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Guardians rally for 7-5 victory over Royals, reclaim sole possession of first place in AL Central

Aug. 28, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel singled home Josh Naylor with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Wednesday. The Guardians trailed...

Perez, Renfroe hit 2-run shots during 5-run frame, Royals beat Phillies 7-4 to open interleague set

Aug. 23, 2024 23:58 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe hit two-run homers during a five-run third inning Friday night, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders. Perez parlayed his...

Dairon Blanco hits 1st career grand slam and drives in 7 runs as the Royals rout Reds 13-1

Aug. 17, 2024 22:11 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Dairon Blanco homered twice — including his first career grand slam — and drove in seven runs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-1 on Saturday night. The offensive fireworks by the Royals overshadowed a fine start by Michael Wacha (10-6),...

Bobby Witt drives in 3 runs to lead the Royals to an 8-3 victory over rival Cardinals

Aug. 10, 2024 22:54 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in three runs and Michael Wacha struck out six in seven innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Maikel Garcia had an RBI single, Witt added an RBI triple and Salvador Perez hit...

Witt and Royals rally in 8th inning to hand White Sox their 16th straight defeat, 4-3

Jul. 30, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The staggering Chicago White Sox lost their 16th straight game, extending a franchise record, as Michael Massey homered and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. Bobby Witt Jr. ran his hitting streak...

Witt’s homer and Wacha’s seven scoreless innings lead Royals over White Sox, 7-1

Jul. 20, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. homered and drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Friday night. Witt drove Chris Flexen’s inside fastball above the left field bullpen in the first...