Royals Swept By Indians - Kansas City News

After surviving a tough road trip out west, the Royals returned home to face one of the worst teams in the league and hopefully gain some momentum in its first division matchup of the season. Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong for Kansas City did, and the Royals were swept by the Cleveland Indians.

After an impressive start in his first appearance of the season, Luke Hochevar got absolutely rocked by the Indians in the Royals' home opener. Hochevar allowed seven runs in the first inning alone, and Kansas City fell to Cleveland 8-3. In the second game of the series, Kansas City fell behind 9-2 before eventually tying the game at 9-9 after a furious comeback. The Royals couldn’t keep the momentum going, and Cleveland prevailed in extra innings, 11-9.

It appeared that the Royals were going to salvage game three of the series early, when Kansas City took a 3-0 lead off of the struggling (and recently suspended) Ubaldo Jimenez. Cleveland erased that deficit in a hurry, scoring six runs in the third inning and cruising to a 13-7 victory. That loss dropped the Royals to 3-6 on the season, and Kansas City current sits in fourth place in the AL Central standings.

The entire series was an ugly one for Kansas City. After a fantastic start to the season, the Royals’ starting pitching was terrible all weekend. The Indians officially have Kansas City’s number, and the Royals will have to find a way to start winning more games against division opponents.

Kansas City starts another AL Central series today against the Detroit Tigers. Danny Duffy (1-0) will get the start for the Royals, and will face one of the best pitchers in the game in Detroit’s Justin Verlander (0-1).

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Weather - Tornados Strike Oklahoma, Storms Likely for Kansas City - KC News

There was some nasty weather out on the plains yesterday as tornados touched down in Woodward, Oklahoma killing 5 people and injuring 20.  Lighting struck the siren warning system and the tornado sirens did not sound.  At this time over 3000 people are out of power in Oklahoma.  Weather for Kansas City looks to be cloudy with a chance of intermittent thunderstorms depending on what part of Kansas City you live in.

Yesterday, April 14th, over 100 tornado warnings were issued across the Midwest.  A state of emergency was declared in Sedgwick County, Kansas and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is scheduled to tour the damaged areas today - what the hell good will that do?  Anyway, it seems the town of Thurman, Iowa got hit the hardest, with almost 75% of the ENTIRE town destroyed!  Hope the local bar is still standing.  The American Red Cross is focusing food and shelter efforts on the areas of Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas until the damage is repaired and the people left homeless are taken care of.  The weather in Kansas City today will be a slight reflection of the storms that passed through yesterday and last night, with cloud cover for most of the day and a chance of thunderstorms until early evening.  The 5 day weather conditions for Kansas City will see the sun come out again on Monday with mild temperatures in the low 70's and no rain in sight until Thursday.

In the wake of the terrible tornado that rocked Joplin, Missouri last year, officials and government agencies are quicker to issue warnings and watches during this year's tornado season.  Too bad it didn't thunderstorm on Friday night and "wash out" that hideous Royals home opener!  

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X Factor Auditions Kansas City now Online Tryouts

If you didn't make the recent Kansas City tryouts for the X Factor at Kemper Arena, we found another way for you to try out for the X Factor.  Kansas City News was just sent this press release from X Factor Producer Jason Trawick:

The newest popular television sensation the X Factor is looking for solo singers ages 12 (as of January 1, 2012) and up, girl groups, duos, boy bands or vocal groups of any combination including Kansas City bands. ANY type of music is welcome - pop, rock, rap, country, R&B, alternative, hip-hop...you name it! With a prize of a $5 MILLION DOLLAR RECORDING CONTRACT, on the X Factor, we're not playing around. Why not audition? What do you have to lose? If you missed the audition for the X Factor in Kansas City you can audition online and it takes no more than 10 minutes, and could change your life forever!

There are 3 ways to audition:

1. ONLINE! From the comfort of your own home/bedroom/bathroom/wherever you sing. Go here:

https://auditions.thexfactorusa.com/

Be sure to get your X Factor Audition in before the APRIL 15th DEADLINE!

