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Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. becomes first shortstop with multiple seasons of 30 homers and 30 steals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers. Witt finished...
Meadows gives Detroit lead with broken-bat single in the 10th, Tigers hold on to beat Royals 3-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night. Tyler Holton (7-1) retired...
Ragans throws 6 scoreless innings, Massey homers as Royals top Twins 5-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans scattered four hits in six scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-0 on Friday night and traded places with the Twins in the AL Central and wild card standings. The Royals now hold a half-game lead for second...
Kikuchi strikes out 12 in 7 innings and Astros beat Royals 5-2
HOUSTON (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Kikuchi (7-9) improved to 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA since he was acquired by Houston a day before the trade deadline. He gave up five hits,...
Neto homers again as the Angels beat KC 9-5 to end Royals' 5-game win streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyler Anderson outlasted Cole Ragans in a matchup of All-Star pitchers, Zach Neto hit a go-ahead homer for Los Angeles, and the Angels beat Kansas City 9-5 on Tuesday night to end the Royals' five-game winning streak. Anthony Rendon, Kevin Pillar and Logan...
Bobby Witt's 2 homers, double and 4 RBIs lead the Royals past the Red Sox 8-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. had two homers, a double and four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Wednesday night and salvaged the final game of a three-game series. “He's just a phenomenal baseball player,” teammate Vinnie Pasquantino said of...
Salvador Perez homers and doubles and Royals rout Tigers 9-2
DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez had three hits, including a home run, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight by routing Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 9-2 on Friday night. Cole Ragans (8-7) held the Tigers to two runs on two hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked four and...
Pete Crow-Armstrong hits go-ahead RBI as the Cubs defeat the Royals 7-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong, who came into the game hitting .183, was 3 for 4 with a run and the go-ahead RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday. While he was happy to contribute to the victory, Crow-Armstrong and many of his teammates...
Royals' Lugo gets first All-Star nod alongside teammate Witt, who celebrates Texas ties
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seth Lugo faced Bobby Witt Jr. and the rest of the Kansas City Royals last year when they were on their way to a last-place finish in the AL Central. The right-hander picked the Royals in free agency and now is a first-time All-Star along with Witt and...
Witt, Melendez both homer to help Royals beat Red Sox 6-1 for 4th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each had solo home runs, Cole Ragans allowed one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Adam Frazier, Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez...
