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Tue Sep 5 201704:13RF Melky Cabrera had two-run double in Kansas City's 7-6 win at ...
RF Melky Cabrera had a two-run double in Kansas City's 7-6 win at Detroit on Monday. He has five RBIs in the last four games after going 13 games without knocking in a run. Cabrera is batting .303 with 20 RBIs in 33 games since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox. "He's been a big part of our lineup," manager Ned Yost said. "He's been a very big offensive producer for us and he's been very consistent from the moment we got him."
Mon Sep 4 201702:46LF Melky Cabrera hit 17th home run of season and fourth with Roy...
LF Melky Cabrera hit his 17th home run of the season and fourth with the Royals since being traded from the White Sox on July 30. Cabrera's home run put Kansas City up 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning. He finished 2-for-4 at the plate, his fourth multi-hit game against Minnesota this year.
Mon Aug 28 201702:23OF Melky Cabrera 2-4 Sunday
OF Melky Cabrera was 2-for-4 Sunday. Since being acquired by the Royals in a trade with the White Sox on July 30, Cabrera is hitting .308 (32-for-104), with four doubles, two triples, three home runs and 15 RBIs. In 17 games against Cleveland this year Cabrera is hitting .328.
Sun Aug 13 201703:34OF Melky Cabrera increased hitting streak to eight games Saturda...
OF Melky Cabrera increased his hitting streak to eight games Saturday in a 5-4 win over the White Sox. Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning that proved to be the difference. He is hitting .352 (12 of 34) during his hitting streak and has three home runs and 13 RBIs in 13 games since joining the Royals.
Sat Aug 12 201703:43RF Melky Cabrera 1 for 4 with double in first game against White...
RF Melky Cabrera went 1 for 4 with a double in his first game against the White Sox since the club traded him to Kansas City for two minor league pitching prospects on July 30. Cabrera, who played for the Royals in 2011, joined the White Sox in 2015, and quickly became a positive clubhouse influence. "I have a lot of good memories because I played with them 2 ½ years," Cabrera said through a translator. "I know the guys there. ... It's kind of sentimental or tough to have that situation." Cabrera is batting .380 (8-for-21) during a seven-game hitting streak.
Thu Aug 10 201703:32LF Melky Cabrera drove in three runs, singling in second run of ...
LF Melky Cabrera drove in three runs, singling in the second run of the first inning and then jacking a towering two-run homer to right-center in the fifth to regain a one-run lead for Kansas City. Cabrera has hit safely in eight of 10 games since joining the Royals on July 31 after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox. Nine of his 15 homers this year are as a left-handed hitter.
Fri Aug 4 201705:31RF Melky Cabrera snapped 10-game RBI drought with run-producing ...
RF Melky Cabrera snapped a 10-game RBI drought with a run-producing single in the seventh Thursday. His previous RBI was July 22 at Kauffman Stadium while with the White Sox.
Tue Aug 1 201705:44RF Melky Cabrera rejoined Royals after six years on Monday, play...
RF Melky Cabrera rejoined the Royals after six years on Monday, playing right field and batting third. Kansas City obtained him a deal with the White Sox over the weekend, and he went 0-for-4 in the Royals' 2-1 loss in Baltimore.
Mon Jul 31 201703:05OF Melky Cabrera acquired from Chicago White Sox in exchange for...
OF Melky Cabrera was acquired from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league pitchers Andre Davis and A.J. Puckett. Cabrera, who is in the final season of a three-year contract with the White Sox, rejoins the Royals after spending 2011 with the club. Cabrera, 32, is hitting .295 with 13 home runs, 56 RBIs and 17 doubles. His nine outfield assists are tied for the major league lead. Cabrera has been hot recently, batting .341 with six doubles, five homers and 10 RBIs during July, which includes a pair of four-hit games on July 15 at Seattle and July 22 at Kauffman Stadium against the Royals. Cabrera batted .287 with 95 doubles, 39 homers and 219 RBIs over three seasons with the White Sox after signing as a free agent in December 2014. Cabrera is in his 13th major league season which includes 2011 with the Royals, when he set career highs in doubles (44), homers (18), RBIs (87) and stolen bases (20). A switch-hitter, Cabrera is a career .290 hitter from the left-side, compared to a .277 hitter as a right-handed batter.
Sun Jul 30 201720:22Royals acquire Cabrera from White Sox
CHICAGO -- The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Melky Cabrera and cash considerations from the Chicago White Sox on Sunday in exchange for minor league pitchers Andre Davis and A.J. Puckett.Cabrera, who is in the final season of a three-year contract with the White Sox, rejoins the Royals after spending 2011 with the club.He called the trade "a sad moment for me," and spoke of the bond he had formed with several White Sox teammates."Honestly, I wasn't expecting this because I love the city, I love the team," Cabrera said through a team interpreter. "But at the same time, you are seeing what's happening around the team with all the moves, just try to block all those things, but I knew it was a possibility for this to happen.""As I told Melky directly this morning, he has been outstanding for this organization since he first put on our uniform, not only in terms of his performance between the white lines, but what he did in the clubhouse," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. "He's... [More]
Sun Jul 30 201703:38LF Melky Cabrera 4-5 Saturday against Indians
LF Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 Saturday against the Indians. He is batting .295 and could be on the move before the trade deadline. Cabrera is hitting .472 all-time against Corey Kluber.
Mon Jul 24 201703:53OF Melky Cabrera, who had four-hit game Saturday, remains on tra...
OF Melky Cabrera, who had a four-hit game Saturday, remains on the trading block for a team looking for a bat. White Sox manager Rick Renteria said he is "kind of surprised" Cabrera has not been dealt already. "I would like to finish the season here," Cabrera said through an interpreter Sunday. "I like Chicago. I like this team, and I would like to stay here for a long time, not just to the end of the season. But, you know what, I don't have control over those decisions. They know what they have to do. For me, if you ask me like you're doing right now, I would like to stay here." Cabrera fouled a ball off his left big toe in the first inning and came out for a pinch hitter in the fifth inning. "I wanted to stay in the game, but it was Rick's decision to take me out. He's the manager." There was no fracture, so Cabrera hopes he can play Tuesday.
Sun Jul 23 201704:16LF Melky Cabrera had four hits and drove in all White Sox runs w...
LF Melky Cabrera, who played for the Royals in 2011, had four hits and drove in all the White Sox runs with a home run in the third a double in the fifth. It was his second four-hit game of the season, the first on July 15 against Seattle. He has one career five-hit game. He is hitting .356 in his past 20 games. "He's a professional hitter, period," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "He loves the game, he loves to play. His at-bats and his experience, the time that he's had, obviously, he's gained a lot of knowledge from it and he takes it to the plate every single opportunity that he's had."
Sun Jul 23 201704:141B Miguel Cabrera will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota after s...
1B Miguel Cabrera will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota after sustaining a right clavicle contusion in Friday's game. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said Saturday that Cabrera is still sore. The big first baseman had a ground ball take a high hop and deflect off his right chest on Friday. He stayed in the game defensively but was pinch-hit for in his at-bat in the next half-inning. Ausmus said after Friday's game that he didn't consider the injury to be long-term and Cabrera was classified as day-to-day.
Wed Jul 5 201705:39LF Melky Cabrera lined two-out, two-strike, game-tying single in...
LF Melky Cabrera lined a two-out, two-strike, game-tying single in the top of the ninth inning of Tuesday's loss to the Oakland Athletics. He earlier had hit a two-run homer, giving him his 14th multi-hit outing in his last 40 games. Cabrera's 2-for-5 day made him 57-for-164 (.347) with eight home runs and 31 RBIs over that 40-game stretch.
Tue Jul 4 201704:50LF Melky Cabrera 3-6 with double, RBI and run Monday night in W...
LF Melky Cabrera went 3-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a run Monday night in the White Sox's 7-2 victory against Oakland. In his last 39 games, Cabrera is batting .346 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs. He has 13 multi-hit games during that stretch. Cabrera raised his batting average to .289 and has 48 RBIs overall.
Mon Jul 3 201702:37LF Melky Cabrera has hits in 18 of past 20 games, including nine...
LF Melky Cabrera has hits in 18 of his past 20 games, including nine multi-hit games. He is hitting .337 (28-for-83) over that period.
Sat Jul 1 201704:16OF Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with game-ending double just ...
OF Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with a game-ending double just inside the first-base line as the White Sox rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 on Friday night. It was Cabrera's 14th game-winning, walk-off plate appearance since 2009.
Mon Jun 26 201702:17LF Melky Cabrera hit eighth home run Sunday against Oakland
LF Melky Cabrera hit his eighth home run Sunday against Oakland. He's batting .278.
Thu Jun 22 201704:53OF Melky Cabrera (0-4) had eight-game hitting streak snapped on ...
OF Melky Cabrera (0-for-4) had his eight-game hitting streak snapped on Wednesday. Cabrera hit .412 (14-for-34) during the streak.
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