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Yelich stays hot as Brewers sweep Royals

MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich continued to heat up at the plate and created even more fireworks on the basepaths as he helped the Milwaukee Brewers complete a sweep of the Kansas City Royals. After homering twice on Saturday, Yelich went deep again Sunday in the Brewers' 9-6 victory. He ...

Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly in 9th lifts Brewers past Royals 4-3

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Joey Wiemer's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee, with the second tying it at 3 in the sixth with a shot off Josh Taylor, ...

Don Denkinger, umpire whose stellar career was overshadowed by blown call, dead at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said. Denkinger ...

Vaughn’s homer lifts White Sox over Royals, 4-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo, (AP) — Andrew Vaughn's two-run homer in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Lucas Giolito (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings in a game that started two hours late ...

Royals place Yarbrough on injured list with ‘head fractures’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was placed on the 15-day injured list with what was classified as "head fractures" after taking a 106-mph line drive off the right side of his face Sunday. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Yarbrough has three non-displaced ...

Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th to beat ChiSox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Monday night. Melendez hit a 431-foot, two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and ...