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Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger homer, power Mariners to a 9-3 win over the Reds
SEATTLE (AP) — Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger homered, and Seattle’s slumping offense produced a season high in runs as the Mariners beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 Monday night. The Mariners had their highest scoring game since August 26, 2023, when they scored 13 times against...
Royals catcher Salvador Perez sidelined by mild groin strain
CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez had an MRI on Monday that showed a mild groin strain. It was a promising development for Kansas City after Perez left Sunday's 2-1 loss to the New York Mets following a fourth-inning collision at home plate with Starling...
Lugo pitches 7 crisp innings as the Royals beat the White Sox 2-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Monday night. Lugo (3-0) allowed four hits — all singles — in his third straight win. The right-hander also beat the White Sox with 6...
Pitching injuries are forcing some less familiar names into important roles early in the season
“Next man up” is a phrase you hear a lot in football, but maybe it's time to apply it to starting pitching in the major leagues. Baseball has been overrun lately by injuries to star pitchers that are forcing teams to make contingency plans they'd have loved to avoid. Here are a...
Mets get 2 in 8th to snap scoreless tie and beat Royals 2-1 as Díaz earns 1st save at home
NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader broke a scoreless tie with an infield single in the eighth inning and Edwin Díaz earned his first save at Citi Field since October 2022 as the New York Mets edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday. “That was obviously not the most conventional...
Royals' Salvador Perez hurts groin and hip in collision at plate with Mets' Starling Marte
NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Sunday’s game against the New York Mets with injuries to his left groin and hip following a fourth-inning collision at home plate with Starling Marte. Marte attempted to tag up and score on Tyrone Taylor’s lineout...
Salvador Perez homers, Bobby Witt Jr. scores 4 times as Royals beat Mets 11-7
NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his milestone 250th homer and Bobby Witt Jr. scored four times to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Perez, who won the 2015 World Series MVP when Kansas City beat the Mets in five games, laced a two-run...
Mets fans give slumping Francisco Lindor the Trea Turner treatment: cheers rather than boos
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to help Francisco Lindor out of his early funk, New York Mets fans gave him the Trea Turner treatment. Cheers instead of catcalls. Warm ovations rather than angry boos. And the star shortstop was certainly appreciative. “I wasn't expecting...
Mets stop Royals' 7-game winning streak with 6-1 victory behind Severino, Baty and Alonso
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered and Luis Severino earned his first win for the New York Mets, who snapped Kansas City's seven-game winning streak Friday night with a 6-1 victory over the Royals. Brett Baty hit a two-run double and the Mets scored all five of their runs off...
How sweep it is: Royals use 9-run first to cruise past Astros 13-3, extend win streak to 7 games
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs and the Kansas City Royals used a nine-run first inning to defeat the Houston Astros 13-3 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven games. Vinnie...
