Latest Seth Lugo News

Gordon's and Chisholm's two-out hits rally Marlins past Royals, 2-1

Jun. 26, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Gordon’s infield hit highlighted the Miami Marlins late two-out rally for a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. After collecting just two singles in six scoreless innings against Seth Lugo, the Marlins recorded four hits in the...

Albies hits 2-run homer on Rodón's second pitch and hot Braves romp 8-1 over skidding Yankees

Jun. 22, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer on Carlos Rodón’s second pitch of the night, Austin Riley and Matt Olson also went deep off the left-hander and the Atlanta Braves routed the suddenly struggling New York Yankees 8-1 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games. ...

Chris Sale cut-rate ace for Atlanta Braves, rebounds to 10-2 start after years of injuries

Jun. 21, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Sale has become the Atlanta Braves' cut-rate ace. An All-Star in seven straight seasons through 2018, he won just 17 games for Boston over the next five and was jettisoned to Atlanta last winter along with $17 million to cover most of his salary. ...

Even after a rough week against Yankees and Dodgers, it's been a remarkable season for Royals

Jun. 17, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

The Kansas City Royals took their lumps this past week against two of the best teams in baseball. That shouldn't detract from their remarkable rise, which would be unprecedented if it results in a playoff berth. The Royals lost 106 games last season. No team has...

Melendez hits grand slam on 12th pitch, Royals beat Dodgers 7-2 as Yamamoto leaves early

Jun. 16, 2024 00:56 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat, Seth Lugo became the AL's first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night as Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness. ...

Guardians score 3 runs on Witt's wild throw, down Royals 8-5 in matchup of AL Central's top teams

Jun. 04, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt's Jr.'s throwing error led to Cleveland scoring three runs on an infield grounder in the seventh inning in the Guardians' 8-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday night, the first matchup this season between the AL Central’s top two teams. ...

Velázquez hits 2 HRs, Perez adds solo shot as Royals snap skid with 6-1 win over Twins

May. 29, 2024 22:54 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson Velázquez homered twice, Salvador Perez hit his team-leading 10th homer of the season and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Velázquez’s first homer came in Kansas City’s...

Seth Lugo becomes AL's first 8-game winner, Royals beat Rays 8-1 to improve to 33-19

May. 24, 2024 22:15 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seth Lugo became the American League's first eight-game winner, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr, homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Lugo (8-1) allowed one run and four...

Seth Lugo claims AL-leading 7th win as the Royals beat A's 5-3 and move 9 games over .500

May. 18, 2024 22:45 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season,...

Seth Lugo dominates with career-high 12 strikeouts over 8 innings in Royals' 4-2 win over Angels

May. 12, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Seth Lugo racked up a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed one run over eight strong innings, and Hunter Renfroe had a two-run single against his former team in the Kansas City Royals' 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Freddie Fermin and...