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Miles Mikolas wins pitchers' duel as Cardinals top Royals
Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and Jordan Walker's sixth-inning homer provided the lone run Saturday night as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the struggling Kansas City Royals 1-0 to win for the 12th time in 13 games.,Ivan Herrera's fifth-inning single and Walker's drive were the o...

Royals place starters Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo on IL
The Kansas City Royals' starting rotation took a hit Saturday when left-hander Cole Ragans and right-hander Seth Lugo both were placed on the 15-day injured list.,Ragans is dealing with a left groin strain, while Lugo has a third finger sprain, with his IL move retroactive to Wednesday.,To take thei...

Miles Mikolas, Cardinals seek to continue success vs. struggling Royals
The St. Louis Cardinals are the hottest team in the National League -- just as the Kansas City Royals are mired in another rough stretch. ,The visiting Cardinals will look for a second consecutive victory Saturday night over the Royals, who have lost three straight and five of six. ,St. Louis droppe...

Cardinals stay hot, blow out reeling Royals
Ivan Herrera had three hits with four RBIs, including a key three-run double in the sixth inning, while Andre Pallante allowed two runs over seven innings, as the surging St. Louis Cardinals won 10-3 over the struggling host Kansas City Royals on Friday night. ,Aided on a key error by Kansas City se...

Royals' Cole Ragans leaves start with groin tightness
Kansas City starter Cole Ragans exited in the sixth inning of the Royals' Friday home game against the St. Louis Cardinals due to left groin tightness.,The Royals' Opening Day starter, Ragans left after allowing Masyn Winn's line-drive single up the middle to open the sixth. Kansas City trailed 3-2 ...

Jeremy Pena, Astros claim series from Royals
Jeremy Pena finished 4-for-4 with a tie-breaking single in the eighth inning to help the host Houston Astros claim a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of the three-game series on Wednesday.,Pena snapped a 3-3 tie with his single to left off Royals closer Carlos Estevez, dri...

Versatile Royals vie for series victory versus Astros
The defensive play of the series opener on Monday undoubtedly came in the third inning when Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey smothered an Isaac Paredes grounder before executing a backhanded flip to shortstop Maikel Garcia to start an inning-ending double play.,On Tuesday, Jonathan I...

Framber Valdez, Astros aim to slow down surging Royals
Kansas City Royals veteran right-hander Michael Wacha had allowed no more than three earned runs in any of his previous six starts before Monday -- yet had just two victories to show for his efforts.,In a surprising showing relative to previous results, the Royals produced seven early runs of suppor...

Astros optimistic about Jose Altuve's health entering series vs. Royals
The Houston Astros received good news even before their 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday when it was determined that nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve will avoid a stint on the injured list.,Altuve left in the third inning because right hamstring tightness in the Astros' 13-9 loss on Satu...

Lucas Giolito sharp as Red Sox win series over Royals
Wilyer Abreu homered and singled twice to help the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win against the Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,Rafael Devers homered, singled and drove in the other two runs for the Red Sox, who have won four of five.,Lucas Giolito (1-...

Royals have the opportunity to finally take a series from Red Sox
The Kansas City Royals will try to accomplish something they haven't been able to do in nearly three years when they face the visiting Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday.,Win a series., ,Boston has won five consecutive series against the Royals dating back to Aug....

Royals seek eighth straight victory in clash vs. Red Sox
While a grind at times, Garrett Crochet's start to his Boston Red Sox tenure has been relatively solid. ,Meanwhile, budding Kansas City star Cole Ragans has been exceptional against the Red Sox during his career. ,With Ragans on the mound, the Royals will aim for an eighth consecutive victory on Sat...

Royals outlast Red Sox in 12th for 7th straight win
Freddy Fermin roped an RBI single in the 12th inning, after Kansas City's Michael Lorenzen and Boston's Hunter Dobbins both delivered stellar starts, and the Royals recorded a season-high seventh straight win, 2-1 on Friday night.,After Cavan Biggio's sacrifice bunt moved placement runner Michael Ma...

Royals ride hot starting pitching into series vs. Red Sox
Bobby Witt Jr. had the eighth four-hit game of his career and the Kansas City Royals tied a season high with 17 hits while completing a four-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. However, the topic in the locker room afterward was the team's pitching.,Heading into the Friday series opener...

Kris Bubic, Bobby Witt Jr., Royals dominate White Sox
Kris Bubic scattered six hits over seven shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored as the Kansas City Royals completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 10-0 victory on Thursday afternoon.,It was the eigh...

Kris Bubic, Bobby Whitt Jr., Royals dominate White Sox
Kris Bubic scattered six hits over seven shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored as the Kansas City Royals completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 10-0 victory on Thursday afternoon.,It was the eigh...

White Sox look to break Royals' hold on series rivalry
Starting pitching has helped continue the Kansas City Royals' recent dominance over the Chicago White Sox.,With Kris Bubic looking to continue his strong start to 2025, the Royals can complete a four-game series sweep with their 11th consecutive home win over the White Sox on Thursday.,Winners of fi...

Michael Wacha, Royals maintain mastery of White Sox
Michael Wacha allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Kansas City has won each of its past 10 home meetings with Chicago.,The Royals have scored an average of tw...

Royals aim to support Michael Wacha vs. White Sox
The Kansas City Royals have struggled to provide much run support for veteran Michael Wacha this season. ,However, they've had just enough offense to continue their recent dominance of the Chicago White Sox this season. ,Winners of four straight and 13 of 15, the Royals will look to be more producti...

Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off caps Royals' ninth-inning rally over White Sox
Bobby Witt Jr.'s long walk-off single capped the Kansas City Royals' two-run rally in the ninth inning as they earned their fourth straight win, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.,Witt was 0-for-4 entering the ninth. With the bases loaded and one out in a 3-3 game, Witt sent a deep...