Kansas City Royals

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (34-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (36-36, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (4-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -133,

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kurtz hit Carlos Estévez’s (2-2) fastball 411 feet to right-center for his sixth home run. It gave the Athletics their

By The Associated Press Athletics (28-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-37, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-2, 2.17 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -160,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jacob Lopez became the latest pitcher to shut down the Royals with six innings of three-hit ball, Max Muncy and Lawrence Butler hit homers, and the Athletics beat struggling Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday. Lopez (1-4) walked one and struck out nine while winning

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a legislative package on Saturday, approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier in the week, that includes hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid intended to persuade the Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state. Kehoe, a Republican, had called

By The Associated Press Athletics (27-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-36, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jacob Lopez (0-4, 6.00 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-6, 4.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -157,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Austin Wynns and Luis Urías hit home runs, Luis Severino pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 6-4 on Friday night to end a 14-game road losing streak and hand the Royals their fourth straight loss. Severino (2-6) allowed six hits and a first-inning run on

By The Associated Press Athletics (26-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-35, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (1-6, 4.77 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (3-5, 3.01 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -156,

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pablo Reyes stumbled, stopped and still scrambled home safely on a wild play in the eighth inning Thursday night, taking advantage of a throwing error by reliever Lucas Erceg to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. New York

By The Associated Press New York Yankees (41-25, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-34, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (4-3, 5.34 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.46 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game, Clarke Schmidt allowed just two hits over six innings, and the New York Yankees cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Paul Goldschmidt added a pair of RBIs during a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals put left-hander Cole Ragans back on the injured list after one dismal start against the Cardinals, this time with a left rotator cuff strain, and activated reliever Lucas Erceg from the IL before Wednesday night’s game against the Yankees. Right-hander Jonathan Bowlan

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state and help the St. Louis area recover from a devastating tornado. House passage sends the legislative

By The Associated Press New York Yankees (40-25, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-33, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (2-3, 4.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (5-3, 1.43 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 79 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs, Aaron Judge hit the third-longest homer in the majors this season, and the New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Tuesday night. Max Fried (9-1) bounced back from his first

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge only watched his latest prodigious homer long enough to make sure it was out of Kauffman Stadium. Yankees manager Aaron Boone? He made sure to find the best possible vantage point to see it land. That ended up being 469 feet away

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jac Caglianone spent his first day off in his new home city searching for someplace to live. And buying baseball cards. Just what you might expect from a 22-year-old prospect — one of the best in the game — who was still playing college

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals placed second baseman Michael Massey on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and recalled utility man Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A Omaha before starting a three-game series against the Yankees on Tuesday night. Massey had served as the designated hitter on Saturday against the White Sox

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton began a rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday night, though New York manager Aaron Boone said that it was too early to tell when the slugger might return to the big leagues. Stanton has missed the entire season because

By The Associated Press New York Yankees (39-25, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-32, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (8-1, 1.78 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 0.85 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Alexander signed a one-year deal with the White Sox on Sunday, and then hopped in a car for a ride from Milwaukee to Chicago to join his new team. Then he got into the game. Alexander pitched three innings of one-run ball in his Chicago debut. The left-hander picked up the

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — So much for that slow start for Jac Caglianone. The sweet-swinging slugger went 4 for 4 on Sunday, helping the Kansas City Royals to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The perfect afternoon at the plate arrived after he went 2 for 21 in

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan India hit a tiebreaking double in Kansas City’s two-run seventh inning, and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. each hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which had lost three

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (33-32, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-43, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-6, 5.12 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); White Sox: Mike Vasil (3-2, 1.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By GAVIN DORSEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Elko hit a two-run homer, Adrian Houser pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Saturday. Chase Meidroth also went deep for the White Sox, who have won three straight for the second time this season. Houser (2-1)

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (33-31, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (21-43, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.88 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); White Sox: Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.47 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday night. Mike Tauchman homered to help the last-place White Sox to their third win in four games. Davis Martin struck out seven while pitching six innings

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (33-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (20-43, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (2-6, 3.67 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals