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2008 Schedule
March
30

31
DET
5-4 W
April
1

2
DET
4-0 W
3
DET
4-1 W
4
MIN
3-4 L
5
MIN
4-6 L
6
MIN
3-1 W
7

8
NYY
5-2 W
9
NYY
4-0 W
10
NYY
1-6 L
11
MIN
0-5 L
12
MIN
0-2 L
13
MIN
5-1 W
14
SEA
5-1 W
15
SEA
6-11 L
16
LAA
3-2 W
17
LAA
3-5 L
18
OAK
2-13 L
19
OAK
5-6 L
20
OAK
1-7 L
21

22
CLE
1-15 L
23
CLE
24
CLE
0-2 L
25
TOR
8-4 W
26
TOR
2-1 W
27
TOR
2-5 L
28

29
TEX
9-5 W
30
TEX
9-11 L
May
1
TEX
1-2 L
2
CLE
3
CLE
4-2 W
4
CLE
2-0 W
5
LAA
0-4 L
6
LAA
3-5 L
7
LAA
9-4 W
8
BAL
1-4 L
9
BAL
4-7 L
10
BAL
5-6 L
11
BAL
4-0 W
12

13
DET
3-2 W
14
DET
2-0 W
15
DET
8-4 W
16
FLA
7-6 W
17
FLA
3-7 L
18
FLA
9-3 W
19
BOS
0-7 L
20
BOS
1-2 L
21
BOS
3-6 L
22
BOS
8-11 L
23
TOR
1-7 L
24
TOR
0-6 L
25
TOR
1-3 L
26
TOR
2-7 L
27
MIN
3-4 L
28
MIN
8-9 L
29
MIN
1-5 L
30
CLE
4-5 L
31
CLE
4-2 W
June
1
CLE
6-1 W
2

3
CWS
5-9 L
4
CWS
4-6 L
5
CWS
2-6 L
6
NYY
2-1 W
7
NYY
11-12 L
8
NYY
3-6 L
9
NYY
3-2 W
10
TEX
5-6 L
11
TEX
5-11 L
12
TEX
6-5 W
13
ARZ
0-1 L
14
ARZ
12-3 W
15
ARZ
8-3 W
16

17
STL
2-1 W
18
STL
3-2 W
19
STL
4-1 W
20
SF
4-9 L
21
SF
5-3 W
22
SF
11-10 W
23
COL
8-4 W
24
COL
7-3 W
25
COL
4-2 W
26

27
STL
7-2 W
28
STL
1-5 L
29
STL
6-9 L
30
BAL
6-5 W
July
1
BAL
5-7 L
2
BAL
2-5 L
3
BAL
10-7 W
4
TB
2-11 L
5
TB
7:10
6
TB
1:40
7
TB
12:40
8
CWS
8:10
9
CWS
8:10
10
CWS
8:10
11
SEA
8:10
12
SEA
7:10
13
SEA
2:10
14

15

16

17

18
CWS
8:11
19
CWS
7:05
20
CWS
2:05
21
DET
8:10
22
DET
8:10
23
DET
2:10
24
TB
8:10
25
TB
8:10
26
TB
7:10
27
TB
2:10
28
OAK
10:05
29
OAK
10:05
30
OAK
3:35
31

August
1
CWS
8:10
2
CWS
3:55
3
CWS
2:10
4
BOS
8:10
5
BOS
8:10
6
BOS
8:10
7

8
MIN
8:10
9
MIN
7:10
10
MIN
2:10
11

12
CWS
8:11
13
CWS
8:11
14
CWS
2:05
15
NYY
7:05
16
NYY
1:05
17
NYY
1:05
18

19
CLE
7:05
20
CLE
7:05
21
CLE
12:05
22
DET
8:10
23
DET
7:10
24
DET
2:10
25
TEX
8:10
26
TEX
8:10
27
TEX
8:10
28

29
DET
7:05
30
DET
7:05
31
DET
1:05
September
1

2
OAK
8:10
3
OAK
8:10
4
OAK
8:10
5
CLE
8:10
6
CLE
7:10
7
CLE
2:10
8

9
MIN
8:10
10
MIN
8:10
11
MIN
1:10
12
CLE
7:05
13
CLE
7:05
14
CLE
1:05
15
SEA
8:10
16
SEA
8:10
17
SEA
8:10
18
SEA
2:10
19
CWS
8:10
20
CWS
7:10
21
CWS
2:10
22
DET
7:05
23
DET
7:05
24
DET
7:05
25

26
MIN
8:10
27
MIN
7:10
28
MIN
2:10
29

30

October
1

2

3

4

Hitting Leaders
AVGDavid DeJesus.321
HRJose Guillen13
RBIJose Guillen64
RAlex Gordon49
SBJoey Gathright18
Pitching Leaders
WZack Greinke7
SJoakim Soria23
ERAZack Greinke3.65
WHIPRobinson Tejeda1.22
KZack Greinke89
Injuries
PlayerStatusPrognosisEligible to Return
John Bale60 day DLLeft shoulder tightnessJun 15
Alberto Callaspo15 day DLUnspecified medical conditionJul 13
David DeJesusDay to dayLeft game - lower right bruised rib cage
Luke Hudson60 day DLRecovery from right shoulder surgeryMay 20
Leo Nunez15 day DLStrained right latJun 12
Player Notes
Mark Grudzielanek, 2B Friday 7/4, 7:57 PM CT
Mark Grudzielanek went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-2 loss to the Rays. The Royals only mustered four hits in the game.

Our View:Grudzielanek extended his hitting streak to six games, and is hitting .461 (12-for-26) over the span.
Brian Bannister, P Friday 7/4, 7:46 PM CT
Brian Bannister was rocked for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits over five innings in Friday's 11-2 loss to the upstart Rays at Tropicana Field, with one walk and six strikeouts.

Our View:Bannister slips to 7-8, with a 5.15 ERA. He is 2-2 over his last four starts, and has given up 13 earned runs over his last two.
Joakim Soria, P Thursday 7/3, 10:46 PM CT
Joakim Soria was lights out again on Thursday night in Baltimore. The right-hander threw a perfect ninth inning recording two strikeouts in his 23rd save of the season.

Our View:It's hard to pick out a player that has not only surprised, but also performed better in the process. George Sherrill comes to mind, but he recently blew saves in consecutive appearances. Soria's ERA is at 1.22, his WHIP at .073, and only his 23 saves trump his 41 strike outs in 37 innings.
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