Royals

Lugo pitches 7 crisp innings as the Royals beat the White Sox 2-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Monday night. Lugo (3-0) allowed four hits — all singles — in his third straight win. The right-hander also beat the White Sox with 6 2/3 ...

Salvador Perez homers, Bobby Witt Jr. scores 4 times as Royals beat Mets 11-7

NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his milestone 250th homer and Bobby Witt Jr. scored four times to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Perez, who won the 2015 World Series MVP when Kansas City beat the Mets in five games, laced a two-run single in ...

Melendez’s third home run of series lifts Royals over White Sox 5-3 for 4-game sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Sunday for a four-game sweep. "The way these all four of these games transpired — they were all close in the ...

Melendez’s 2-run homer backs Wacha in Royals’ 3-0 shutout over White Sox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-hit ball and MJ Melendez launched a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday night. Wacha (1-0) struck out eight, walked one and allowed just one runner past first base. Royals ...

Voters reject stadium sales tax for Royals and Chiefs, leaving future in KC in question

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to ...