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Mason Black earns first MLB win as Giants hang on to beat Royals
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run to help the San Francisco Giants record a 2-1 victory over the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Mason Black pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory. Patrick Bailey also drove in a run as the Giants (75-79) won for...
Reeling Royals look to halt slide in opener vs. Giants
The Kansas City Royals are fading at a bad point in the season.,The Royals have lost four straight games and 13 of their past 20. They are in need of a swift turnaround as they host the San Francisco Giants on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Kansas City's slide has all but taken it out ...
Tarik Skubal rolls along, Tigers sweep Royals
Tarik Skubal won his fifth straight decision and Riley Greene homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the host Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday evening, completing a three-game sweep.,In the wild-card chase, Detroit (80-73) closed the gap to two games behind Kansas City (82-71) and a half game behind ...
Stars Bobby Witt Jr., Tarik Skubal collide as Royals clash with Tigers
The Kansas City Royals look to their "special" talent -- Bobby Witt Jr. -- as they hope to avoid a sweep by the visiting Detroit Tigers.,The Royals (82-70) are clinging to the second wild card in the American League. The Tigers (79-73) trail Kansas City by three games and the Minnesota Twins by 1 1/...
Tigers overcome Royals in 10th
Parker Meadows' 10th-inning bloop single lifted the Detroit Tigers over the host Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday evening.,After Lucas Erceg (2-6) balked Trey Sweeney to third base with one out, Meadows dropped a broken-bat hit into shallow left field for the Tigers, who have won eight of 10. Riley...
Tigers aim to continue playoff push against Royals
Since mid-August, the Detroit Tigers have become a surprise entry into the American League playoff sweepstakes.,The Tigers will continue their postseason pursuit on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals.,After a 3-1 loss in San Francisco on Aug. 10, De...
Tigers rally from early 4-run deficit, hang on to beat Royals
Matt Vierling's sixth-inning single capped a rally that would carry the visiting Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals, 7-6, in Monday's opener of a three-game series.,After pinch hitter Wenceel Perez's two-run double tied the game at 6, Vierling collected his third hit, an opposite-field line ...
Royals determined to get bats going vs. Tigers
The Kansas City Royals will try to get back to making the most of their opportunities on Monday night when they open a three-game series with the visiting Detroit Tigers. ,Despite leading the American League in batting average with runners in scoring position (.285), Kansas City (82-68) went just 1-...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa stars as Pirates edge Royals
Isiah Kiner-Falefa finished 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, helping lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Pirates starter Jared Jones went four innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking three. The Pittsburg...
Royals face Pirates, look to gain ground in postseason race
In the thick of the American League playoff picture, the Kansas City Royals are playing some of their best ball of the season ahead of Sunday afternoon's series finale in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.,Kansas City (82-67) is three games behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians, and just tw...
Wave strike early, hold off Royals to end 12-match winless streak
Delphine Cascarino made her presence known early Saturday night as the San Diego Wave defeated the Utah Royals 2-1 in Sandy, Utah.,San Diego (4-9-7, 19 points) didn't have any sort of hangover from Alex Morgan's final match last Sunday. The Wave got on the scoreboard in just 27 seconds, the quickest...
Bobby Witt Jr.'s big day boosts Royals over Pirates
Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs and Michael Wacha hurled five quality innings, helping lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Wacha (13-7) allowed just one run on four hits, while striking out eight and walking three. ,The R...
Royals put RHP Chris Stratton (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Chris Stratton on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm flexor strain and recalled left-hander Angel Zerpa from Triple-A Omaha.,Stratton allowed two runs on three hits in the ninth inning of Kansas City's 8-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh...
Royals, with playoffs in sight, take on Pirates
It's been awhile since the Kansas City Royals have played meaningful September baseball, and it's a feeling the club wants to get used to.,The Royals sit three games behind the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. Kansas City, currently in the second AL wild-card slot, is two games b...
Alec Marsh racks up 11 K's as Royals top Pirates
Alec Marsh threw 5 1/3 quality innings, helping lead the visiting Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Marsh (8-8) allowed just one run on five hits, while striking out 11 and walking two. Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel each homered and tallied two hits, both drivin...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s walk-off single in 11th lifts Yankees past Royals
Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled in pinch-runner Jon Berti from third base with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Kansas City Royals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.,Chisholm hit a line dr...
Yankees look to bounce back from shutout loss to Royals
The Kansas City Royals already made a big improvement from last season and will get another measure of their progress with their next few wins.,After receiving a brilliant performance from Seth Lugo, the Royals have their first chance to clinch at least a .500 season Wednesday night when they visit ...
Seth Lugo fans 10 as Royals blank Yankees
Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven outstanding innings as the Kansas City Royals ended a six-game road losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,Lugo (16-8) yielded three hits and no walks in his 105-pitch outing. He tied Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skub...
Yanks lean on Austin Wells to clobber Royals
Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 10-4 win on Monday.,Alex Verdugo added a two-run homer for New York (83-61), which tallied 12 hits and won for...
Michael Wacha pitches Royals past Twins for series sweep
Michael Wacha delivered seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals got past the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game weekend sweep.,Despite allowing two hits and a walk in a difficult first inning, Wacha escaped unscathed when right-fielder Hunter Renfroe th...