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Guardians send struggling Triston McKenzie to minors and activate Gavin Williams from IL

Jun. 30, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians are sending Triston McKenzie to the minors to work out his pitching problems. The AL Central leaders optioned the right-hander to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, two days after he went a season-low 2 1/3 innings in a 10-3 loss to the...

Ramirez homers, Josh Naylor two RBIs lead Guardians over Royals 7-2

Jun. 29, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Saturday. “It was really positive that we win with a chance to come back tomorrow, but we don’t pay too much attention to that,”...

Royals hit 4 home runs and send AL-leading Guardians to their 3rd straight loss, 10-3

Jun. 29, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez, Hunter Renfroe, Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-3 win over the AL-leading Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Perez hit his 13th homer of the season in the second inning, a 447-foot shot over...

Pasquantino hits go-ahead sacrifice fly as Royals rally to beat AL Central-rival Guardians, 2-1

Jun. 27, 2024 23:11 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back triples to start a sixth-inning rally, and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly that sent the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 win over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night. ...

Perez highlights 5-run, 2-out rally in eighth with RBI double as Royals rally to beat Marlins, 5-1

Jun. 26, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez highlighted a five-run, two-out rally in the eighth inning with a go-ahead double down the left-field line, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Wednesday to pick up the series win. Angel Zerpa (1-0) got the...

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...

Ragans strikes out 11 as Royals beat Marlins 4-1 for fourth win in 15 games

Jun. 25, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans struck out 11 for his first win in a month, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Monday night for just their fourth win in 15 games. Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe hit solo homers off Roddery Muñoz...

Rhys Hoskins' grand slam sparks Brewers to 6-3 victory over Rangers

Jun. 24, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins put Milwaukee ahead for good with a grand slam during a five-run rally in the sixth inning and the Brewers beat Texas 6-3 on Monday to snap the Rangers’ four-game winning streak. Adolis García homered for the Rangers. Milwaukee...

Ragans strikes out 11 as Royals beat Marlins 4-1 for fourth win in 15 games

Jun. 24, 2024 23:12 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans struck out 11 to win for the first time in a month, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Monday night for just their fourth win in 15 games. Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe hit solo homers off Roddery...

Max Scherzer gets win in season debut as Rangers complete 3-game sweep of Royals

Jun. 23, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer retired 15 of the 16 batters he faced over five scoreless innings in his season debut, rookie Wyatt Langford extended his RBI streak to five games and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Sunday to complete a...