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Improved Carlos Rodon leads Yankees against Royals in Game 2
NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodon's lowest moment for the New York Yankees occurred in the final start of a disastrous 2023 season on the mound in Kansas City.,While Rodon was going through a nightmarish first season in New York, Cole Ragans was providing 12 starts as the Kansas City Royals concluded a 106-l...
Alex Verdugo, Yankees clip Royals to open ALDS
NEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees opened the American League Division Series with a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.,Game 2 is Monday night in New York. ,Verdugo reached base three times, doing...
Royals, Yankees set to rekindle playoff rivalry
NEW YORK -- For now, the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees can only hear about their past playoff battles, which only their respective managers were alive to witness.,None of the current players are of age to recall the four times between 1976 and 1980 when Kansas City and New York met in ...
Zach Eflin eager to face Royals, keep Orioles' season alive
BALTIMORE -- Zach Eflin began his season pitching in front of sparse crowds in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Tampa Bay Rays.,The setting will be far more intense when he tries to continue his campaign, and that of the Orioles, who traded for the right-hander in July.,Eflin will take the mound on Wed...
Royals starter Cole Ragans (calf cramping) leaves Game 1 vs. O's
BALTIMORE -- Kansas City left-hander Cole Ragans exited Tuesday's Game 1 start in the American League wild-card series against the Orioles after six innings with left calf cramping.,Making his playoff debut, Ragans scattered four hits over six scoreless innings, striking out eight without walking a ...
Orioles ace Corbin Burnes ready for October opener vs. Royals
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles had October in mind when they traded for right-hander Corbin Burnes back in February.,The former Cy Young Award winner played his role, remaining the steady force of an injury-riddled rotation to help Baltimore secure its second straight postseason berth.,After a strong firs...
Royals block Braves from clinching wild card in 4-2 win
The visiting Kansas City Royals got home runs from Michael Massey and Hunter Renfroe to beat Atlanta 4-2 on Sunday, salvaging a game from their three-game series and preventing the Braves from clinching a spot in the postseason.,Atlanta (88-72) now needs one win over the New York Mets to secure a wi...
For Braves, a win over Royals equals wild-card berth
The Atlanta Braves can punch their ticket to the playoffs with a win -- and thus a series sweep -- against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.,Atlanta (88-71) put itself in a position to clinch, thanks to Travis d'Arnaud's walk-off home run in the ninth on Saturday to take a 2-1 win...
Braves walk off on Royals, boost wild-card aspirations
Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,With one out, d'Arnaud sent a fastball from Royals reliever Sam Long (3-3) 421 feet over the center field wall.,The Braves hold a half-game lead ov...
Royals look to steady ship for postseason; Braves not there yet
The Kansas City Royals are heading to the postseason for the first time since they won the 2015 World Series.,That said, the Royals (85-75) aren't playing their best ball heading toward the playoffs. ,A loser of eight of its last 11 games, Kansas City will look to get back on track Saturday night wh...
AL, NL wild-card races in play as Braves face Royals
The final weekend of the season marks a sprint toward the playoffs for both the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals.,However, only the Royals know where the finish line is.,The Royals will aim to clinch a playoff spot Friday night when they visit the Braves in the opener of a three-game interleagu...
Adam Frazier's 2-run single lifts Royals over Nationals
Pinch hitter Adam Frazier delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth as the visiting Kansas City Royals inched closer to a wild-card berth by completing a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 7-4 victory on Thursday afternoon., ,Hunter Renfroe hit a home run and Sa...
Royals look to extend record scoreless streak vs. punchless Nats
The Kansas City Royals, with their pitching staff on a record run, will shoot for a three-game series sweep when they visit the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,The Royals blanked the Nationals 3-0 on Wednesday for their second straight win after seven losses. Kansas City (84-74) remains tied with ...
Royals find winning formula against punchless Nationals
Robbie Grossman supplied a two-run single, and the visiting Kansas City Royals survived the early departure of starter Michael Lorenzen in a 3-0 win against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,Michael Massey and Salvador Perez had two hits each for Kansas City (84-74), which helped its Amer...
Royals edge Nationals in 10th to end 7-game skid
Five Kansas City pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout and the visiting Royals scored an unearned run to beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak.,With one out in the 10th and runner Kyle Isbel on second, Bobby Witt, Jr. hit a slow roller t...
Wild-card-contending Royals out to halt skid at Nationals
The slumping Kansas City Royals will try to get well when they visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Tuesday night.,Kansas City (82-74) entered Monday tied for the second wild-card spot in the American League despite losing seven straight games for the second time in less ...
Blake Snell, Giants hand Royals seventh straight loss
Grant McCray tripled in a run and scored another in a two-run second inning, Blake Snell combined with three relievers on a shutout and the San Francisco Giants completed a surprising three-game road sweep over the playoff-contending Kansas City Royals with a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon.,A seventh stra...
Royals, losing grip on wild card, meet Giants in key game
The Kansas City Royals will look to prevent their second seven-game losing streak in the past month when they conclude their three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.,The reeling Royals (82-73) dropped a 2-1 decision to the Giants (76-79) in the series opener o...
LaMonte Wade Jr., Matt Chapman power Giants past Royals
LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman each belted a pair of solo homers and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,Landen Roupp (1-1) picked up his first career major league win after scattering three hits over...
Reeling Royals seek to halt slide in rematch vs. Giants
The Kansas City Royals have endured their two worst losing streaks of the season over the past three-plus weeks.,The dismal closing performance is hampering their bid to end a playoff drought that began after their 2015 World Series title. ,The Royals will try to at least temporarily halt their stru...