--C John Buck walked three times, equaling his career high. His other three-walk game was April 13, 2007 at Baltimore.

--DH Jose Guillen snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a first inning single.

--LHP Jimmy Gobble was summoned in the sixth inning for only his second appearance in 19 days. He worked two scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 7.32. First batters are 11-for-26 off Gobble.

--2B Mark Grudzielanek had his first four-hit game of the season and it was his 30th career game with at least four hits. He has four five-hit games.

--Oklahoma RHP Dustin Nippert threw a seven inning no-hitter in a 2-0 victory against Omaha, the Royals' Class AAA farm club, in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. Nippert struck out five and walked two, CF Mitch Maier and LF Chris Lubanski.

--IF Alberto Callaspo was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the evaluation and treatment for an undisclosed medical condition Saturday. This came one day after Callaspo was stopped for reportedly running a red light and then spent several hours in jail after being charged with a DUI. 1B-DH Billy Butler was recalled from Class AAA Omaha, where he was hitting .337, but went 0-for-12 in his final three games.

BY THE NUMBERS: 6 -- Royals' winning streak, which ended Saturday against the Cardinals, was the club's longest since beginning the 2003 season 9-0.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I could care less about the fans... They can boo me all year long. And you know what they are going to motivate me and I'll probably do better if they're booing me everyday. I can promise you that." -- OF-DH Jose Guillen, on Royals fans booing him for jogging to first base. Guillen said he has soreness in his hips and groin muscles and that is why he did run hard to first base.