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Cabrera hits 511th homer as Tigers lead Royals 4-0 in a game suspended until Thursday by rain

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 511th home run to help the Detroit Tigers take a 4-0 lead in a game that was suspended by rain after four innings on Wednesday night. Cabrera, who is retiring after the season ends this week, tied Mel Ott for 25th place all-time.

Sep 28

Manfred hopes MLB owners will vote in November on A's proposed move to Las Vegas

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes owners will hold a vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to Las Vegas when they meet from Nov. 14-16 at Arlington, Texas. Manfred discussed the timetable Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press discussing 2023 attendance. Las Vegas would

Sep 27

Royals bullpen haunted by four-run eighth inning in 6-3 loss to Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Akil Baddoo and Parker Meadows hit consecutive homers to lead off a four-run eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night. Kansas City's Zack Greinke pitched five shutout innings, and saw his winless streak grow to 22 games (19 starts)

Sep 27

102-loss Royals have turned out to be quite the spoilers against playoff-chasing Astros

This wasn't a run you saw coming — but then again, you rarely do when a baseball team starts to play spoiler. The Kansas City Royals, who reached 100 losses more than two weeks ago and have been out of contention for almost the entire season, suddenly became a huge

Sep 25

Royals hit four homers, beat Astros 6-5 for sweep and six-game winning streak

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros know they need to get it together — and quickly — for a chance to defend their crown this postseason after being swept at home by one of baseball's worst teams and falling farther behind Texas in the AL West. “It sucks not being

Sep 24

Royals activate Salvador Perez from injured list, option Tyler Cropley to Omaha

Salvador Perez spent the minimum time on the 7-day concussion injured list as the Kansas City Royals activated the catcher prior to Sunday's series finale with the Houston Astros. The Royals optioned catcher Tyler Cropley to Triple-A Omaha to make room on the active roster. Perez, who took a foul

Sep 24

Lyles pitches five scoreless, Royals down Astros 3-2

HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Lyles gave up just two hits in five innings, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 93rd run of the season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. “It’s like groundhog day,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “We’re playing hard, they’re

Sep 24

Ragans goes six innings, Royals use two big innings to beat Astros 7-5

HOUSTON (AP) — Cole Ragans gave up three hits and two runs over six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals used two big innings to defeat Houston 7-5 on Friday night, knocking the Astros out of first place in the AL West. Houston, which has lost seven of its

Sep 23

Royals outright Matt Beaty to Triple-A Omaha

Matt Beaty cleared waivers Thursday and received an outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha. The Kansas City Royals designated Beaty for assignment Tuesday. The infielder last played for Kansas City on Sept. 6 before being optioned the following day for first baseman Nick Pratto from the injured list. Beaty, 30, slashed

Sep 23

Loftin, Zerpa among eight Royals players heading to Arizona Fall League

Two members of the Kansas City Royals' current major league roster will head to the Arizona Fall League once the 2023 MLB season ends next weekend. MLB announced Friday that infielder/outfielder Nick Loftin and left-hander Angel Zerpa will be among the eight Royals players heading to the AFL this year,

Sep 22

Zerpa throws 5.1 scoreless innings as Royals beat Guardians 6-2 to complete sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke walked off the mound at Kauffman Stadium in the fourth inning Wednesday, acknowledging the ovation from a sparse late-September crowd, and then watched Royals reliever Angel Zerpa completely befuddle the Guardians the rest of the way in a 6-2 victory that wrapped up

Sep 20

Royals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark, though they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters on an April ballot. The Royals are trying

Sep 20

Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals beat Guardians 7-6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals reliever James McArthur earned his first big league win and first career save in a span of three days this week. He didn't get his first anything Tuesday night even though it may have been his best performance yet. Inheriting a two-on, no-out mess

Sep 20

Royals shut down right-hander Brady Singer because of lingering back pain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are shutting down Brady Singer for the remainder of the season after the young right-hander complained of back pain following his shaky outing against the Cleveland Guardians. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said before Tuesday night's game against Cleveland that Singer had

Sep 19

Royals call up Bowlan, Veneziano in flurry of roster moves

The Kansas City Royals will have at least one major league debut during Tuesday night's game against the Cleveland Guardians, as rookie catcher Tyler Cropley will start behind the plate. After the roster moves they made Tuesday, there's a chance for two or three more. Kansas City selected the contract

Sep 19