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Kansas City Royals Organization Report

After making his first four relief appearances for Class AAA
Omaha of the Pacific Coast League, RHP D.J. Carrasco has moved
into the starting rotation. Carrasco has predominantly been a
reliever throughout his seven-year pro career. ... 3B Mark
Teahan began his rehab assignment in Omaha on Saturday with two
hits in four at-bats in a 4-3 loss to Memphis. ... 1B Ken Harvey
is hitting .344 (21-for-61) with a team-leading 12 RBIs for
Omaha. ... Prior to his recall to the majors Friday, OF Matt
Diaz was hitting .373 (19-for-51) and leading the Pacific Coast
League with 16 RBIs. Diaz had a 10-game hitting streak from April
10-19, during which he batted .429 (18-for-42). ...Before his
recall to the majors on Saturday, RHP Ambiorix Burgos held
opponents to a .074 batting average (two hits in 27 at-bats) and
didn't allow a hit in his first six innings for Class AA
Wichita of the Texas League. ...Despite posting a 1.78 ERA (five
earned runs in 25.1 IP) in four starts for Wichita, RHP Kyle
Middleton is 1-2 as the Wranglers scored just five runs for him
in his first three starts. ...The Wranglers pounded out 17 hits
in the first seven innings of their 15-6 victory over
Springfield on April 21. ... 3B Billy Butler ranks among the
Class A California League leaders in hits (25), batting average
(.391), homers (five), RBIs (16), on-base percentage (.473), and
slugging percentage (.672). ... During a four-game losing
streak, the High Desert Mavericks were outscored 44-16.
...Despite his 3.00 ERA for Class A Burlington of the Midwest
League, LHP Matt Campbell is 0-3 as the Bees provided him with
one run of support in each of his first three starts. Campbell
has held opponents to a .231 average (21-for-91), but has walked
11 in 24 innings.