Alex Gordon

Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon has left Sunday's game against Colorado after getting hit by a pitch on the left knee. Gordon was batting in the sixth inning when Rockies reliever Matt Belisle's slider ran in. Gordon buckled and fell to the ground, and was down for several minutes before limping to the dugout. Gordon was replaced by Mitch Maier.  

Alex Gordon doesn't know where negotiations stand on a long-term contract. He doesn't even know how much he deserves to make after a breakout season with the Kansas City Royals. All he knows is that he's under contract for next season, and spring training is almost here. "I don't know what I should make, what I shouldn't make. I just go out there, practice hard, work hard, and the games take care of themselves," said Gordon, who avoided arbitration Thursday by agreeing to a $4,775,000 contract for 2012.

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has agreed to a $37.5 million, four-year deal that includes a player option for 2016. The team had been working on a long-term deal with Gordon for several months. It was finally announced Friday, one week before the start of the regular season. Gordon will make $6 million this season, $9 million next season, $10 million in 2014 and $12.5 million in 2015. The player option is also for $12.5 million. Gordon has a breakthrough season in 2011, hitting .303 with 23 homers and 87 RBIs.

Alex Gordon drove home Chris Getz with a single in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. The Royals played from behind nearly the entire way, but broke through when Getz doubled off Blue Jays reliever Darren Oliver (0-1) with one out in the ninth. Gordon swatted the first pitch he saw from Oliver into the outfield, and Getz slid home easily ahead of the tag. Kelvin Herrera (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Royals, who got eight strong innings from Ervin Santana to remain within striking distance.

The Major League Baseball All-Star game is one week from today and Kansas City Royals' outfielder Alex Gordon has a chance to make the American League Team. If you'd like to vote for Gordon to get the final spot on the A.L. All-Star team simply go to this website and cast your vote: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2011/fv/ballot.jsp?tcid=EngRD-asgballot-FV-2011

Alex Gordon and Billy Butler both hit their 16th homers of the season in a four run third inning of a 5-4 decision, as the Royals salavaged a win in the of a three game series with the Yankees. Kansas City got six strong innings from starter Bruce Chen who won for a staff high eighth time this season. Third baseman Mike Moustakis had three hits in the win. The Royals split the seasons six game series with the Yankees and now welcome Boston to town for four starting tomorrow

Bruce Chen pitched eight crisp innings, Alex Gordon homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 on Tuesday night. Chen (11-7) allowed two singles, struck out eight and walked one. He was 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA in his previous two starts. Chen yielded a leadoff single to Ben Revere, who stole second. He was the only Twin to get past first base against the left-hander. Danny Valencia singled in the fifth for Minnesota's only other hit off Chen.  

The Kansas City Royals hit three home runs in the top of the 14th inning to beat Texas 12-7.  This win snaps a 5-game losing streak for Kansas City and breaks an 8 game losing streak in Arlington. Alex Gordon tied the game at 7 in the 9th inning with a solo home run.  Then Melky Cabrera and Alex Gordon hit back to back home runs in the 14th to give the Royals a lead.  Brayan Pena followed that up with a 3-run home run to give Kansas City the 12-7 lead. Rookie Eric Hosmer was stellar in this game recording his first four-hit outing along with his first 4-RBI peformance.  Hosmer made a leaping grab at first in the 13th inning to save a run. This now makes 28 extra innings played by the Royals this season which is equivalent to just over 3 full games. 

Alex Gordon hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Orioles closer Alfredo Simon (2-2) retired the first two batters in the ninth before walking Rick Ankiel and giving up a single to Wilson Betemit. Gordons second home run of the season landed in the Royals bullpen. It was the Royals first walk-off home run since David DeJesus on July 12, 2008, against Seattle.

Alex Gordon homered and Kyle Davies beat Detroit for the first time in six home starts, leading Kansas City past the Tigers 2-1 on a warm, windy Sunday afternoon. Davies (7-9) went six innings and allowed only three hits and one run, a home run by Casper Wells in the fifth. He walked three and struck out four after coming in with an 0-5 record and a 6.59 ERA in five starts against the Tigers in Kauffman Stadium. Joakim Soria had two strikeouts while pitching a perfect ninth to extend his club record with 30 consecutive saves.

Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.     Davis (4-5) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings for his first win since he beat the Los Angeles Angels on May 15. It was the right-hander's first game against the Rays, who traded him to the Royals during the offseason.     After Francoeur hit a solo homer in the fifth inning, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon had RBI singles to put the Royals ahead 4-2 in the sixth.

Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the eighth inning Sunday, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 3-1. Texas starter Yu Darvish pitched seven shutout innings and left with a 1-0 lead. The 20-year-old Profar connected off J.C. Gutierrez (0-1) for his second homer, a solo shot that put Texas ahead 2-1. David Murphy added an RBI single later in the inning. Tanner Scheppers (4-0) got two outs in the eighth and Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 17th save in 18 chances.

Of course the Royals get on a flight they have to shut down because of mechanical issues---different ones, I trust, than the Royals themselves have been suffering through for the last three weeks. I'm sure they enjoyed the bus ride over to St. Louis, giving more credibility to the so-called I-70 series. Self-fulfilling prophecy--- Even when the Royals went to the eighth up 3-1 in St. Louis last night - you were waiting for the other shoe to drop. That's how bad it's gotten for Royals fans and, sure enough, Carlos Beltran leads off the eighth with a homer and the choke was on. One of the big differences between good and bad teams, besides talent, is the belief that you can get it done.

The Oakland A's came off consecutive one-run victories over the Kansas City Royals into game three on Sunday. The A's made it three after defeating the Royals 4-3 and completed their first home sweep of Kansas City in five years. The Royals came out strong once again. In the top of the fourth Alex Gordon connected with an RBI single up the middle to score Chris Getz. The Royals added one more in the top of the fourth to take a two run lead. Hosmer added an RBI double in the fifth but the lead was shot.

Robinson Cano finally hit a home run at Kauffman Stadium, Vernon Wells went deep for the second straight game and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep. Hiroki Kuroda (5-2) allowed only a sacrifice fly by the Royals' Alex Gordon and an RBI groundout by Alcides Esocbar over 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander at one point went 15 batters without allowing a hit to win for the fifth time in his last six decisions. The Yankees, who began the day in sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time this season, scored all their runs off Ervin Santana (3-2)

Alex Gordon drove home Chris Getz with a single in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. The Royals played from behind nearly the entire way, but broke through when Getz doubled off Blue Jays reliever Darren Oliver (0-1) with one out in the ninth. Gordon swatted the first pitch he saw from Oliver into the outfield, and Getz slid home easily ahead of the tag. Kelvin Herrera (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Royals, who got eight strong innings from Ervin Santana to remain within striking distance.

Justin Verlander breezed through eight innings and Prince Fielder hit a solo homer, helping the Detroit Tigers steady themselves with a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Detroit entered one game behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central after being swept in a doubleheader by Minnesota on Sunday. Verlander (16-8) had little trouble with the Royals, who knocked him around for eight runs and 12 hits last month. The right-hander allowed two runs and nine hits this time, striking out eight without a walk.

James Shields took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, leading Tampa Bay over the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday for the Rays' 16th win in 21 games. Shields (12-7) retired 12 in a row after Alcides Escobar's two-out single in the third and allowed three runs and five hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one, improving to 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his last five starts. Escobar ended Shields' day with a two-out RBI triple in the eighth that pulled Kansas City to 4-2. Jake McGee allowed a run-scoring single to Alex Gordon, and Kyle Farnsworth retired Billy Butler on a grounder.

Kevin Millwood pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Jesus Montero hit a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday. Millwood (4-8) gave up one unearned run and six hits in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out three, walked one and was aided by two excellent plays from shortstop Brendan Ryan. Tom Wilhelmsen worked the ninth for his 13th save. Lorenzo Cain hit an RBI triple with two outs before Alex Gordon grounded out. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas sprained his right knee while diving for a grounder in the first inning.

Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs and Alex Gordon had three hits and scored two runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Saturday night.     Cain delivered run-producing singles in the first and fifth innings and he had an RBI-double in the seventh. Cain's three RBIs matched a career high, accomplished twice in 2010 when he was with Milwaukee. Gordon had his 34th multihit game and is hitting .352 since moving back to the Royals leadoff spot on May 27. Luis Mendoza (4-6)