The Royals have placed starting 3B Alex Gordon on the 15-day disabled list with a torn quadriceps muscle. Gordon has played in 122 games for the Royals this season and he is 114 for 448 (.254 avg, .769 OPS) with 64 runs scored, 14 homers, 51 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The Royals will replace Gordon with Mark Teahan who has been playing 1B and the outfield this season. Teahan has played in 116 games for the Royals this season and he is 109 for 441 (.247 avg, .698 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 10 homers and 42 RBIs. The Royals will miss Gordon as he’s a pretty good all around young player.

The Royals have placed lefty reliever Ron Mahay on the 15-day disabled list with plantar faciitis in his left foot. Mahay has pitched very well this season for the Royals working in 51 games (0 starts) and he has a 5-0 record, a 2.91 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. The Royals have recalled righty starting pitcher Kyle Davies to replace Mahay on the pitching staff. Davies started 14 games earlier this season for the Royals and he was 5-4 with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. The Royals are hoping that Davies pitches better this time around for them.

The Royals have placed outfielder Mitch Maier on the 15-day disabled list with multiple face fractures after he was hit in th face with a pitch. This is a shame as Maier was playing really well for the Royals this season. He has played in 19 games for the Royals this year and he is 19 for 56 (.339 avg, .712 OPS) with 5 runs scored and 4 RBIs. The Royals have activated outfielder Joey Gathright from the D.L. to replace Maier on the active roster. Gathright has played in 82 games this season for the Royals and he is 62 for 247 (.251 avg, .569 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 17 RBIs and 21 stolen bases.

The Royals have placed righty starting pitcher Luke Hochevar on the 15-day disabled list due to a contusion of his ribcage. He has started 22 games for the Royals this season and he was 6-12 with a 5.51 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. The Royals haven’t decided who will replace Hochevar in the rotation yet. Lefty reliever Josh Newman was recalled to replace Hochevar on the active roster. Newman has pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Royals this season and he is 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA and a 2.29 WHIP. Hochevar looks like he might be a good pitcher in the future for the Royals as he has really good stuff.

The Kansas City Royals have signed 31-year old right handed pitcher Kip Wells for the remainder of the season. He will work out of the bullpen for the Royals. Wells pitched in 15 games (2 starts) for the Rockies this season and he was 1-2 with a 5.27 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. Wells has good stuff so he might do a good job for the Royals. Wells has now pitched in 246 games (205 starts) in his major league career and he is 65-93 with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. This was a nice low risk gamble for the Royals.