Kansas City Royals

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (78-57, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (69-65, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Chris Paddack (5-11, 4.98 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 120 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs (17-3) Expectations Super Bowl or bust. Really, that is the only expectation in Kansas City these days, especially after the Chiefs came up short in their quest for an unprecedented three-peat. And the Chiefs didn’t just lose to the Eagles in the Super Bowl in February, they

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew that Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension was coming down from the NFL this week. That’s why they kept eight wide receivers on cutdown day. Now, they believe they are better suited to deal with the absence of their No. 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer and a two-run double in Kansas City’s eight-run fifth inning as the Royals pummeled the Chicago White Sox 12-1 on Wednesday night. Perez’s double gave him 993 RBIs — one more than Amos Otis for third place in Royals history. Next on the list is Hal

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, keeping him out of a series of high-profile games starting with next week’s season opener against the Chargers in Brazil. Rice pleaded guilty about six weeks ago

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats agree to play

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (68-65, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (48-84, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.79 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); White Sox: Aaron Civale (3-8, 5.02 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By GAVIN DORSEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Massey hit a tying two-run single in the ninth inning and Kyle Isbel had a go-ahead run-scoring single as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Maikel Garcia had a two-run single in the eighth inning

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (67-65, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (48-83, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); White Sox: Martin Perez (1-3, 2.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

CHICAGO (AP) — Shane Smith allowed one hit in a career-high seven innings, Korey Lee hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Monday night. Smith (4-7) pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in his career, facing just 23 batters on 80 pitches. Lee,

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (67-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (47-83, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.53 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); White Sox: Shane Smith (3-7, 4.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 102 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-8 on Sunday. The Royals improved to 28-14 in series finales this season. They are 9-4 when they are in danger of being swept. John Schreiber (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (66-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (78-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-12, 4.51 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 162 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -152, Royals

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson homered to help the Detroit Tigers win their fifth straight game, 4-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. The teams entered the game with the best records in the American League in August. Detroit has won nine of its last 10 games. Chris

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (66-63, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (77-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (8-9, 3.34 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Tigers: Chris Paddack (4-11, 5.10 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 96 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -125, Royals

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the first-team Kansas City Chiefs offense were in midseason form in their preseason finale Friday night, scoring on each of their three opportunities with the ball before the Chicago Bears rallied for a 29-27 victory. Mahomes was 8 of 13 for

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Zach McKinstry had three hits, including a homer, and scored twice as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 7-5 win against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The Tigers have won eight of nine while the Royals lost for just the third time in 11 games.

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (66-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (76-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -159, Royals

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered for the fourth straight game, this time a go-ahead shot leading off the sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Thursday for their sixth win in their last seven games. Nick Loftin

By The Associated Press Texas Rangers (63-65, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (65-62, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Higashioka had a three-run double in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Vinnie Pasquantino, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesday night. Wyatt Langford drew a two-out walk from Sam Long (1-3) and Corey Seager was safe when Pasquantino misplayed

By The Associated Press Texas Rangers (62-65, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (65-61, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: TBD; Royals: Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 78 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -119, Royals -101; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. knew the ball was gone the moment it left his bat. Only later did the young Kansas City Royals star realize what kind of company it allowed him to join. The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh when Jonathan India was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, helping the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.