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Royals add four with MLB experience as rosters expand
The playoff-contending Kansas City Royals took roster expansion to the next level, adding four players Sunday who have major league experience: Yuli Gurriel, Tommy Pham, Robbie Grossman, Alec Marsh.,Major league teams can expand rosters by two players for the final month of the regular season, with ...
Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.,Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lea...
10 MLB Players Who Will Impact Pennant Pushes Around Baseball
As August winds down, MLB pennant pushes are in full swing around the MLB. These 10 players will be critical in helping their teams win the division in 2024....
Willi Castro, Royce Lewis homers lead Twins 8-3 over Royals
Willi Castro hit a three-run homer, Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for an 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in Minneapolis., ,Austin Martin, Matt Wallner and Manuel Margot chipped in one RBI apiece for Minnesota, which won the opener of a three-...
Royals send red-hot Brady Singer to face Red Sox
The Kansas City Royals look for right-hander Brady Singer to continue his second-half success as they open a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Since the All-Star break, Singer (8-6, 2.88 ERA) has won three straight, going seven innings in each game and allowing a combi...
RHP Michael Lorenzen activated in advance of Royals debut
The Kansas City Royals activated right-hander Michael Lorenzen to the active roster Thursday and optioned right-hander Jonathan Bowlan to Triple-A Omaha.,Lorenzen, 32, was acquired Monday in a trade with the Texas Rangers and is expected to make his Royals debut on Saturday in a start on the road ag...
Royals activate 2B Adam Frazier, add LHP Walter Pennington
The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Adam Frazier from the injured list and selected the contract of left-hander Walter Pennington on Friday in advance of a road game against the Colorado Rockies.,The club optioned third baseman CJ Alexander and right-hander Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A O...
Michael Wacha's strong start leads Royals over Rays
Michael Wacha tossed six strong innings, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,After Isaac Paredes' two-out solo homer, his 14th, put the Rays ahead in the first, Wacha (5-6) permitted just one other hit and no more runs. He walked three and...
Michael Wacha's strong start again leads Royals over Rays
Michael Wacha tossed six strong innings, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,After Isaac Paredes' two-out solo homer, his 14th, put the Rays ahead in the first, Wacha permitted just one other hit while finishing six innings, walking three ...
Royals bring struggling offense into series opener vs. Marlins
The Kansas City Royals will be desperate for offense when they host the Miami Marlins in the opener of their three-game series on Monday night.,The Royals have gone 22 straight innings without scoring a run.,They were blanked 6-0 by the Texas Rangers on Saturday night and 4-0 on Sunday, which also m...
Wyatt Langford, Jon Gray lead Rangers over Royals
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam and Jon Gray allowed two hits over six innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Josh Smith also homered and had two hits for Texas, which won its third straight game.,Gray (3-3) allowed jus...
Rangers, Royals open series eager to end June swoons
Two teams that have done their share of swooning in June face off Friday night when the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Both teams have sputtered to 7-10 records so far this month. The Rangers, who have lost f...
Mariners aim to shake off collapse against Royals
No lead is safe for the Seattle Mariners when they play in Kansas City.,The Royals rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat the Mariners 10-9 on Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a game-tying triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and then scored the winning run on Nelson Velazquez's fielde...
Sizzling Guardians look increase division lead over Royals
The Cleveland Guardians got the best of Kansas City's ace during a comeback win in the opener of the current three-game series. Now, the Guardians will try to do the same against another of the Royals' strong arms.,Looking to continue its history of success against Brady Singer, Cleveland continues ...
Royals' Seth Lugo looks to continue road success in Cleveland
The Kansas City Royals have yet to lose a road game with Seth Lugo on the mound this season.,Then again, they haven't played at Cleveland, where the Guardians rarely seem to taste defeat.,The Royals aim to go 7-0 in Lugo's road starts Tuesday night, in the opener of a three-game set with the America...
Royals look to get back on roll vs. Twins
The Minnesota Twins will go for a series win when they play the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota has won two of three games against the Royals entering the final matchup of the four-game series. The Twins won 6-5 on Monday and 4-2 on Tuesday before falling short 6-1...
Royals place 2B Michael Massey (back) on 10-day injured list
The Kansas City Royals placed second baseman Michael Massey on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to low back tightness.,In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled shortstop Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.,Massey homered in the fifth inning of the Royals' 8-1 victory over the host Tampa Bay Ra...
Red-hot Royals set to open series vs. sagging Rays
Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals aim to continue their torrid ways on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Witt followed up his two-homer, six-RBI performance on Tuesday with a two-run double in Kansas City's 8-3 victory over the Detro...
Royals blast Tigers 8-3 for series sweep
Cole Ragans struck out a career-high 12 batters, Freddy Fermin drove in three runs, and the host Kansas City Royals completed a three-game series sweep by downing the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,Ragans (4-3) gave up just one hit and walked three in six scoreless innings. Bobby Witt Jr...
Wait until you hear what the Kansas City Royals want to do
If you think the Oakland A’s have a lot of nerve in asking for taxpayers to fund their new stadium on the Las Vegas strip to the tune of $380 million in public funding, wait until you hear what the Royals are doing in Kansas City. ...