Royals

San Diego snaps Kansas City’s 4-game winning streak

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to end his long power drought and Dylan Cease pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday. Luis Arraez gave San Diego a 2-1 lead with an RBI single in the third, ...

Perez homers twice, Witt goes deep in hometown for 1st time as Royals beat Rangers 6-1

ARLINGTON, Texas — Salvador Perez homered twice, Bobby Witt Jr. went deep in his hometown team's ballpark for the first time and the Kansas City Royals stopped a six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Seth Lugo struck out a season-high nine for ...

Nick Kurtz hits a solo homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and sweep of the Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Kurtz hit a solo ninth-inning homer to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 win and three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kurtz hit Carlos Estévez's (2-2) fastball 411 feet to right-center for his sixth home run. It gave the Athletics their first sweep at ...

Muncy, Butler homer as A’s blank struggling Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jacob Lopez became the latest pitcher to shut down the Royals with six innings of three-hit ball, Max Muncy and Lawrence Butler hit homers, and the Athletics beat struggling Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday. Lopez (1-4) walked one and struck out nine while winning for the ...