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Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal take Cy Young Awards after both were pitching triple crown winners

Nov. 21, 2024 01:40 AM EST

Chris Sale was one of the ace left-handers Tarik Skubal idolized as a teenager. Now the two will be linked forever after winning their first Cy Young Awards on Wednesday. Skubal was a unanimous pick for the American League honor following a brilliant season with the Detroit Tigers....

Royals GM expects to have a similar budget but much shorter offseason to-do list after playoff run

Oct. 14, 2024 13:19 PM EDT

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

Oct. 08, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

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

Sep. 16, 2024 23:15 PM EDT

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

Sep. 10, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

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

Sep. 04, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

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

Aug. 25, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

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...