--Royals manager Trey Hillman on RHP Zack Greinke pitching his way into and out of trouble for five innings against the Indians: "You can't say enough about what he did when he had to with runners on base. That's when he was at his best. That's what guys with his kind of stuff and his ability can do on occasion. Thankfully, he was able to do it in several innings."
--C John Buck became the first Royal to hit a home run at the "new" Kauffman Stadium, a solo blast in the third inning off Yankees RHP Joba Chamberlain. "With Joba, you don't think it would be given up by that guy," Buck said. "He's obviously pretty filthy. It's funny when you get a good guy on the mound and you're just trying to think contact, sometimes things will happen. I tried to look out over the plate. He got one that backed over the plate and I got the barrel on it." BY THE NUMBERS: 14 -- Major league-low runs scored by the Royals in their first six games.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Me and Brayan (Pena) have an advantage already because we are catchers. So we're cool already." -- Catcher John Buck on he and Pena delivering key RBI doubles with two out in the eighth on Sunday to beat the Yankees 6-4.
