of the season. The 23-year-old has won his previous three decisions.

Roy Halladay tossed his major league-leading fifth complete game of the season and Marco Scutaro drove in four runs as the Blue Jays defeated the Royals, 7-1, in the season opener.

Toronto is seeking its third straight victory.






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    Royals 0, Blue Jays 6  FinalMay 24 5:07 PM


  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
    TORONTO 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 6 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - LUKE HOCHEVAR, YASUHIKO YABUTA (7TH), RAMON RAMIREZ (7TH), LEO
    NUNEZ (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK
    TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND GREGG ZAUN

    HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE
    TOR - BRAD

    May 24 3:46 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO LYLE OVERBAY SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L OVERBAY ON FIRST, A RIOS ON SECOND, A HILL
    ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    TORONTO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: B WILKERSON (.210, 1-FOR-3, HR, 4 RBI)

    Royals 0, Blue Jays 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 24 3:13 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK ALLOWED SCOTT ROLEN TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ZAUN ON FIRST, L OVERBAY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.280, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 0, Blue Jays 5  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 24 2:49 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY BRAD WILKERSON (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 1ST OFF LUKE HOCHEVAR SCORED AARON HILL, SCOTT ROLEN AND LYLE
    OVERBAY.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, TORONTO 4
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.270, 1 HR, 16 RBI)

    Royals 0, Blue Jays 4  Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 24 1:31 PM

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