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Sheets and Fedde lead White Sox over Royals 2-1 to stop 6-game skid with doubleheader split

Apr. 17, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets homered, Erick Fedde pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the struggling Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday for a doubleheader split that ended a six-game slide. Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the eighth...

Royals at White Sox game has been postponed by rain

Apr. 16, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ game at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night has been postponed because of rain. It will be made up on Wednesday afternoon as part of a straight doubleheader. Kansas City beat Chicago 2-0 in the series opener on Monday...

Royals C Salvador Perez out of starting lineup again with groin injury

Apr. 16, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game because of a groin injury. Manager Matt Quatraro said Perez is available off the bench for Tuesday night's game at the Chicago White Sox. “He came in...

Royals catcher Salvador Perez sidelined by mild groin strain

Apr. 15, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez had an MRI on Monday that showed a mild groin strain. It was a promising development for Kansas City after Perez left Sunday's 2-1 loss to the New York Mets following a fourth-inning collision at home plate with Starling...

Royals' Salvador Perez hurts groin and hip in collision at plate with Mets' Starling Marte

Apr. 14, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Sunday’s game against the New York Mets with injuries to his left groin and hip following a fourth-inning collision at home plate with Starling Marte. Marte attempted to tag up and score on Tyrone Taylor’s lineout...

Salvador Perez homers, Bobby Witt Jr. scores 4 times as Royals beat Mets 11-7

Apr. 13, 2024 18:09 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his milestone 250th homer and Bobby Witt Jr. scored four times to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Perez, who won the 2015 World Series MVP when Kansas City beat the Mets in five games, laced a two-run...

Mets stop Royals' 7-game winning streak with 6-1 victory behind Severino, Baty and Alonso

Apr. 13, 2024 00:36 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered and Luis Severino earned his first win for the New York Mets, who snapped Kansas City's seven-game winning streak Friday night with a 6-1 victory over the Royals. Brett Baty hit a two-run double and the Mets scored all five of their runs off...

Salvador Perez leads Royals past Astros 4-3 for 5th straight win

Apr. 10, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Garrett Hampson began the Kansas City 10th on second as the automatic runner, replacing...

MJ Melendez breaks 8th inning tie with single, Royals beat White Sox 2-1

Apr. 05, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez broke an eighth-inning tie with a single to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Friday night. With one out, Melendez hit a soft liner to left off Michael Kopech (0-1) to score pinch-runner Dairon Blanco. ...

Westburg delivers tiebreaking homer in 9th to lift Orioles past Royals 6-4

Apr. 01, 2024 22:25 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jordan Westburg hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to carry the Baltimore Orioles past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Monday night. Westburg's opposite-field drive to right came on an 0-2 pitch from Nick Anderson (0-1) after the...