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102-loss Royals have turned out to be quite the spoilers against playoff-chasing Houston
This wasn't a run you saw coming — but then again, you rarely do when a baseball team starts to play spoiler. The Kansas City Royals, who reached 100 losses over two weeks ago and have been out of contention for almost the entire season, suddenly became a huge thorn in the side of...
Lyles pitches five shutout, Royals down Astros 3-2, Houston maintains hold on final AL wild-card
HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Lyles gave up just two hits in five innings, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 93rd run of the season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. Houston has lost four of its last five games and fell to 39-41 at home this year. Still,...
Homers by Alvarez, Meyers support Valdez’s 7 strong innings in Astros 7-1 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers homered and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday. The Astros salvaged the final game of the series, expanding their American League West lead to 1 1/2 games...
Royals waste 9-run lead, beat White Sox 11-10 in nightcap after losing opener 6-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Maikel García hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning after Kansas City wasted a nine-run lead, and the Royals hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10 on Tuesday night for a doubleheader split. Chicago took the opener 6-2 as Dylan Cease won consecutive...
Royals-White Sox game rained out. Straight doubleheader set for Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) — Monday night's game between the Kansas City Royals and White Sox in Chicago was postponed due to rain. The teams will play a straight doubleheader on Tuesday starting at 3:40 p.m. CT. Kansas City right-hander Brady Singer (8-10, 5.34) will start against Chicago...
Andrew Vaughn has double, homer, 2 RBIs and two runs scored as White Sox beat Royals 6-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored two as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Elvis Andrus had four hits, and Yoan Moncada and Oscar Colas also went deep for the...
Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Lyles had one of his best outings of the season for the Royals, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven in eight innings as Kansas City beat the Boston Red Sox 13-2 on Friday night. Lyles (4-15), who leads the major leagues in losses,...
Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers, helping Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday. Chicago, which has a one-game lead fir the NL's final wild card, won two in a row after losing the series opener. ...
France's 10th-inning single lifts Mariners over Royals 10-8 after blown 7-run lead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ty France lined a two-run single to center in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners rebounded from a blown-seven run lead to beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on Tuesday night. Eugenio Suárez, France, Teoscar Hernández and Josh Rojas homered in a...
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Royals with 3 RBIs in 10-7 win over Twins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. recorded three RBIs with a homer, Kyle Isbel went 4-for-5 and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 10-7 on Saturday night. Witt went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, a home run and a triple. In his first at-bat of the game after a...
