Kansas City Royals

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night. Garcia hit Pablo López’s first pitch high above the left-field bullpen after Vinnie Pasquantino singled with two out

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. left Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning due to low back spasms. The shortstop made two defensive plays, on ground balls, in the top half of the sixth inning, then exited before the Royals took the field in the seventh. “(It happened)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins returned right-handed pitcher Pablo López from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day injured list on Friday, sending him to the mound to start a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals. López missed three months with a strain of the teres major muscle in

By The Associated Press Minnesota Twins (62-78, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (71-69, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (0-0); Royals: Michael Wacha (8-11, 3.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 112 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -136, Twins +115; over/under is 8

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-out solo home run in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid a sweep in a three-game series. The Royals hit four solo homers in a game where

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Seth Lugo on the 15-day Injured List on Thursday because of a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to Monday. Originally scheduled to start Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels, Lugo (8-7) was was scratched Wednesday because of back discomfort. “He came

By The Associated Press Kansas City (17-3) vs Los Angeles Chargers (11-7) in Sao Paulo, Brazil Friday 8 p.m. EDT, YouTube. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 3. Series record: Chiefs lead 78-51-1. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Chargers 19-17 on Dec. 8, 2024, in Kansas City. Chiefs offense: overall (15th), rush (22), pass (14), scoring (15).

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs open the season coming off a Super Bowl. This time is different, though. They’re not the champions. Last year, the Chiefs were trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. But they got blown out 40-22

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Angels (66-73, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (70-69, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Kyle Hendricks (6-9, 4.89 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (7-6, 2.92 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jo Adell homered and drove in every run for the Los Angeles Angels in their 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Adell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning for the second consecutive game. His three-run shot to center field on the first pitch he

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In some respects, wide receiver Marquise Brown has been waiting for the Kansas City Chiefs to open the season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night in Brazil for more than 13 months. That’s how long ago he hurt his shoulder on the

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Angels (65-73, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (70-68, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Caden Dana (0-0); Royals: Ryan Bergert (2-1, 2.67 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -188, Angels +156; over/under is

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mitch Farris pitched five effective innings to win his major league debut and Jo Adell hit a two-run homer that helped the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Tuesday night. Adell finished with three hits and Oswald Peraza had an RBI

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Trout was scratched from the Los Angeles Angels’ starting lineup Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals because of a skin infection on his left arm. “A weird thing that just crept up on him,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said following his team’s 5-1

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Angels (64-73, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (70-67, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Mitch Farris (0-0); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 100 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -169, Angels +142; over/under is

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reinstated top prospect Jac Caglianone from the injured list and promoted Carter Jensen, their second-ranked prospect, from Triple-A Omaha on Monday to build out their roster for the final month of the season. The Royals also placed second baseman Jonathan

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, the Tigers scored four times off Michael Wacha in the fifth inning, and Detroit went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game set. Skubal (12-4) struck

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (79-58, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (70-66, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (11-4, 2.28 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 212 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -175, Royals +145; over/under is 7

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (79-57, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (69-66, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 165 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night. After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings,