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Royals GM expects to have a similar budget but much shorter offseason to-do list after playoff run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals general manager J.J. Picollo expects to have a similar budget as last year to plug the holes in a team that reached the AL Division Series this year, though his shopping list heading into the offseason figures to be a whole lot shorter. Picollo said...
Royals face the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS, their first home playoff game since 2015 World Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez remembers what it was like when playoff baseball returned to Kansas City after nearly 30 years of dark, dismal failures. It seemed to come alive, fans changing their red Chiefs shirts for Royals blue as they packed Kauffman Stadium. The Royals...
Keith hits 2-run homer as Tigers overcome Witt's grand slam and rally for 7-6 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Colt Keith hit a two-run homer, Matt Vierling had three hits while driving in the go-ahead run, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday night in a crucial game for their playoff hopes. ...
Seth Lugo dominates the Yankees for his 16th victory as the Royals win 5-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven masterful innings and Salvador Perez hit two run-scoring singles to reach 100 RBIs for the second time as the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-0 on Tuesday night. Pitching in New York City for the first time since...
Pham's first homer for Royals keys 4-1 win over Guardians, stops 7-game losing streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tommy Pham hit his first home run for Kansas City, a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run fourth inning, and the Royals stopped a season-high, seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Seth Lugo (15-8)...
Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs power Phillies to an 11-3 win over the Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber had two hits and three RBIs and Garrett Stubbs had a career-best four hits to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 11-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. After Garrett Stubbs opened the third inning with a triple into the right-field...
DeJong hits 2-run shot, Lugo tosses 7 strong innings as Royals beat Angels 5-3 for 5th straight win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer, Seth Lugo once again looked like the pitcher whose brilliant first half made him an All-Star, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to five games. Lugo...
Twins clobber Royals 13-3 to win crisp debut by fast-rising starting pitcher Zebby Matthews
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Zebby Matthews threw five crisp innings to win his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins, who hit Seth Lugo hard to hand the All-Star right-hander his worst start of the season and beat the Kansas City Royals 13-3 on Tuesday night. Matthews (1-0) allowed two...
Dominic Smith scores go-ahead run on wild pitch, helps Red Sox beat Royals 6-5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on a call that was overturned on a challenge, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night. Smith doubled to open the sixth and moved to third on a single...
