<table> </table> Zack Greinke decided to drop his appeal of a five-game suspension and began serving it Sunday.</p><p>By starting his suspension, Greinke&#8217;s next start will be pushed back one day. Greinke will start Saturday against the Yankees instead of Friday.</p><p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t surprise me,&#8221; Royals manager Trey Hillman said of Greinke deciding to serve his suspension now instead of trying to win an appeal.</p><p>An off day today helps the Royals keep the rotation pretty much intact without one pitcher sitting out a significant number of days.</p><p>Gil Meche, who pitched Sunday, will make his next start on Friday.</p><p>&#8220;It helps with the off day,&#8221; Hillman said. &#8220;It helps because you get normal rest for other guys. He (Greinke) misses his turn, but we just reschedule it.&#8221;</p><p>Greinke was suspended five games for hitting Nick Swisher of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 3 after both teams were warned following a bench-clearing brawl that was ignited when D.J. Carrasco hit Miguel Olivo.</p><p>Olivo is still appealing his five-game suspension.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Ozzie Guillen moving on</span></strong></p><p>A week ago, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was fuming after a brawl with the Royals and stated that the White Sox have many more games with Kansas City to get even.</p><p>Guillen, who was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amout, has calmed down since then.</p><p>&#8220;Nothing is going to happen,&#8221; Guillen told Chicago reporters Sunday. &#8220;You know what, I&#8217;ll be honest with you, I&#8217;m tired of making people money. Seriously. I&#8217;m the <em>pi&#241;ata </em>on this (stuff). All of a sudden, they are punishing me. It&#8217;s pretty frustrating sometimes.</p><p>&#8220;I was talking with my wife last night, and I say, &#8216;All the money they take away just because you say something, it&#8217;s a lot of money.&#8217; I&#8217;m not going to continue to contribute all of my money. I can do a lot of things with that money.&#8221;</p><p>Simply put, Guillen is tired of paying fines.</p><p>&#8220;When they take that kind of money, I&#8217;m not going to put up with that,&#8221; Guillen said. &#8220;I&#8217;ll protect my players and do what I have to do, but that&#8217;s a lot of money. And I don&#8217;t know if people appreciate that. I take money away from my kids.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Newman in town</span></strong></p><p>Left-handed pitcher Josh Newman walked into the Royals&#8217; clubhouse for the first time, but he wasn&#8217;t a stranger to some of his new teammates.</p><p>Newman was called up from Class AAA Omaha to replace Horacio Ramirez on the roster. Ramirez was traded to the White Sox on Saturday night.</p><p>Newman was in the Colorado organization with Ramon Ramirez. He knows Luke Hochevar. He played baseball with a few players in the Cape Cod League.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a smoother transition for me because I know a lot of guys in this clubhouse,&#8221; said Newman, who pitched in 25 games for the Rockies last season. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to get a fresh start. It&#8217;s a new beginning. I have a lot of great memories in Colorado. Unfortunately, it didn&#8217;t work out. I&#8217;m excited to be here.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Etc.</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;Robinson Tejeda recorded his first victory as a Royal.</p><p>&#8226;Closer Joakim Soria tied a career high with four strikeouts.</p><p>&#8226;Mark Teahen extended his modest hitting streak to seven games after getting his fifth three-hit game of the season.