--RHPs Gil Meche and Zack Greinke will start the first two games of the season at Chicago, manager Trey Hillman announced. This will be Meche's third consecutive Opening Day start for Kansas City.
--RHP Gil Meche tuned up for his April 6 season opener by throwing seven scoreless innings on March 27 against the Dodgers. He allowed four hits, three of them singles to Manny Ramirez, and walked one, while striking out six. --2B Mark Teahen was batting .478 (19-for-39) with five home runs in 13 games. He missed a couple of weeks to play for Canada in the World Baseball Classic.
--CF Coco Crisp was leading the American League in spring training with 13 walks and a .515 on-base percentage.
--LHP John Bale, who had thyroid surgery on March 3, has thrown four bullpen sessions and is scheduled to throw batting practice on March 29. Whether he will ready by the April 6 opener remains questionable.
--The Royals assigned LHP Lenny DiNardo, RHPS Victor Marte and Anthony Lerew and C Matt Tupman to minor league camp, reducing the number in camp to 38.
BY THE NUMBERS: 16 -- Players left in camp with three years or less of service time in the majors.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "You'd like to have a set lineup, but I don't know that we will because of the second-base situation. I don't know how that's going to unfold. As we get that answer, that will help facilitate more of a regular order." -- Royals manager Trey Hillman.
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