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Royals acquire RHP Nate Pearson from Astros
The Kansas City Royals acquired Nate Pearson from the Houston Astros on Wednesday in exchange for fellow right-hander Max Martin.,Pearson, 29, was designated for assignment by Houston on Sunday after going 1-0 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 16 relief appearances this season.,He is 10-6 with four sa...

Seth Lugo's durability on display as Royals aim to sweep Giants
Amid all the health issues within Kansas City's rotation, Seth Lugo continues to grind. ,Looking for another strong home start, the veteran right-hander also tries to continue his recent starting dominance over San Francisco as the Royals aim for a three-game sweep of the Giants on Wednesday. ,Lugo ...

Luinder Avila's latest strong start guides Royals past Giants
Luinder Avila allowed two runs (one earned) while setting career highs with seven strikeouts and 6 1/3 innings, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin each had two hits and an RBI as the Kansas City Royals won 3-2 over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. ,Pressed into the Royals' i...

'Relentless' Royals picking up steam entering rematch vs. Giants
The Kansas City Royals have built some momentum since returning from the All-Star break, while the San Francisco Giants continue to struggle. ,After opening their three-game series against the Giants with a dramatic victory on Monday, the Royals can secure their third straight winning home series by...

Late-game heroics help Royals take down Giants
Salvador Perez clubbed a two-run shot to move within one of tying the Royals' all-time home run record, but Kansas City needed Nick Loftin's walk-off, squeeze bunt in the ninth inning to win 4-3 over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday night.,San Francisco trailed 3-1 and was down to its fin...

Royals star SS Bobby Witt Jr. (back tightness) exits vs. Giants
Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Kansas City's game against the San Francisco Giants after four innings Monday due to low back tightness.,Witt, who has dealt with back issues of late, returned to the lineup Monday after he was given the day off Sunday against the San Diego Padres. He we...

Royals' Michael Wacha seeks return to form against Giants
Michael Wacha has been the Kansas City Royals' most consistent starting pitcher in 2026. Of late, however, he hasn't looked like the All-Star he has been this season.,The 35-year-old right-hander has been exceptional during his career against the San Francisco Giants, who visit the Royals on Monday ...

Royals RHP Stephen Kolek (flexor) hurt on rehab assignment, placed on IL
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list on Sunday after he strained his right flexor during a rehab start.,Kolek was injured on Saturday while pitching for Triple-A Omaha to get him ready to return to the major league squad as soon as this week after an ex...

Padres rip 5 homers among 19 hits in rout of Royals
Jackson Merrill, Ty France and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined for five home runs and 13 RBIs as the visiting San Diego Padres rolled to a 19-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Merrill went 4-for-6 with two homers and four RBIs, while Tatis homered once, drove in four and scored three. Both of...

Padres, struggling on the road, look to avoid sweep in Kansas City
In a weekend series between underachieving clubs, the Kansas City Royals have added to the San Diego Padres' misery on the road. ,Winners of four straight at home, the Royals will try for a three-game series sweep of the Padres on Sunday. ,Kansas City is last in the American League Central but has t...

Salvador Perez moves closer to team record in Royals win over Padres
Salvador Perez moved closer to Royals' history with his two-run homer, Lane Thomas also clubbed a two-run shot and spot-starter Randy Dobnak allowed one run while pitching into the fifth inning, as Kansas City beat the visiting San Diego Padres 6-1 on Saturday.,Thomas set the tone with his homer in ...

Padres try to bounce back after tough road loss vs. Royals
Struggles on the road have played a key role in the San Diego Padres' disappointing season. ,They'll look to rebound from a heartbreaking defeat at Kansas City by trying to even a three-game set with the Royals on Saturday afternoon. ,San Diego entered this week's All-Star break at 48-48 but had won...

Carter Jensen walk-off completes Royals' 10th-inning rally past Padres
Carter Jensen's two-run, walk-off single capped a four-run 10th inning which helped the Kansas City Royals rally for a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday night. ,The Padres scored three times in the top of the 10th, beginning with Miguel Andujar's third double of the night down...

Royals, Padres look to rebound from disappointing first half of season
Both the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals have underachieved thus far in 2026.,Coming out of the All-Star break, the two look for a positive restart when they open a three-game series Friday night at Kansas City.,San Diego was a playoff team each of the past two seasons and has reached the po...

Leody Taveras, Orioles complete sweep of skidding Royals
Leody Taveras homered and later drove in the tiebreaking run as the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals, heading into the All-Star break on a season-best four-game winning streak thanks to an 8-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,Samuel Basallo also homered, Gun...

Orioles look to enter break on first 4-game win streak of '26 vs. Royals
Now that they're guaranteed to win a home series for the first time since May, the Baltimore Orioles look to tack on more success before the visiting Kansas City Royals leave town.,The teams complete a three-game series Sunday afternoon in the final game before the All-Star break. Both teams occupy ...

Kyle Bradish flirts with no-hitter as Orioles extend Royals’ skid
Kyle Bradish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles extended their winning streak to three games after beating the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday night.,Bradish (6-9) was done after 6 2/3 innings, charged with one run on two hits with two walks and five strik...

Seeking home series win, Orioles ride momentum into rematch vs. Royals
The last two times the Baltimore Orioles opened a home series with a victory, in June, they lost the next two games.,They'll try to reverse that trend when they have a rematch with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.,Baltimore rode Samuel Basallo's two-run homer in the eighth inning to Friday ...

Samuel Basallo powers Orioles past Royals with late HR
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.,Blaze Alexander homered in the fourth inning and was the only Oriole with two hit...

Royals expected to get Vinnie Pasquantino back in series vs. Orioles
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles will search for any edge they can find to try to climb from the depths of the American League pecking order.,The teams will begin a three-game series Friday night in Baltimore.,The Orioles, who are in last place in the AL East, have lost four straight hom...