Short Stops Around the Majors for April 13, 2008
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 4/14/2008 — Lastings Milledge helps Nats break 9-game losing streak, Konerko and Crede hit grand slams, Red Sox take rubber game from the Yankees, and Brian Bannister continues to impress with a 3-hitter agains the Twins...

Who’s Got the Hot Hand So Far?
baseballreflections.com 4/14/2008 — I thought I’d give the starting pitchers a little more than a week before I decided to see who’s gotten off to the best start. By looking at Wins (W), K’s, Innings Pitched (IP), ERA & WHIP; my choice for hottest pitcher thus far would have to go to Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka with 2 wins in

Brian Bannister Update
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 4/14/2008 — Just as people may behave differently when on a hidden camera than they would when they knew a camera is watching, it's interesting to watch a statistical phenomenon that one of the pitchers involved is aware of.

AL Wire Notes | Royals leave Liriano chilled in his return
seattletimes.nwsource.com 4/15/2008 — Brian Bannister had a plan against Minnesota and Francisco Liriano, and it worked out perfectly. As a result, Kansas City snapped a three-game...

Bannister is Rubbing off on Greinke
royalsreview.com 4/15/2008 — Hey guys, we know by now Bannister and Greinke have the "Who's Got the Lowest ERA?" game going. While that friendly competition may lead to problems like tonight, (where I bet some part of Greinke wanted to complete the game because Bannister did) ...

Royals climb back into win column — Major League Baseball News 4/13/2008
Brian Bannister (3-0) won his third straight start and held the Twins to one unearned run as the Royals won, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon.

Bannister, Royals best Liriano, Twins (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/13/2008
Brian Bannister threw his second career complete game and outpitched Francisco Liriano, who was making his first start since 2006, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Twins. Liriano, ...

Liriano's return to Twins spoiled by Bannister — L.A. Times - Baseball News 4/14/2008
The Royals' pitcher throws his second complete game and improves to 3-0 in a 5-1 victory that beats a starter returning from Tommy John surgery. > * at Kansas City 5, Minnesota 1:  ...

A Royal pain — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 4/14/2008
At the risk of pouring salt in a wound, look who was named the AL Player of the Week. All right, Co-Player of the Week, since he had to share it with Seattle’s Raul Ibanez. But still …. Brian Bannister, who you may remember used to ...

Greinke tosses CG, Royals beat M's 5-1 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/15/2008
Zack Greinke pitched a five-hitter for his third career complete game, and the Kansas City Royals opened a seven-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Billy Butler and Miguel Olivo each hit their first homer of ...