Here’s a look at a diving catch former Mercyhurst University star David Lough made this afternoon for the Kansas City Royals.

– Tom Reisenweber

David Lough took one for the team Saturday.

With the bases loaded in the 10th, Lough was hit by a pitch from Rangers reliever Robbie Ross. That gave the Royals the go-ahead run in a 4-1 victory.

Here’s what Lough, a Mercyhurst standout, told the Kansas City Star after the game:

It was bad. I couldn’t move my fingers or anything until 20 minutes later when I’m in here (the clubhouse). When I walked over to get an X-ray, my feeling started coming back to my fingers.

The Star reported the X-rays revealed a deep bruise, and Lough had regained 80 percent of his hand strength after the game.

Eric Hosmer on the go-ahead run:

That’s a tough way to get a run in, but we won both situations. D-Lo is all right, and we got the run out of it.

Lough, an outfielder, is hitting .289 in 38 at-bats for the Royals.

– Rick Green

The Houston Astros once had the Killer B’s with Biggio, Bagwell and Berkman.

I don’t think the swarm of bees that took over the Los Angeles Angels’ dugout before Sunday’s game at Kansas City were of the killer variety, but it caused some problems.

LA couldn’t get into the dugout until 1.5 hours before the game and officials had to get a beekeeper to take care of the bees.

Here’s a look at how bad it was:

The Angels won the game 5-2.

– Rick Green

Former Mercyhurst University player David Lough led off and went 2-for-4 for the Kansas City Royals against the Oakland Athletics Friday night.

Lough’s third-inning double scored Salvador Perez and gave the Royals a 1-0 lead.

The Royals lost 2-1.

Here’s more on Lough from the Kansas City Star.

– Rick Green

David Lough

Former Mercyhurst University standout outfielder David Lough has been promoted to the Kansas City Royals. Lough, a 27-year-old outfielder, is hitting .340 this season with Triple-A Omaha, including three home runs, 17 RBIs and five stolen bases. He will fill in for Jarrod Dyson, was placed on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle.

Lough was selected by Kansas City in the 11th round of the 2007 draft and is listed as the No. 20 overall prospect in the Royals organization by MLB.com. Lough made it to the major league level in 2012 and went 14-for-59 (.237) with the Royals. He played in 20 games for Kansas City after spending six seasons in the minor leagues.

–Tom Reisenweber

The Detroit Tigers repeated as American League Central Division titlists with Monday night’s 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Avisail Garcia, who played for the Erie SeaWolves during their 2012 Eastern League season, contributed to the clinching victory. Garcia singled and scored as their starting right fielder.

Another former Erie player who helped the Tigers (87-73) to Monday’s win was Andy Dirks. The left fielder was good for two hits and a run.

Former Mercyhurst University outfielder David Lough singled for the Royals (71-89).

– Mike Copper

Former Mercyhurst University player David Lough singled for the Kansas City Royals during Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium.

Lough also reached base when he was hit by a pitch from Cleveland reliever Scott Maine. The incident led to the home plate umpire warning each dugout.

Friday’s 1-for-3 effort left Lough’s batting average at .243 for Kansas City, which is now 69-81.

– Mike Copper

The Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep by the Detroit Tigers with Thursday afternoon’s 12-4 victory at Comerica Park.

The loss left the Tigers 79-70 and temporarily dropped them 2½ games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central Division. The White Sox were scheduled to play Thursday night at Kansas City, whose roster includes former Mercyhurst University player David Lough.

Former Erie SeaWolves outfielder Andy Dirks had two hits in Detroit’s loss. One of them was a solo home run off Oakland reliever Jerry Blevins.

– Mike Copper

Former Mercyhurst University outfielder David Lough was hitting .304 for the Kansas City Royals going into Thursday night’s game at Minnesota.

Lough, 26, was 7-for-23 with an RBI in five games for the American League franchise. Kansas City chose him in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft.

– Mike Copper

Erie native Tim Federowicz saw his 2012 baseball season conclude when the Albuquerque Isotopes were eliminated by the Omaha Storm Chasers in the first round of the Pacific Coast League playoffs.

Federowicz is a catcher for the Isotopes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, while Omaha, the defending league champion, is in the Kansas City Royals’ chain.

Federowicz, 25, finished second in RBIs (76) for Albuquerque. He hit .294 in his first full season in the Dodgers’ system.

– Mike Copper