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Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen to undergo MRI after injuring his left hamstring in start against Guards
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City Royals starter Michael Lorenzen will undergo an MRI on Wednesday after he injured his left hamstring in the second inning of Tuesday night's 6-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Lorenzen got hurt while stretching as he covered first base. He tried to...
Skenes strikes out 9 in 6 innings, De La Cruz hits a three-run double and Pirates beat Reds 7-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine in six dominant innings, Bryan De La Cruz hit a three-run double during a six-run fifth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Thursday night. Skenes (8-2), the rookie who started last month’s All-Star game,...
MJ Melendez hits pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning to rally Royals past Tigers 3-2
DETROIT (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Trailing 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Fermin reached on singles with one out. Adam...
Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads Royals to 6-0 win over Cubs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday night in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season. Friday night's attendance of 36,351 at Kauffman Stadium was topped...