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Sat May 21 201603:35RHP Kris Medlen participated in light throwing Friday as he reco...
RHP Kris Medlen participated in light throwing Friday as he recovers from inflammation in his right rotator cuff. Medlen was placed on the disabled list May 12 after posting a 1-3 record with a 7.77 ERA in six starts.
Sun May 15 201603:09RHP Kris Medlen said he has "some slight inflammation" in rotato...
RHP Kris Medlen, who was placed on the disabled list Wednesday, said he has "some slight inflammation" in his rotator cuff after a MRI exam on Friday. "I'm a no-throw right now," Medlen said. "It shouldn't be anything too serious and after a couple of days I should get things going."
Sun May 15 201603:09RHP Kris Medlen said MRI exam on Friday revealed grade one rotat...
RHP Kris Medlen, who is on the disabled list, said his MRI exam on Friday revealed a grade one rotator cuff tear. "It's not as serious as we thought it was," Medlen said. "It should be a couple of days (and then) some swelling is all knocked out." Until the inflammation subsides, Medlen is on a no-throw program.
Fri May 13 201604:27LHP Kris Medlen placed on 15-day disabled list Thursday with inf...
LHP Kris Medlen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with inflammation in his rotator cuff. He will have an MRI Friday. Medlen pitched two-plus innings in Tuesday's 10-7 loss and has a 7.77 ERA in six starts.
Thu May 12 201621:26RHP Kris Medlen placed on 15-day disabled list by Royals
RHP Kris Medlen was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Royals. Medlen is dealing with rotator cuff inflammation. Medlen will undergo further tests to pinpoint the severity. He experienced soreness after his start on Tuesday and is just 1-3 with a 7.77 ERA.
Thu May 12 201621:26LHP Kris Medlen (rotator cuff) placed on 15-day disabled list Th...
LHP Kris Medlen (rotator cuff) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday. Manager Ned Yost said he does not expect Medlen to be out more than the 15 days. Yost said LHP Danny Duffy will make Medlen's start Sunday against Atlanta and be restricted to about 50 pitches.
Thu May 12 201615:32Royals place RHPs Medlen, Young on disabled list
The Kansas City Royals placed right-handed starting pitchers Kris Medlen and Chris Young on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.Medlen is dealing with rotator cuff inflammation, while an MRI exam revealed that Young has a strained muscle in his right forearm.Kansas City recalled left-hander Scott Alexander and right-hander Peter Moylan from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spots.Medlen will undergo further tests to pinpoint the severity. He experienced soreness after his start on Tuesday and is just 1-3 with a 7.77 ERA.Young is 1-5 with a 6.68 ERA and revealed on Tuesday that he has been bothered by forearm soreness since spring training. He allowed five homers in Monday's loss to the New York Yankees.Dillon Gee will move into the starting rotation and start Saturday versus the Atlanta Braves. The Royals have yet to identify a starter for Sunday's game.
Thu May 12 201605:42RHP Kris Medlen (right shoulder stiffness) scheduled to see doct...
RHP Kris Medlen (right shoulder stiffness) is scheduled to see a doctor Thursday and may not make his next start as scheduled Sunday.Manager Ned Yost announced the news Wednesday night, just hours after he said Medlen would likely remain in the rotation despite allowing 13 runs (10 earned) over his last two starts, including four runs in two innings Tuesday night. If Medlen cannot pitch Sunday, Yost said his spot will be taken by either LHP Danny Duffy or LHP Brian Flynn. Medlen is 1-3 with a 7.77 ERA in six starts this season. He has allowed 30 hits and 20 walks while striking out 18 over 24 1/3 innings.
Thu May 12 201605:42RHP Kris Medlen likely will remain in rotation and start Sunday ...
RHP Kris Medlen, who has given up 13 runs in his past two starts, likely will remain in the rotation and start Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Tue May 10 201603:37RHP Kris Medlen will make 75th career start Tuesday at New York ...
RHP Kris Medlen will make his 75th career start Tuesday at New York and hopes it goes significantly better than last Wednesday's 13-2 loss to the Washington Nationals. Medlen took his third straight loss when he allowed a career-high nine runs (six earned) in two-plus innings, matching the shortest start of his career. Medlen has never started against the Yankees, going 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in four appearances.
Thu May 5 201603:04RHP Kris Medlen gave up career-high nine runs (six earned) in tw...
RHP Kris Medlen gave up a career-high nine runs (six earned) in two-plus innings. It matched the shortest start of his career. He is now 0-3 with an 11.45 ERA in his last three starts. "I felt good in the first inning. Those things (errors) happen. I need to do a better job of containing things. The defense picks up the pitchers all season long. I just need to do a better job of picking up our guys when things go wrong. It was just one of those really, really frustrating days, that's now over."
Sat Apr 30 201604:14RHP Kris Medlen tossed five hitless innings Friday night before ...
