Kansas City Royals

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore left Thursday night’s game against Kansas City with fatigue issues, the team said. The Cardinals did not elaborate on the specifics of the fatigue. Liberatore left with no outs in the fifth inning after throwing 71 pitches. His final pitch

JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kansas City Royals rookie outfielder Jac Caglianone got a pair of firsts out of the way with one swing of the bat Thursday. Caglianone ripped Miles Mikolas’ curveball into the right-field corner for an RBI double that scored Salvador Perez in the fourth inning of the first

JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Willson Contreras had an RBI single in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Yohel Pozo scored on a fielder’s choice to tie it for the Cardinals

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to continue playing in Missouri in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed by rain. The Cardinals said the I-70 rivals will finish their season series with a split doubleheader Thursday. The Royals won the series opener in St. Louis 10-7 on Tuesday. The Cardinals took

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (32-29, fourth in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (33-27, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 1.05 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.90 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 34 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night in the major league debut of top Royals’ prospect Jac Caglianone. Caglianone, recalled

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone went 0 for 5 in his major league debut on Tuesday night, but his presence was enough to help Kansas City overcome a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7. “You see him just come in the clubhouse today,

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (31-29, fourth in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (33-26, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-6, 4.33 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.23 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have called up top prospect Jac Caglianone in the hopes of jump-starting their languishing offense, and the slugging first baseman and outfielder is expected to make his major league debut on Tuesday night in St. Louis. The Royals announced the

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic’s wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Sunday. Riley Greene had two of Detroit’s five hits as the Tigers bounced back from a

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (38-21, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (31-28, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (2-1, 4.54 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (5-2, 1.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha said he had plenty left if needed. Wacha had the fourth-longest no-hit bid of his career Saturday before yielding a one-out hit to Colt Keith in the seventh inning of the Kansas City Royals’ 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Wacha did not

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino’s one-out single in the eighth inning drove in Nick Loftin with the game’s only run as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Tigers 1-0 on Saturday, snapping Detroit’s five-game winning streak. Pasquantino dropped to seventh, from his usual third spot, in the Royals

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (38-20, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (30-28, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.49 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (3-4, 3.21 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dillon Dingler had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers,

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (37-20, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (30-27, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (6-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -119, Royals -100; over/under is 8

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh, scattering six singles as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 to salvage the final game of the series on Wednesday night. Cameron (2-1) allowed a run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in

By The Associated Press Cincinnati Reds (28-28, third in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-27, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Hunter Greene (4-2, 2.54 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (1-1, 0.93 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Reds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit two long home runs, Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings against his former team and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Tuesday night. De La Cruz hit a 436-foot shot to center in the fourth inning that tied the score at

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are to kick off a special session Monday to consider aid for tornado victims and a package of financial incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from leaving the state for new or improved facilities in neighboring Kansas. Gov.

By The Associated Press Cincinnati Reds (27-28, third in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-26, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (5-3, 4.88 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Royals: Daniel Lynch (3-1, 1.57 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 12 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Martinez worked seven strong innings and Tyler Stephenson homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Martinez (3-5) allowed three singles through six shutout innings and finished seven innings allowing three runs on six hits

By The Associated Press Cincinnati Reds (26-28, third in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (29-25, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Martinez (2-5, 3.43 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-5, 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals