Royals

Nelson retires first 16 Royals, Carroll returns in Diamondbacks’ 7-1 victory

PHOENIX — Ryne Nelson retired the first 16 Kansas City batters and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Royals 7-1 on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak. Nelson (5-2), who moved into the rotation full-time when Corbin Burnes was sidelined for the season by elbow surgery, gave up four ...

Ohtani hits 29th homer, adds RBI triple to lead Dodgers over Royals 5-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 29th home run and also hit an RBI triple, and Freddie Freeman stretched as he fell over to complete a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Friday night for their fifth straight ...

Ohtani may return to mound Saturday in Kansas City

DENVER — The National League manager for the All-Star Game already has ruled out one potential pitcher — Shohei Ohtani. Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts kiddingly shut down the thought of using Ohtani in the Midsummer Classic with a quick, "no," before Los Angeles opened a three-game series ...