Shaky Royals bullpen hangs on for 7-5 win over Blue Jays
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jakob Junis ran his consecutive scoreless streak to 14 innings as the Royals staked him to a seven-run lead Thursday night, and a shaky Kansas City bullpen held on after giving most of it back for a 7-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Junis (1-0) was charged with two […]
Pérez delivers with bat to finish big series, KC tops Angels
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Pérez homered and doubled to cap off an impressive series, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 on Wednesday. A day after picking off David Fletcher at third base to end a 3-2 win, Pérez drove in two runs. The All-Star catcher […]
Royals C Perez ends game with pickoff, KC beats Angels 3-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals catcher Salvador Perez picked David Fletcher off third with the bases loaded for the final out in the ninth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Tuesday night. Danny Duffy pitched one-run ball over six innings, and Perez had two hits […]
Ohtani’s 3 RBIs Trout’s HR leads Angels over Royals 10-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had three hits and three RBIs, and Mike Trout hit a two-run homer, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the Kansas City Royals 10-3 Monday night. Ohtani hit a two-run double off Scott Barlow in the seventh for a 6-3 lead. The ball came off the bat at […]
Taylor helps Royals top White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael A. Taylor scored when Garrett Crochet misplayed Andrew Benintendi’s bunt in the 10th inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Taylor opened the 10th on second base and advanced on Nicky Lopez’s sacrifice. After Whit Merrifield was walked intentionally, Benintendi bunted […]
Lynn pitches 1st shutout of season, White Sox top Royals 6-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched a five-hitter for the first complete game and shutout in the major leagues this season, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on a rainy Thursday. Yermín Mercedes kept up his scorching start with a 485-foot homer. Yoán Moncada went deep, and the White Sox […]
Duffy wins, Merrifield drives in 3 as Royals blank Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched six innings of two-hit ball to beat a longtime nemesis and Whit Merrifield drove in all of Kansas City’s runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, leading the Royals over the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Monday. The Indians played their home opener in front of fans for the first […]
Lowe hits towering HR, Texas tops Royals to avoid sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nate Lowe hit a towering, three-run homer and the Texas Rangers figured how to hold onto a big lead, beating the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Sunday for their first win of the season. Texas blew a five-run edge on opening day and a four-run lead Saturday. Boosted by Lowe, the […]
Taylor again stars at plate, Royals beat Rangers 11-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in three runs for the second straight game, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Texas Rangers 11-4 Saturday. Released by Washington after hitting .196 last season, Taylor is off to a sensational start for Kansas City. After getting three hits and throwing out […]
Royals outslug Rangers 14-10 in wild opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered, drove in three runs and threw out two players at the plate from center field, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Texas Rangers 14-10 in a wild season opener Thursday. Each team scored five times in the first inning of a game that took 4 […]