CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson says he isn’t sure what he did to rile up the opposing pitcher or get ejected from the game. But he’s certain of this much: He’s not changing his ways. And if flipping a bat to celebrate a towering home run offends the other team, so be it. “It’s all […]

CHICAGO (AP) – Yoan Moncada is not looking back at his struggles in the past or forward to the promise of his future. The 23-year-old switch-hitter said he is having too much fun in the present. Moncada hit a pair of solo shots for his first multihomer game and Leury Garcia added a two-run drive […]

CHICAGO (AP) – Welington Castillo atoned for an error with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Monday night. Castillo’s poor throw on Billy Hamilton’s steal in the seventh helped set up Whit Merrifield’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly. But Castillo came up […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pinch-runner extraordinaire Terrance Gore stole a base and then scored on Hunter Dozier’s single in the ninth inning, lifting the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians 9-8 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the AL Central favorites. Ryan O’Hearn led off the ninth with a walk against Brad […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Homer Bailey pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 Saturday night for their second straight win after a 10-game skid. Ian Kennedy pitched a perfect eighth and Willy Peralta followed in the ninth for his first save to complete the two-hitter. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon homered, doubled twice and singled as the Kansas City Royals stopped a 10-game losing streak, racing to a big lead and beating the Cleveland Indians 8-1 Friday night. Gordon homered during a six-run first inning against Carlos Carrasco (1-2). The Royals hit for the cycle in the opening […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Mitch Haniger hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Royals 6-5 Wednesday night after Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a Kansas City-record 31 games. Merrifield’s RBI bunt single in the seventh tied it at 5 and moved him […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Edwin Encarnacion homered twice during an eight-run sixth inning, two of five homers for the hot-hitting Seattle Mariners during a 13-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. The Mariners have scored five or more runs in 11 of their first 12 games and have 32 homers in […]

DETROIT (AP) — Tyson Ross pitched seven impressive innings in his Comerica Park debut, and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five with a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Ross (1-1) signed with the Tigers in the offseason, and this was the last current ballpark he hadn’t pitched in. […]

Royals have had the lead with opponents batting in the 7th inning in six of seven games this season. DETROIT (AP) — Christin Stewart hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 4-2 in the seventh […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lucas Giolito has mastered the Kansas City Royals, a trend that continued Sunday. The rest of the major leagues? The Chicago White Sox hope the 6-foot-6 right-hander is ready to dominate there, too. Giolito took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in his first start of the season, and […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Brad Keller pitched two-hit ball over seven shutout innings, Adalberto Mondesi tripled twice and the Kansas Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Thursday after the start of their season opener was delayed nearly two hours by rain. Eloy Jimenez went 0 for 3 with an RBI in his […]

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow, keeping the six-time All-Star off the field for the entire 2019 season. The decision was made after Perez received a second opinion Tuesday from Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ […]