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SCOREBOARD

Jun. 3 Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	8	1
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	10	0

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Los Angeles 4, Kansas City 3
W: Gagne (1-1) L: Carrasco (3-4)
HR: KC- Berroa (4) LA- None

Sweeney's L.A. story


	Captain Mike: Sweeney is the man for the Royals.

Visiting Dodger Stadium (June 3-5) will be something of a sentimental journey for first baseman Mike Sweeney, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, the Kansas City Star reported. In 1985, he and Geoff Blum, now with the Astros, shared the field one day with the likes of Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela and Pedro Guerrero. "He and I were one of six or seven state finalists for the Pitch, Hit and Run competition. And we got to go to Dodger Stadium for the finals," Sweeney told the newspaper. "Geoff and I didn't win, but we were happy to be on the field. It was fun."

Mr. Intensity
Brent Abernathy will help fill in for injured second baseman Carlos Febles, the Kansas City Star reported. Although manager Tony Pena plans to use Desi Relaford as his primary second baseman, Relaford often plays other positions so Abernathy -- known as a hard-driving player -- will get some chances. "The extra drive and … and fire might have started early on because I had to do that. I'm not a guy that blessed with a whole lot of tools," Abernathy told the newspaper. "I'm a guy that's got to go out and work my tail off and do the little things it takes to win ballgames."

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HOT AND NOT

HOT NOT

Carlos Beltran (11.04)
Mike Sweeney (2.00)
Michael Tucker (.92)
Sean Lowe (.18)
Kris Wilson (-.18)
Brent Mayne (-11.69)
Jason Grimsley (-10.97)
Brent Abernathy (-10.54)

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NEWS AND NOTES

For the first time in franchise history, the Royals will be playing regular-season games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Coors Field in Denver, the Kansas City Star reported. The Royals open a three-game series June 3 against the Dodgers, before playing three weekend games against the Rockies.

POWER ALLEY: WEEK 8

RANK TEAM REC. COMMENT

14 Royals 26-23 The great gloveman: Joe Randa has a 59-game errorless streak going.

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DID YOU KNOW

The last time the Royals played in the postseason was 1985, the year they won the World Series.

FEATURES

Hot Stove Heaters: Royals
The Royals head into the 2003 season with a slew of young pitchers leading the way.
Royals minor-league report
John Sickels analyzes the Royals minor-league system.


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THEY SAID IT

"Everyone on the ballclub is trying to do too much. We want to do everything perfect and we end up making mistakes."
– Manager Tony Pena

2003 AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Minnesota	32	24	.571	-
Kansas City	27	28	.491	4.5
Chicago	25	32	.439	7.5
Cleveland	23	33	.411	9.0
Detroit	15	40	.273	16.5
Complete Standings

TOP YOUNG HITTERS
Player	Age	RC	OPS
1. Carlos Beltran	26	26.1	.861
2. Angel Berroa	23	21.5	.711
3. Ken Harvey	25	15.2	.649

2003 stats sorted by Runs Created.
Maximum age 27. Statistics Glossary

STAT SPOTLIGHT

Entering play June 3, the Royals are 42-61 all-time in interleague play.
Source: Kansas City Star

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ON THE FARM

Minor league affiliates:
Omaha Royals (AAA):
    Sched./Results | Stats | Official Site
Wichita Wranglers (AA):
    Sched./Results | Stats | Official Site
Wilmington Blue Rocks (A):
    Stats | Official Site
Burlington Bees (A):
    Stats | Official Site
Gulf Coast Royals (R)

Minor league standings:

OMAHA	PCL (AAA)	28-32	.467
WICHITA	TEX (AA)	27-32	.458
WILMINGTON	CAR (A+)	32-26	.552
BURLINGTON	MID (A)	22-35	.386
Total		109-125	.466

LEADERS | LINEUP | INJURIES | SCHED.


AVG	M. Sweeney	.304
HR	2 tied @	9
RBI	M. Sweeney	31
RUN	R. Ibanez	33
SB	C. Beltran	11
WIN	C. George	5
SV	M. MacDougal	12
ERA	R. Hernandez	2.79
Complete Team Statistics: Batting \| Pitching

LEADERS | LINEUP | INJURIES | SCHED.


C	B. Mayne	ROTATION
1B	M. Sweeney	J. Affeldt
2B	B. Abernathy	C. George
3B	J. Randa	D. May
SS	A. Berroa	K. Snyder
LF	R. Ibanez	K. Wilson
CF	C. Beltran	CLOSER
RF	M. Tucker	M. MacDougal
DH	K. Harvey

LEADERS | LINEUP | INJURIES | SCHED.


6/3	Ken Harvey	Questionable Tue. vs Los. 6/3 (Bereavement)
6/3	Miguel Asencio	15 Day DL. 5/18
6/3	Dee Brown	15 Day DL. 5/28
6/3	Carlos Febles	15 Day DL. 5/28
6/3	Albie Lopez	15 Day DL. 5/18

LEADERS \| LINEUP \| INJURIES \| SCHED.

JUNE
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Oak 4-6	2	3 @LA 3-4	4 @LA 10:10	5 @LA 10:10	6 @Col 9:05	7 @Col 8:05
8 @Col 3:05	9	10 Ari 8:05	11 Ari 8:05	12 Ari 8:05	13 SF 8:05	14 SF 7:05
Complete Schedule \| Probables

LEADERS | LINEUP | INJURIES | SCHED.

Probable Pitchers | All Teams

6/4 K. Snyder at LA (Nomo)

6/5 D. May at LA (Brown)

6/6 C. George at Col (Cook)

6/7 K. Wilson at Col (Chacon)

Schedule Tab | Probables

HOT AND NOT
HOT	NOT
Carlos Beltran (11.04) Mike Sweeney (2.00) Michael Tucker (.92) Sean Lowe (.18) Kris Wilson (-.18)	Brent Mayne (-11.69) Jason Grimsley (-10.97) Brent Abernathy (-10.54) From ESPN's 7-day Player Rater

POWER ALLEY: WEEK 8
RANK	TEAM	REC.	COMMENT
14	Royals	26-23	The great gloveman: Joe Randa has a 59-game errorless streak going.
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FEATURES
Hot Stove Heaters: Royals The Royals head into the 2003 season with a slew of young pitchers leading the way. Royals minor-league report John Sickels analyzes the Royals minor-league system.