RHP Kris Medlen tossed five hitless innings Friday night before Seattle RF Seth Smith opened the sixth with a solo homer. That was the only hit allowed by Medlen, who walked five and struck out three over 5 1/3 innings.
Thu Apr 28 201606:02RHP Kris Medlen will start Friday against Mariners
RHP Kris Medlen will start Friday against the Mariners. He is coming off his worst start of the season, when he gave up seven runs in 3 2/3 innings in a loss to Baltimore. Medlen, who will be making his first career start at Safeco Field, hasn't lost in the road since August 2013, and he is 24-9 with a 3.23 ERA on the road in his career.
Sun Apr 24 201603:26RHP Kris Medlen yanked after 3 2/3 innings on Saturday and charg...
RHP Kris Medlen was yanked after 3 2/3 innings on Saturday and was charged with seven runs on nine hits and three walks. That ties for the third shortest start of his career. It was the most runs allowed by a Royals starter this season. "It's not exactly how I want to go about it, so I need to sharpen up and go onto the next one," Medlen said.
Wed Apr 13 201603:20RHP Kris Medlen worked five solid innings in first outing of sea...
RHP Kris Medlen worked five solid innings in his first outing of the season, allowing two runs on six hits and four walks. His seven strikeouts were his most since Sept. 27. 2013 when he pitched for the Braves. His walks were his highest total since May 12, 2013 against the Giants.
Fri Oct 2 201503:35Medlen (6-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and thre...
Medlen (6-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks across six innings in a 6-4 win over the White Sox on Thursday. He struck out four.
In Medlen's eight starts, he has two stinkers and six strong outings. In the two bad starts, he allowed 13 runs on 20 hits and in the six good starts, he allowed just nine runs on 26 hits. This sort of inconsistency is hard to trust, especially considering he has yet to record more than six strikeout in any start thus far. In any case, Medlen has made quite the comeback from Tommy John surgery and it appears he may be in line to crack the starting rotation yet again next season.
Sun Sep 27 201501:00Medlen (5-2) surrendered nine hits, six earned runs and walk in ...
Medlen (5-2) surrendered nine hits, six earned runs and a walk in 3.2 innings in a 9-5 loss to the Indians on Saturday. He struck out four.
Medlen had not yielded an earned run over his previous two starts but promptly surrendered a two-run triple to Carlos Santana in the first, a harbinger of things to come. Although he only surrendered one walk, Medlen was under constant duress on Saturday and pitched to contact, inducing only five swings-and-misses over 76 offerings. The veteran's night was a far cry from the dominance he wielded over the Indians' bats in a Sept. 15 start where he blanked them over 6.1 innings in their home park. Despite the forgettable night on the mound Saturday, Medlen has generally performed well in his return from Tommy John surgery. He will look to close out the regular season in strong fashion in his next start.
Tue Sep 15 201523:10Medlen (4-1) blanked Indians over 6.1 innings, surrendering five...
Medlen (4-1) blanked the Indians over 6.1 innings, surrendering five hits and one walk in a 2-0 victory Tuesday.
Medlen made his fifth start after starting the season out of the bullpen following a 2014 campaign wiped out by Tommy John surgery, and the veteran turned in his best performance to date. It was the longest into the game that the 29-year-old has gone in his trips to the mound, although it was also the first start in which he failed to record a strikeout. After a rocky Sept. 4 appearance in which he gave up 11 hits and seven earned runs over 5.2 innings to the White Sox, Medlen has surrendered only two earned runs and eight hits over 12.1 innings in two starts since. If Medlen can continue to build up his endurance over his remaining starts, he could potentially serve as a valuable component of the Royals' postseason pitching staff.
Thu Sep 10 201500:31Medlen (3-1) gave up two earned runs on three hits while walking...
Medlen (3-1) gave up two earned runs on three hits while walking a pair and striking out two in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Twins.
Medlen was in vintage form Wednesday, holding the Twins hitless through his first five innings. Medlen enjoyed his second quality start of the season, having pitched mostly out of the bullpen since returning from his second Tommy John surgery. It's unclear if Kansas City will continue using Medlen out of the rotation, but the 29-year-old likely pitched well enough to make his next scheduled start Tuesday against the Indians.
Fri Sep 4 201523:54Medlen (3-1) touched up for seven runs on 11 hits and walk in 5....
Medlen (3-1) was touched up for seven runs on 11 hits and a walk in 5.2 innings in Friday's loss to the White Sox. He struck out three in the game.
Making just his third start on the season, Medlen proved why he has primarily pitched in relief during his career. After back-to-back so-so starts, Medlen fell apart on Friday, raising his ERA as a starter to 6.88 as compared to 2.51 in six relief appearances. Medlen should get a few opportunities to rebound through September with Jason Vargas on the disabled list.
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