MINNEAPOLIS -- The never-say-die Royals came within one swing of authoring the comeback of the year on Monday afternoon, but the Twins finally got the 27th out to close out a thrilling 6-5 victory at Target Field. The Royals saw their eight-game winning streak snapped in Sunday’s series finale with

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Once Michael Wacha's perfect-game bid evaporated in the sixth inning, Sunday’s game turned into a perfectly fine mess for the Royals. The Rays knocked out Wacha in the seventh, then pounced on the bullpen for a four-run inning to seal the Royals’ 4-1 loss at Tropicana Field,

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Once again, the Royals found a way. The Royals extended their season-high winning streak to eight games on Saturday by pulling out a 7-4 victory against the Rays in 11 innings at Tropicana Field, where they won a series for the first time since 2017. “It’s going

ST. PETERSBURG -- Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel suffered facial lacerations and underwent further testing at a St. Petersburg hospital after fouling a ball off his face in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the pitch, a 96.8 mph sinker from Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Royals kept bulldozing along Friday night, winning their seventh straight game by blasting two home runs to overpower the Rays, 8-1, at Tropicana Field. It took a lot to overshadow another excellent performance from right-hander Seth Lugo (8-1), who allowed four hits over seven innings and

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The Royals have been one of baseball’s most electric ballclubs this season, shaking off their 106-loss, last-place finish in 2023 with relative ease. As of Thursday, Kansas City is riding a six-game winning streak, sitting just a game and a half out of first place in the AL Central. Their

KANSAS CITY -- Through the opening five games of an ultra-productive homestand, the Royals never trailed. Cole Ragans was just the man to help keep that streak going. In a matchup of elite left-handers Ragans and Tarik Skubal, it was Ragans who stood out Wednesday as the Royals played frontrunners

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KANSAS CITY -- A good outing from their starting pitcher and a big inning from their offense is a formula that has worked for nearly two months of the Royals’ season, so why stop now? Monday was no different. Michael Wacha allowed just two runs in seven innings, and the

KANSAS CITY -- With his uniform fully buttoned up after Saturday night’s win and feeling “like a businessman,” Vinnie Pasquantino knew he had to be ready for a big moment Sunday. He didn’t start Sunday’s series finale against A’s lefty JP Sears, but with the way Royals manager Matt Quatraro

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KANSAS CITY -- As the Royals were readying to take the field Saturday night against the A’s, manager Matt Quatraro gave Vinnie Pasquantino some advice. Button it up. The Royals’ first baseman typically likes to have the top two buttons of his uniform unbuttoned, and Quatraro quipped that it looked

KANSAS CITY -- Seated in white chairs on the infield grass on Friday evening, former members of the Royals’ 2014 American League championship team all turned toward the Crown Vision scoreboard to watch highlights from the electrifying run that brought October baseball back to Kansas City for the first time

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