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Royals squander Melendez's two homers, walked off by Astros 7-6

Royals squander Melendez's two homers, walked off by Astros 7-6

HOUSTON (AP) — After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City's lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros' biggest comeback win of the season. Alvarez homered with two outs in the ninth inning, and Houston beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday

Sporting KC can't capitalize on man advantage, falls 1-0 to Red Bulls

Sporting KC can't capitalize on man advantage, falls 1-0 to Red Bulls

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Aaron Long scored and the New York Red Bulls beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday despite playing the last 20-plus minutes a man down. Long gave the Red Bulls (9-5-5) a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute when he headed home a ball-in played

Bally Sports Midwest, Kansas City and Indiana TV listings by local market

Bally Sports Midwest, Kansas City and Indiana TV listings by local market

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Olivares, Rivera power Royals to series win, 7-4 victory over Tigers

Olivares, Rivera power Royals to series win, 7-4 victory over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Edward Olivares and Emmanuel Rivera homered in a three-run second inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 7-4 on Sunday to take two of three from the Tigers. Tarik Skubal (5-7) lost his fifth straight start, allowing five runs, five hits and three walks in 4.2

Royals give up back-to-back home runs in ninth, fall 4-3 in heartbreaker to Tigers

Royals give up back-to-back home runs in ninth, fall 4-3 in heartbreaker to Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Reyes and Riley Greene hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. With one out in the ninth, Reyes tied the game off Royals reliever Joel Payamps (2-2). It was the first

Pasquantino rips first homer, Keller deals in Royals' 3-1 win over Tigers

Pasquantino rips first homer, Keller deals in Royals' 3-1 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino took a most unusual path to the plate on his first big league home run — a furious sprint, a desperate slide and even a tag. Pasquantino and Hunter Dozier hit back-to-back homers, leading Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers

Royals minor league report: Clay Dungan starting to hit his stride in Triple-A

Royals minor league report: Clay Dungan starting to hit his stride in Triple-A

Six years ago, a former ninth-round pick used a combination of contact hitting skills, speed and defensive versatility to overcome a lack of prospect hype and reach the big leagues with the Kansas City Royals. Things have worked out pretty well for two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield, and now Clay Dungan

Greinke goes six strong in 500th start, Isbel homers in Royals' 2-1 win over Rangers

Greinke goes six strong in 500th start, Isbel homers in Royals' 2-1 win over Rangers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke allowed just one run on four hits in his 500th career start, helping the Kansas City Royals avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Wednesday. Kansas City's Kyle Isbel provided the winning cushion with his second home run in

MJ Melendez doing ‘whatever it takes’ to help Royals win

MJ Melendez doing ‘whatever it takes’ to help Royals win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As a young ballplayer working to break into the lineup on an everyday basis in the 1970s, Kansas City Royals great John Wathan always found it useful to carry gloves for positions other than the one for which he primarily was drafted — catcher. No matter

Heasley chased early, Royals fall to Rangers 8-3

Heasley chased early, Royals fall to Rangers 8-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs, Jon Gray pitched seven effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Tuesday night. Corey Seager hit a two-run double as the Rangers handed last-place Kansas City its fourth consecutive defeat. They've

Ex-Sporting KC player Vermillion had CTE, a first in MLS

Ex-Sporting KC player Vermillion had CTE, a first in MLS

BOSTON (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time, saying Tuesday that former Sporting Kansas City defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerative brain disease. The Boston University CTE Center said Vermillion, who died of an accidental drug overdose in

Bubic struggles to find command as Royals fall 10-4 to Rangers

Bubic struggles to find command as Royals fall 10-4 to Rangers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mitch Garver and Kole Calhoun each had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, leading the Texas Rangers to a 10-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Garver’s two RBIs came on his eighth homer of the season in the fifth inning

Royals trade Santana, promote hot prospect 1B Pasquantino from Omaha

Royals trade Santana, promote hot prospect 1B Pasquantino from Omaha

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals traded slugger Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday, clearing the way for Kansas City to bring up hot prospect Vinnie Pasquantino. The Royals optioned Mills, a 27-year-old veteran, to Triple-A

Royals give up lead in seventh, drop rubber game to A's 5-3

Royals give up lead in seventh, drop rubber game to A's 5-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Brown hit his 10th home run of the season, Nick Allen had two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday. Brown leads the team in HRs, and belted a solo shot to right in the sixth inning to

Royals place Staumont on IL, recall two righties from Omaha

Royals place Staumont on IL, recall two righties from Omaha

The Kansas City Royals placed right-handed reliever Josh Staumont on the injured list with a neck strain and made several moves to shuffle their bullpen Sunday. Staumont, in his fourth season with the Royals, posted a 3.81 ERA over 26 innings and recorded three saves. Staumont's stint on the 15-day