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Cactus: Royals' starter Ponson roughed up by Angels (sportsline.com)

Tuesday's Cactus League roundup: Sidney Ponson gave up seven runs in five innings in the Royals' 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics, hours after Luke Hochever was optioned to Triple-A Omaha, eliminating one of the contenders for the final spots in the Kansas City rotation.