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Angels, Royals Combine For 15 Homers
The regular-season record for home runs in a single game is 12. "I've never seen anything like it," Kansas City's Mike Jacobs said. "I've never been part of a game like that." Matt Brown, Robb Quinlan, Juan Rivera, Mike Napoli, Jeff Mathis, Ryan Budde and Brandon Wood connected for a total of eight homers for the Angels. The Royals hit seven homers, by Miguel Olivo (two), Ryan Shealy, Alberto Callaspo, Mike Jacobs, Coco Crisp and Tony Pena Jr. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Royals: Ponson Was Best Available Option
"We saw him as the best available guy based on our scouts' assessment," general manager Dayton Moore said. "Our scouts saw him in the WBC and were very aggressive in their recommendation that we need to bring him in here so we could evaluate him ourselves." Ponson is an 11-year veteran with a 90-106 career record and a history of baggage. "It's part of the equation," Moore acknowledged. "He's obviously created some problems for himself in his past. But if we didn't think it was manageable or something that could be positive for us going forward, we wouldn't take the chance." Kansas City Royals Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Royals Sign Ponson To Minor League Deal
Ponson will receive an invitation to Major League Spring Training camp and is scheduled to report to Surprise, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 18. Consistent with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ponson, 32, most recently competed for the Netherlands as they made a surprising run to the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Ponson was 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in two starts for the Dutch, allowing seven hits and four runs in 9.0 innings. He walked four and struck out four. His most recent appearance came on March 14 against Venezuela when he allowed two runs on two hits in 5.0 innings, but suffered the loss, 3-1. Ponson picked up the win in his only other WBC start on March 7 against the Dominican Republic, allowing two runs on five hits through 4.0 innings. Kansas City Royals Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Royals Mar 2009 Archive
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The Angels defeated the Royals 18-12 on Sunday, with the two teams combining for 15 home runs.
The Royals were looking to add a pitcher before the start of the season, and felt as though Sidney Ponson was the best option.