KANSAS CITY, Mo. Robert Newhouse Womens Jersey . -- On Aug. 6, the Kansas City Royals were seven games below .500, 11 games back of the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central and 9 1/2 games out in the wild-card chase.The defending World Series champion Royals, however, have been the hottest team in the majors since then, winning 17 of 21 games and seven consecutive series.Kansas City has crept within 5 1/2 games of the Indians and is three games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the second wild-card spot.The Royals, who play 20 of their final 32 games at home, host the New York Yankees in a crucial three-game series beginning Monday night.Were getting hot as a team at the right time to get hot, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said.The Yankees, too, are playing well lately behind slugging rookie catcher Gary Sanchez, and they remain in the playoff picture. They had their four-game winning streak snapped Sunday in a 5-0 loss to the Orioles, but they are just 3 1/2 games out in the wild-card hunt.The Royals erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning -- the most runs they scored in an inning since Aug. 5, 2013 -- to win 10-4 at Boston on Sunday night. They took two of three from the Red Sox. Rookie Raul Mondesi, who bats ninth, connected on a three-run triple in the big inning.You can ride guys like (Kendrys) Morales when they get hot or (Hosmer) when they get hot, Royals manager Ned Yost said. But if youre going to have any kind of sustained winning streak, its got to be everybody. Its got to be a different guy every night.On Sunday, the Royals picked up a game on the Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Yankees and Red Sox, all teams battling for postseason play.After the Yankees beat the Orioles in the first two games at Yankee Stadium, New York failed to complete the three-game sweep.Its not what you want, but were playing good baseball and winning series, and thats what we need to continue to do, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. If someone says youre going to win a series against Baltimore, I think you have to feel pretty positive about that, but when you win the first two, sometimes guys can get down a little.Im not down -- I think we played very well this weekend. We need to continue to do that, and if we do, Ill take our chances.While Sanchez did not homer Sunday, he doubled and singled. He homered in each of his previous three games and became the quickest player in major league history to hit 11 home runs, accomplishing it in 23 games. His 21 RBI in his first 23 career games tied for the second most in Yankees history.Girardi is glad his young players are experiencing a pennant race.I think when the games have meaning every day, youre playing in your division or against other teams vying for the playoffs, I think its very valuable, Girardi said. Those are games that in a sense have pressure, so I think the meaning of the games, you get a better evaluation of players, and I think thats important.New York right-hander Michael Pineda draws the starting assignment Monday at Kansas City. Pineda has not pitched since a no-decision on Aug. 22 at Seattle, where he gave up five runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out six in 5 1/3 innings. He is 1-0 in four August starts.Pineda is 4-4 with a 3.87 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings in his past 14 starts. He went 2-6 with a 6.92 ERA in his first 10 starts. Opponents are hitting .228 off him in the 14-start stretch after hitting .320 in his first 11 starts.Hosmer is 5-for-15 with a home run off Pineda, while catcher Salvador Perez, who has three homers in his past two games, is 6-for-17 (.353) with a homer off him. Alex Gordon is 3-for-19 (.158) and Lorenzo Cain is 1-for-10 against Pineda.The Royals will counter with right-hander Dillon Gee in the series opener. It will be Gees 12th start and 27th appearance. Gee lost 3-0 Wednesday at Miami, giving give up three runs in the sixth inning on four consecutive one-out singles and a sacrifice fly that ended up his evening and ceased his 11-inning scoreless streak.Gee is 2-2 with a 4.21 ERA in August after posting an 0-3 record with a 6.04 ERA in July. He is limiting opposing hitters to a .229 batting average with runners in scoring position, while they are 4-for-37 (.108) with runners in scoring in position with two outs.Gee will be facing the Yankees for the second time this year, having held them to one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings in a relief outing on May 9. He is 1-2 with a 3.04 ERA in four career appearances against the Yankees -- including three starts when he was with the Mets. Gee is 3-3 with a 4.37 ERA in six starts and 15 appearances at Kauffman Stadium this year. Michael Irvin Jersey . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. Zack Martin Womens Jersey . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. 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The question now is whether it will take another full calendar year to complete the downsizing.At the annual meeting of NHL general managers in Florida last March there was optimism from both the league and the National Hockey League Players Association that tapered or streamlined goaltending equipment would be ready for introduction this fall in an effort to level the playing field for goaltenders and by extension drive up scoring.The plan was for the new equipment, contoured to more snugly fit goaltenders based on their individual body size, to be produced by four designated manufacturers and be ready for the start of the World Cup of Hockey training camps on Labor Day weekend and for the balance of NHL goaltenders when their respective team training camps begin the third week of September.But multiple sources said only one manufacturer provided updated equipment and there is little hope that the equipment could be ready for the start of the NHL regular season on Oct. 12.It is a little frustrating because its not like we started this six months ago, New Jersey Devils netminder Cory Schneider said in an interview.We had this discussion 18 months ago at the competition committee of 2015, added Schneider who is a member of the committee made up of representatives from both the players union and league tasked with examining and recommending changes to the game.Sure enough here we are with a month to go before camp opens and nobody knows, Schneider said. Nobody knows for sure where its going to go. So thats a little disappointing from everyones perspective, he said.Part of the problem for manufacturers is in how to produce the downsized equipment, especially the chest protector which has a number of interconnected parts that must all work in unison while maintaining protection of the goaltender.The chest protector and goaltenders pants are the main areas bbeing targeted for reduction. Roger Staubach Cowboys Jersey. Goaltenders pads were downsized several seasons ago as part of an ongoing process to ensure that some goaltenders arent getting an unfair competitive advantage with outsized gear.Still, there has also been some ongoing resistance from some within the goaltending fraternity to have the gear reduced.Some guys are probably a little bit more worried about it than others, Schneider said.And I think we as players have to have an open mind and trust the people running this are not going to get people injured or anything like that. Its just been kind of tough to bring it to the goal line, he said.The failure to move the process from concept to implementation raises a potentially contentious issue of how to proceed.League sources, determined to make the changes as quickly, indicate they are exploring whether the new gear could be phased in during the coming season and have not ruled that out as a possibility. Its possible, for instance, that the pants could be ready sooner than the chest protectors, given that downsizing the pants is less complex and that they could be introduced once the season begins. But its almost certain there will be resistance from some goaltenders who will argue that changing their equipment in midseason is unfair.I personally wouldnt mind it, said Schneider, who is also a member of Team USA in next months World Cup of Hockey being held in Toronto. It wouldnt be ideal. But I would understand if thats the way it had to be done. 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