Royals

Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Randy Dobnak pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major league victory in five years as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 on Wednesday night. Dobnak (1-0) gave up four hits and a walk while striking out four. He had three 1-2-3 innings and no ...

Royce Lewis hits walk-off triple as Twins rally past Royals 3-2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a two-run triple with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Taj Bradley threw six strong innings for the Twins (54-54), who have won three in a row and five of ...

Beltran, Jones, Kent reflect ahead of Baseball HOF ceremony

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Carlos Beltrán was destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame even before he played a full season in the major leagues. At least that’s what Kansas City Royals great George Brett thought. On the eve of his induction, Beltrán recounted a story from 1999 when the ...

Royals rally late to beat Tigers 3-2 as Perez breaks George Brett’s home-run record

DETROIT — Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. The Royals trailed 2-1 going into the seventh, when Salvador Perez hit his franchise-record 318th home run to tie the game. The ...

Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1

DETROIT (AP)— Tarik Skubal had a season-high 12 strikeouts and allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings in what could have been his last home start for Detroit, helping the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The subject of trade rumors as he approaches free agency, ...