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(AP) -- When they signed Jason Vargas in the offseason, the Kansas City Royals hoped he at least could eat innings while helping the club replace the departed Ervin Santana.

Instead, the left-hander has been dominant early on to give the Royals a tough pairing along with ace James Shields.

After Shields helped them even their four-game road series with the Cleveland Indians, Vargas will try to lead the Royals to their seventh win in nine games overall Wednesday night.

Leaders
AVG:	A. Escobar	.317
HR:	M. Moustakas	3
RBI:	A. Gordon	11
SB:	N. Aoki	3
W:	J. Guthrie	2
ERA:	J. Vargas	1.24
Saves:	G. Holland	6
K:	J. Shields	35

Central Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Detroit	10	7	.588	-
Kansas City	10	9	.526	1
Chi White Sox	10	11	.476	2
Minnesota	9	10	.474	2
Cleveland	9	11	.450	2.5
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.258 (9)
Runs:	71 (27)
Hits:	165 (19)
Home Runs:	7 (30)
Stolen Bases:	13 (14)
OBP:	.314 (17)
SLG:	.363 (24)
Total Bases:	232 (29)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	3.14 (7)
Runs Allowed:	71 (8)
Saves:	6 (9)
Strikeouts:	157 (19)
OpBA:	.231 (8)
OBP:	.301 (7)
SLG:	.355 (7)
Run Support:	3.78 (21)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
4/21	J. Dyson	Reinstated from Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List
4/20	J. Marks	Sent to Minors
4/18	J. Dyson	Placed on Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List
4/18	J. Paredes	Called Up from Minors
4/17	L. Cain	Placed on 15-Day DL (Strained left groin)
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
4/17	L. Cain	Strained left groin (on 15-day DL)
4/7	F. Bueno	Sprained left middle finger (on 15-day DL)
4/7	T. Collins	Flexor strain in left elbow (on 15-day DL)
3/24	L. Coleman	off 15-day DL
3/21	L. Hochevar	Left elbow surgery - out for season (on 15-day DL)
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