By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (27-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (29-20, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Daniel Lynch (3-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (5-3, 2.42 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 69 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Tuesday night. Birdsong (2-0) was moved from the bullpen to the rotation in place of Jordan Hicks and provided just
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta has been named to her first U.S. team roster for matches against China and Jamaica. The 32-year-old LaBonta plays for the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League and has three goals this season. Joining her in earning a first call-up with the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (27-22, third in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-20, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Giants: Hayden Birdsong (1-0, 2.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
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By STEVE KRONER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic’s no-hit bid for the Kansas City Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night. The left-hander hardly let that bother him. Bubic made a run at an historic homecoming before settling for seven shutout innings of two-hit ball in a 3-1 victory over
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KRONER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kris Bubic’s no-hit bid for the Kansas City Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night. Bubic initially got through six innings against the San Francisco Giants without allowing a hit — only to have an error charged to Royals second baseman Michael Massey changed to a single before the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (26-22, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-19, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (4-2, 1.66 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (6-0, 3.04 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 55 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. With the game tied at 1,
Continue ReadingBy CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night. Mikolas (3-2) allowed two hits with four strikeouts and two walks for the Cardinals, who have won three straight
Continue ReadingBy CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals All-Star pitchers Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo were placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday. Left-hander Ragans was moved to the list with a left groin strain and right-hander Lugo with a third finger sprain. Lefties Noah Cameron and Evan Sisk
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph native, Noah Cameron, is set to start for the Kansas City Royals on their home turf at 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cameron, who made his MLB debut against the Tampa Bay Rays at the end of April, assisted in the
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
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Tampa, Fla. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph native Noah Cameron made the most of his first start as a Kansas City Royal, earning a win in his Major League Baseball debut for his hometown team. The former Central Indian spent just over three years developing in the Minor Leagues, and showed it was the right
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Tampa, Fla. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph Native, Noah Cameron, officially pitched his first MLB strikeout at the bottom of the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night. Cameron, the left-handed pitcher, started for the Royals in the second out of three games against the Rays. The Cameron fam is lovin’ Noah’s first
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph Native, Noah Cameron has been called up to the big leagues. Cameron, a left-handed pitcher who started the season on Kansas City’s AAA team in Omaha, played ball at Central High School and at Central Arkansas. Manager Matt Quartraro said Cameron will start in place of Cole Ragans,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Viewers can now tune in to Royals and Cardinals baseball games with News-Press NOW. You can watch Royals games on: April 27, 2025 @1:10 p.m. vs. Houston Astros on the NOW Channel May 18, 2025 @1:10 p.m. vs. St. Louis Cardinals on FOX May 26, 2025 @3:10 p.m. vs.
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St. Joseph native and Central High School alum Noah Cameron is making a strong case for a spot in the Kansas City Royals’ pitching rotation after an impressive 2024 season in Double-A and Triple-A. Cameron’s former coach, Brent Seifert, first met him during his eighth grade summer and later coached him at Central, where his
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The Kansas City Royals kicked off their Spring Training schedule with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers, highlighted by strong pitching. Royals pitchers combined for nine shutout innings without allowing a walk, hopefully setting an early tone for can come during the season. Daniel Lynch IV got the nod to start on the mound,
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Royals are in a position they haven’t been in since 2015, back when they won the World Series… a spot in the MLB playoffs which will begin wild-card play in October. Kansas City welcomed the Boston Red Sox this week, who were in hands reach of taking that wild-card
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Royals were back at Kauffman Stadium this past four-game series, taking on divisional rival and AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. Sitting in the third spot in that division, the Royals know reaching the top will be a long journey, but the team has a new sense of life heading into
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By Calvin Silvers Looking to avoid a four-game skid, the Kansas City Royals were back in the comfort of Kauffman Stadium, hosting the Miami Marlins who have been struggling on the road this season, as they were just 11-24 when traveling. The cold road streak continues, as Kansas City had Cole Ragans start on the
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By Calvin Silvers The Kansas City Royals have completely flipped the script compared to last season, as the team enters the month of June with 36 wins. Last season, the team wouldn’t crack 30 wins until August. However, since the end of May, the team is 2-7 but coming off a Sunday walk-off hit for
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By Calvin Silvers In the offseason, the Kansas City Royals mentioned they wanted to compete in 2024, which referred to winning games late in the year, energizing an entire city, and look to be in the running for the American League crown. Of course, fans may have rolled their eyes when hearing this, as the
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