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Brayan Rocchio's 4 RBIs power Guardians past skidding Royals
Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in four runs and Tanner Bibee tossed six strong innings leading the visiting Cleveland Guardians past Kansas City 7-1 on Tuesday, sending the Royals to their seventh consecutive loss.,Bibee (11-6) surrendered one run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. K...
Guardians look to extend Royals’ losing streak
Lane Thomas is finally showing why the Cleveland Guardians went out and acquired the talented outfielder from the Washington Nationals on July 29.,Thomas is proving to be a key addition for the Guardians, who continue their three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.,Thomas and...
Gavin Williams, Guardians extend Royals' skid to six
Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor each homered, Gavin Williams tossed seven strong innings and the visiting Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 4-2 on Monday to hand the Royals their sixth straight loss.,Kansas City (75-64) was held to two hits in the opener of the three-game series and fell 4 1/2 games ...
Desperate to get back on track, Royals welcome Guardians
The past week has been a roller-coaster ride for the Kansas City Royals, who moved briefly into a tie atop the American League Central only to lose their next five games.,The Royals will look to snap their losing streak when they begin a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on ...
Pirates hope to finish strong; Guardians in playoff position
Few teams are as eager to turn the calendar as the Pittsburgh Pirates, who endured a 10-game losing streak during a dismal August.,The Pirates will look to begin September on the right note when they visit the Cleveland Guardians in the rubber match of their three-game interleague series on Sunday a...
Luis Ortiz helps Pirates shut down Guardians
Luis Ortiz and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, and Rowdy Tellez singled in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday.,Ortiz (6-4) allowed one hit with three walks and five strikeouts over six scoreless innings. He did not allow a hit until Bo ...
Guardians, possibly without Josh Naylor, look to top Pirates again
As the Cleveland Guardians continue their push toward the postseason, they could be minus a key contributor for the immediate future.,An ankle injury to All-Star Josh Naylor dampened the Guardians' victory in the series opener against the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. ,The teams will continu...
Josh Naylor knocks in 4 but exits as Guardians top Pirates
Josh Naylor had three hits and four RBIs before leaving late with an injury, Jhonkensy Noel and Andres Gimenez hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8 on Friday.,Cleveland blew a 4-0 lead and trailed 6-4 in the fifth innin...
Guardians rally for pivotal victory over Royals
After trailing for a majority of the game, the Cleveland Guardians strung together a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and eventually defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon.,Jhonkensy Noel's run-scoring single put Cleveland ahead to stay.,The Guardians a...
Royals aim for sweep, division lead vs. Guardians
The Kansas City Royals have won three straight at Cleveland to join the Guardians atop the AL Central standings.,With Michael Wacha looking to continue his run of mound success, the surging Royals aim to sweep this four-game set with a fifth consecutive win over the struggling Guardians on Wednesday...
Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (hamstring) exits start
Kansas City Royals starter Michael Lorenzen exited in the second inning Tuesday night against the host Cleveland Guardians due to a left hamstring strain, but the ailment isn't believed to be serious.,The right-hander apparently sustained the injury earlier in the frame covering first base while try...
Royals beat Guardians again, grab share of division lead
Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer as the surging Kansas City Royals won their third straight over host Cleveland, prevailing 6-1 on Tuesday to move into a first-place tie with the Guardians atop the American League Central.,After sweeping a doubleheader on Monday to open a four-game series, the Royals...
Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (hamstring) exits start vs. Guardians
Kansas City Royals starter Michael Lorenzen exited in the second inning Tuesday night at the Cleveland Guardians with a left hamstring strain.,The right-hander apparently suffered the injury earlier in the frame covering first base while trying to convert a 3-6-1 double play. Lorenzen stayed in the ...
Royals eye share of AL Central lead as series vs. Guardians continues
Considering how dominant right-hander Michael Lorenzen has been in his past three starts against the Guardians, the Kansas City Royals appear to be in prime position to grab a share of the American League Central lead as they head into Tuesday's game against host Cleveland. ,Lorenzen (7-6, 3.47 ERA)...
Salvador Perez drives in 6 as Royals cap sweep of Guardians
Salvador Perez hit a sixth-inning grand slam for his second homer of the game and had six RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with 9-4 nightcap victory on Monday.,Perez broke a 4-4 tie with his solo homer in the fifth off Cleveland starte...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s late HR pushes Royals past Guardians
Bobby Witt Jr. blasted a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, allowing the Kansas City Royals to open a split doubleheader with a 4-3 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday afternoon., ,Witt homered for the second time in as many days and has now gone deep 27 times this season., ,John S...
Royals starter Cole Ragans exits early due to leg cramps
Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Monday afternoon's game against the host Cleveland Guardians in the fifth inning due to cramps in his left calf and hamstring., ,After Ragans walked Lane Thomas to open the home half of the fifth, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez looked toward the dugo...
Royals open make-or-break stretch vs. Guardians
Whether the Kansas City Royals remain a serious contender for the American League Central crown could be answered over the next 10 days.,About to see plenty of each other, the division-leading Cleveland Guardians are set to host the Royals in a split doubleheader on Monday to open a key four-game se...
Matthew Boyd, Guardians handle Rangers in rubber game
Matthew Boyd allowed one run over six strong innings and Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday. ,In his third start since debuting with Cleveland after elbow surgery, the 33-year-old Boyd (1-0) lowered his ERA to 2.70, yielding ...
Guardians seek series win over Rangers, breathing room in AL Central
The Cleveland Guardians will try to maintain some wiggle room atop the American League Central when they face the visiting Texas Rangers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,The Guardians have a two-game lead over the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals in the division. The le...