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Associated Press
12 hours ago
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Padres take on the Royals after Bogaerts' 4-hit game
Kansas City Royals (37-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (40-34, third in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (7-2, 3.40 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -186, Royals +154; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the Kansas City Royals after Xander Bogaerts' four-hit game on Thursday. San Diego has a 21-12 record in home games and a 40-34 record overall. The Padres have gone 27-13 in games when they record at least eight hits. Kansas City is 37-38 overall and 18-19 in road games. The Royals are 30-15 in games when they record eight or more hits. Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has 16 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 27 RBIs for the Padres. Trenton Brooks is 1 for 5 with a home run over the past 10 games. Bobby Witt Jr. has 25 doubles, three triples and nine home runs for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 13 for 39 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 3-7, .264 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs Royals: 4-6, .234 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored by six runs INJURIES: Padres: Yu Darvish: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Merrill: 7-Day IL (concussion), Michael King: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Heyward: 10-Day IL (oblique), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Gillaspie: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow) Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
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Padres take on the Royals after Bogaerts' 4-hit game
Kansas City Royals (37-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (40-34, third in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (7-2, 3.40 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -186, Royals +154; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the Kansas City Royals after Xander Bogaerts' four-hit game on Thursday. San Diego has a 21-12 record in home games and a 40-34 record overall. The Padres have gone 27-13 in games when they record at least eight hits. Kansas City is 37-38 overall and 18-19 in road games. The Royals are 30-15 in games when they record eight or more hits. Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has 16 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 27 RBIs for the Padres. Trenton Brooks is 1 for 5 with a home run over the past 10 games. Advertisement Bobby Witt Jr. has 25 doubles, three triples and nine home runs for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 13 for 39 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 3-7, .264 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs Royals: 4-6, .234 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored by six runs INJURIES: Padres: Yu Darvish: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Merrill: 7-Day IL (concussion), Michael King: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Heyward: 10-Day IL (oblique), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Gillaspie: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Royals' Jac Caglianone hits first MLB homers, 2 weeks after being called up to majors
Two weeks into his major-league career, Jac Caglianone has his first home run with the Kansas City Royals. Make that two home runs. Caglianone, the Royals' top prospect before he was called up on June 3, took Texas Rangers reliever Jacob Latz deep in the second inning to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead. He hit a 95.5 mph fastball high out of the strike zone but down the middle, launching it into the home team's bullpen in right-center field at Globe Life Field. Getting the milestone baseball back likely wasn't a problem. Advertisement The right fielder rightfully wore a big grin on his way around the bases and back to the dugout. As he got to the bench, his Royals teammates initially gave him the rookie treatment of freezing him out of a celebration. Caglianone was undeterred, giving himself a high-five line with no one nearby before Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. finally acknowledged the feat, spurring the rest of the team to join in. He added the second home run of his MLB career in the ninth inning, hitting the first pitch from Robert Garcia, an 86 mph slider low and inside, over the right-field bullpen into the seats. During his first 13 games, Caglianone started slowly with a slash average of .196/.212/.235 with two doubles and two RBI in 52 plate appearances. He got his first career MLB hit in his second game with an RBI double. With the 2-for-4 performance in a 4-1 win over the Rangers, Caglianone boosted his numbers to .218/.232/.364 for the season. Advertisement Prior to his call-up, Caglianone batted .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI between Double-A and Triple-A this season. He was the Royals' first-round pick (No. 6 overall) in the 2024 MLB Draft. Royals starter Michael Wacha took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Wyatt Langford broke it up with a one-out single. Wacha (4-6, 3.24 ERA) pitched six innings, allowing one run on two hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Three Kansas City relievers followed with three scoreless innings, giving up only one hit. Carlos Estévez (1.93 ERA) notched his 21st save of the season. The Royals came into Thursday's matchup with the Rangers at 36-38. That has them fourth in the American League Central, 11.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers. Those struggles are at least partially attributable to the team's offense, which ranked second-to-last in MLB with 52 home runs and a fourth-worst .671 OPS.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Royals' Jac Caglianone hits first MLB home run, 2 weeks after being called up to majors
Two weeks into his major-league career, Jac Caglianone has his first home run with the Kansas City Royals. Caglianone, the Royals' top prospect before he was called up on June 3, took Texas Rangers reliever Jacob Latz deep in the second inning to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead. He hit a 95.5 mph fastball high out of the strike zone but down the middle, launching it into the home team's bullpen in right-center field at Globe Life Field. Getting the milestone baseball back likely wasn't a problem. Advertisement The right fielder rightfully wore a big grin on his way around the bases and back to the dugout. As he got to the bench, his Royals teammates initially gave him the rookie treatment of freezing him out of a celebration. Caglianone was undeterred, giving himself a high-five line with no one nearby before Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. finally acknowledged the feat, spurring the rest of the team to join in. During his first 13 games, Caglianone started slowly with a slash average of .196/.212/.235 with two doubles and two RBI in 52 plate appearances. Prior to his call-up, Caglianone batted .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBI between Double-A and Triple-A this season. He was the Royals' first-round pick (No. 6 overall) in the 2024 MLB Draft. The Royals came into Thursday's matchup with the Rangers at 36-38. That has them fourth in the American League Central, 11.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers. Those struggles are at least partially attributable to the team's offense, which ranked second-to-last in MLB with 52 home runs and a fourth-worst .671 OPS.
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
Royals bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Rangers
Kansas City Royals (36-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (36-38, fourth in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (3-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Rangers: Shawn Armstrong (2-1, 2.90 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -135, Rangers +114; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals visit the Texas Rangers looking to continue a three-game road winning streak. Texas has a 23-15 record in home games and a 36-38 record overall. The Rangers have a 25-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run. Kansas City has gone 17-19 on the road and 36-38 overall. The Royals have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .249. The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams match up this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .292 batting average, and has 11 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 23 walks and 20 RBIs. Adolis Garcia is 13 for 39 with a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. Bobby Witt Jr. has 24 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 39 RBIs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 11 for 37 with three doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .284 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs Royals: 3-7, .242 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by 12 runs INJURIES: Rangers: Josh Smith: day-to-day (hamstring), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder) Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
