Royals left fielder Alex Gordon had a single, double and a grand slam in Wednesdays 8-1 win against the Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ball Star
Gordon not caught up in his spring performance
March 7
By PETE GRATHOFF
The Kansas City Star
That raised his average to .524 with two home runs. His average is tops in the Cactus League.
Sounds good, right? Well, Gordon wasnt all that impressed.
Its still early, Gordon said after the D-backs game. We still have a lot of time to work. Its feeling a little bit better, but not where I want it to be.
Just because you get results, it doesnt mean its maybe where you want to be. I still have some stuff to work on.
Well, manager Ned Yost was impressed.
Yeah, hes swinging the bat pretty good for me, Yost said.
The Royals have won 11 straight after a spring-opening tie. Some quick numbers ahead of today's game with Seattle.
The Royals' slash numbers are .342/.397/.527. Their opponents: .226/.290/.369.290. They have 13 homers to eight for opponents. The Royals' team ERA is 2.75, while it's 6.77 for opponents.