2. In Person at one of our open auditions in

Kansas City, MO – Kemper Arena March 14th (X Factor registration March 12 &13)

Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center March 22nd (X Factor registration March 20 & 21)

San Francisco, CA – Cow Palace April 20th (X factor registration April 18 & 19)

Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum     May 1st (X Factor registration April 29 & 30)

Providence, Rhode Island – Dunkin Donuts Center May 10th (X Factor registration May 9)

For more info go to: http://www.thexfactorusa.com/auditions

3. At your Local Mall in a MyStudio Booth:

Although there is not one located in Kansas City, you can travel to one of the following MyStudio Booths to audition for the X Factor:  Hawaii, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Pheonix, Nashville, New Jersey and New England  Go here: http://mystudio.net/xfactor2012/aboutxfactor.aspx  for more information about exactly where and when.

Here at Kansas City News we are going to give you the phone number to one of the actual producers of The X Factor!  Who loves you more than us?  Let them know by email (maggie.xfactor@gmail.com) or call them at 818-748-1240 if you have questions, concerns or problems auditioning.  The X Factor also asked us to tell Kansas City residents to feel free to share this information with anyone you think might be interested in auditioning. In the X Factor producer's experience, a recommendation by a friend, co-worker, teacher or family member to audition is where real undiscovered talent comes from. Wouldn't it be great if a talented singer or group of singers (remember, we're looking for ages 12 and up and groups!) from the Kansas City area auditioned and went ALL THE WAY to the $5 million prize!?

Best of luck from the producers of the X Factor and all of us here at Kansas City News.

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Royals 2012 Home Opener Preview - Kansas City News

The Royals 2012 home opener is just hours away! After starting the season off with a road trip out west, Kansas City will play its first home game this afternoon at 3:10 p.m. The Royals (3-3) will take on the struggling Cleveland Indians (1-4).

For the second year in a row, Luke Hochevar (1-0) will get the start in Kansas City’s home opener. Hochevar looked impressive in his first outing of the season, allowing only two runs in 6 innings pitched against the Angels. While Cleveland has looked terrible so far this season, the Royals will face one of the league’s better pitchers in Derek Lowe. In his only start this season, Lowe threw seven scoreless innings against Toronto to lead the Indians to their only win of the season. The pitching matchup suggests that this could be a very low scoring affair; however Hochevar has struggled against Cleveland in the past. In 2011, the Royals’ Ace went 1-2 against the Indians with a 5.31 ERA. Derek Lowe has struggled against the Royals in his career, with a 5.72 ERA in games played in Kansas City.

After a disappointing end to its series against the A’s, Kansas City has a great opportunity to take this series and build some momentum. The Royals’ next three series are at home, and several AL Central matchups loom in the near future as well. A hot start could catapult this team into playoff contention, and this year, the Royals seem capable of living up to their early hype.

This will be the first home opener for both Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas, as both were called up from the minor leagues during last season. The Indians went 12-6 against the Royals last season, and won 4 out of the 5 games played in Kansas City.

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Late Collapse Costs Royals Series Vs. A's - Kansas City News

There are “tough” ways to lose a baseball game, and then there is the manner in which the Royals dropped last night’s extra-inning affair to the A’s. After taking the lead in the top of the 12th off of a Billy Butler double, reliever Jonathan Broxton allowed two runs and Oakland had a walk-off victory. It was how Broxton gave up the last run that has Kansas City fans fuming.

After former Royal Coco Crisp tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI grounder, Broxton’s control issues began. He hit Yoenis Cespedes on the first pitch of the at-bat to load the bases, then beamed Jonny Gomes on the first pitch of his at-bat to give Oakland the win. It was only the third time the A’s have won a game on a hit-by-pitch in the club’s history.

Broxton’s meltdown wasted some clutch hitting by two of Kansas City’s stars. Billy Butler and Alex Gordon both hit home runs and were responsible for all four of the Royals’ runs. The Royals had chances to add to their total, including a bases-loaded situation in the 5th, but were unable to capitalize.

The Royals’ return home tomorrow with a 3-3 record, and Kansas City can’t help but feel like it missed a golden opportunity to win its first two series of the year. There are some positive signs that should give fans hope – Kansas City’s starting pitching has been fantastic, and the Royals’ main offensive weapons are starting to find their groove. The Royals have a very easy April schedule, and there is no reason to doubt that Kansas City can emerge from the first month of the season with a winning record.

The Royals return to Kansas City tomorrow for the team’s home opener. Luke Hochevar (1-0) will start for Kansas City, while Derek Lowe (1-0) will start for the visiting Cleveland Indians. The Royals lost last year's home opener, 4-2, to the Angels.

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