Kansas City Royals

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals expect to have nine-time All-Star catcher Salvador Perez back next season. They expect to have the same set of goals, too. First on the list is a return to the playoffs, which they managed to accomplish in 2024 but failed

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xavier Worthy admitted that he was winded after hauling in a 37-yard pass during the Kansas City Chiefs’ emphatic 37-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. It wasn’t a total surprise, considering the fleet-footed wide receiver had been sidelined with a shoulder injury

By STEVE KRONER Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit two solo home runs, Cole Ragans struck out eight in 4 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Athletics 9-2 on Sunday. Yastrzemski hit a homer deep to right in the seventh inning off Michael Kelly and homered to right

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (81-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (76-85, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (3-3, 5.02 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Athletics: Brady Basso (1-0, 1.74 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, eight strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -123,

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched six scoreless innings to earn his 10th win of the season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-2 on Saturday night. Wacha (10-13) gave up two hits and three walks while striking out five for his first victory in more

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched the top NL wild card with a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki also connected for Chicago in its third win in four games. Jameson

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (80-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (76-84, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (9-13, 4.00 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Morales (4-2, 3.07 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -121,

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning, Jacob Wilson drove in three runs and the Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night. Langeliers singled and Brent Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom walked before Taylor Clarke replaced Royals starter Noah Cameron (9-7) with two out

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (80-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (75-84, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (0-0); Athletics: TBD BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics play the Kansas City Royals after Shea Langeliers had four hits against the Astros on

By MIKE DiGIOVANNA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in three runs, Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Thursday night. Michael Lorenzen (7-11) gave up two earned runs and five hits with a season-high nine strikeouts and no

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (79-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (71-87, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (6-11, 4.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Angels: Mitch Farris (1-2, 6.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward homered, Kenley Jansen earned his 475th career save and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep. Yusei Kikuchi (7-11) gave up just one hit while striking out six over five innings. He was removed with a left forearm

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (79-78, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (70-87, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek (5-6, 3.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (6-11, 4.05 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 168 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and Adam Frazier each drove in two runs, Salvador Perez moved into second place on Kansas City’s career RBI list and the Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 on Tuesday night, shortly after being eliminated from postseason contention. The Royals (79-78) were knocked out of the race

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (78-78, third in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (70-86, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (2-3, 5.16 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Angels: Samuel Aldegheri (0-0, 10.38 ERA, 2.54 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Sunday and clinched a playoff berth. Toronto is the first team in the American League to secure a spot in the playoffs, returning

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays became the first American League team to secure a spot in the postseason on Sunday with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The AL-best and AL East-leading Blue Jays locked up a playoff spot with a week remaining in

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-66, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (78-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (9-12, 3.79 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 117 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh inning, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Toronto 2-1 on Saturday night to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching a playoff spot. Toronto’s lead in the AL East was

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-65, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (77-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (8-7, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Max Scherzer has struggled to escape the first inning unscathed. On Friday night, he didn’t get out of the first at all. The veteran Blue Jays right-hander was pulled after two-thirds of an inning, the shortest start without an injury of his 18-year career. Scherzer allowed seven runs on seven

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer in Kansas City’s seven-run first inning and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 20-1 on Friday night. The Royals sent 10 batters to the plate against Max Scherzer (5-4), who exited after recording just two outs and allowing

By The Associated Press Toronto Blue Jays (89-64, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (76-77, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-11, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 114 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford drove in runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday to climb back into a first-place tie with the Houston Astros in the AL West. The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Ryan Bergert and outfielder Kyle Isbel on the injured list and recalled reliever Luinder Avila and outfielder John Rave from Triple-A Omaha before their series finale against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Bergert felt some tightness in his forearm during a bullpen session on

By The Associated Press Seattle Mariners (83-69, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (76-76, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (9-8, 3.76 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (5-5, 3.71 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 67 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals will place RHP Ryan Bergert on the Injured List after he hurt himself in the bullpen prior to Wednesday night’s 7-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. Bergert was scheduled to start Kansas City’s game on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Matt Quatraro said Bergert

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adam Frazier hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat Seattle 7-5 on Wednesday night and snap the Mariners’ 10-game winning streak. Eugenio Suárez snapped an 0-for-32 skid with four hits, two RBIs and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrated his 30th birthday Wednesday by welcoming Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals back to practice. The two wide receivers have hardly played after Worthy hurt his shoulder in a collision with Travis Kelce early in their season opener,

By The Associated Press Seattle Mariners (83-68, first in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (75-76, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (4-5, 5.59 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -117, Mariners -103; over/under is 8