Guillen is irate after Royals lose again

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Craig Monroe’s three-run homer with two out in the ninth capped a five-run rally, then Justin Morneau hit a leadoff homer in the 10th to lift Minnesota to a 9-8 victory Wednesday night and stun the Kansas City Royals with their 10th straight loss.

Afterward, Royals outfielder Jose Guillen let loose in the clubhouse a profanity-filled denunciation of unnamed teammates.

“Too many babies here,” Guillen said while seated in front of his locker and mixed his words with obscenities.

“They don’t know how to play the game and win the game right, the way it’s supposed to be played. And that’s the problem here. Now I know why this organization’s been losing for a while. Now I know.”

Guillen was incensed that anyone might blame the loss on manager Trey Hillman, whose late-game decisions included leaving Peralta in to face Morneau in the 10th after he had allowed Monroe’s pinch homer in the ninth.

“He cares more than anyone here about winning,” Guillen said. “That guy cares. Every single day. It’s killing him.”

Guillen declined to name players he felt were not doing their share.

The 10-game skid started when the Royals were no-hit by Boston’s Jon Lester on May 19 in Fenway Park, and is their longest since a 13-game slide May 12-25, 2006.