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Crochet, Story lead Red Sox to 7th straight win over Royals

Garrett Crochet leads the Boston Red Sox to their seventh straight win, defeating the Kansas City Royals 6-2

AUGUST 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory

The Kansas City Royals have made history by using nine relievers to achieve a 1-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Perez's single in 10th lifts Royals over Braves 1-0. KC ties record by using 9 pitchers in shutout

Salvador Perez drove in MJ Melendez with a single in the 10th inning, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Royals and Braves play to determine series winner

Both the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

JULY 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Opening Wednesday's contest Zerpa will serve as the Royals' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Zerpa owns a 3.77 ERA and 1.30 WHIP through 43 innings and has pitched primarily in middle relief this season, but the Royals will have him start his second game of the campaign after he previously served as an opener July 12 versus the Mets. The 25-year-old southpaw likely won't cover more than an inning or two before exiting the contest.

JULY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Opening Wednesday Zerpa will open Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Zerpa owns a 3.77 ERA and 1.30 WHIP through 43 innings and has pitched primarily in middle relief this year, but the Royals will send him to the mound for the first inning of Wednesday's series finale. The 25-year-old southpaw likely won't last more than an inning or two during his second start of the season before handing the game over to Kansas City's bullpen.

JULY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (illness) scratched from start Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen was scratched from Saturday’s start due to an illness.Left-hander Angel Zerpa replaced Lore...

JULY 12, 2025 • KANSASCITY.COM

Starting Saturday's contest Zerpa will start Saturday's game against the Mets.

Impact Zerpa will take the mound in the first inning on short notice, as original starter Michael Lorenzen was scratched due to an illness. Zerpa owns a 3.89 ERA and 1.32 WHIP through 39.1 innings this season, though he likely won't remain in the game for more than an inning or two before turning the game over to Kansas City's bullpen.

JULY 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Julio Rodriguez delivers a go-ahead RBI single to lift the Mariners past Royals 3-2

Julio Rodriguez hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and Randy Arozarena drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night

JULY 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Perez's 2-run double keys Royals over Mariners 6-3 for 2nd win in 10 games

Salvador Perez hit a pivotal two-run double in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 for just their second win in 10 games

JULY 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Jose Iglesias drives in the tying and winning runs as the Padres beat the Royals 3-2

Jose Iglesias tied the game with two-run, two-out, bases-loaded pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and then drove in the winning run with a grounder in the ninth for the San Di...

JUNE 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Garcia homers as the Royals beat the Cards 7-5 to split doubleheader

Maikel Garcia homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 n the second game of a day-night doubleheader

JUNE 6, 2025 • Associated Press

6 run 5th inning rally helps Royals beat Cardinals 10-7 in Jac Caglianone's debut

Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7

JUNE 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Improving after slow start Zerpa threw 1.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 1-0 loss against the Tigers. He lowered his ERA to 5.01

Impact Zerpa has improved after a few rough outings in March and early May, as he has a 1.08 ERA and 0.60 WHIP since May 16. However, he's seen a significant drop in his strikeout rate to 13.6 percent from 20.5 percent in 2024. He still has plus velocity with an average 96.0 mph fastball, so there's hope for a turnaround. He has just two holds as his slow start has limited his high-leverage usage, but he's still a key lefty in the setup corps.

JUNE 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Improving after slow start Zerpa threw 1.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 1-0 loss against the Tigers. He lowered his ERA to 5.01

Impact Zerpa has improved after a few rough outings in March and early May, as he has a 1.08 ERA and 0.60 WHIP since May 16. However, he's seen a significant drop in his strikeout rate to 13.6% from 20.5% in 2024. He still has plus velocity with an average 96.0 mph fastball, so there's hope for a turnaround. He has just two holds as his slow start has limited his high-leverage usage, but he's still a key lefty in the setup corps.

JUNE 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cameron accomplishes something seen once since '93 - that's 1893 KANSAS CITY – Noah Cameron perched on the steps of the dugout watching the field intently. He had left a runner out there in the seventh inn...

MAY 29, 2025 • MLB.COM

Garcia goes deep twice as Royals hit a club-record 7 HRs in 11-6 win over Orioles

Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City’s franchise-record seven home runs, a rare long-ball barrage that enabled the Royals to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-6

MAY 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals earn 3-game sweep with 8-2 win over Rays

Bobby Witt Jr. homered to extend his hitting streak to 22 games and had three RBIs, Seth Lugo pitched solid six innings and the Kansas City Royals earned a three-game sweep of the...

MAY 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Royals ace Cole Ragans to undergo testing on groin after leaving start vs Rockies with tightness

Royals ace Cole Ragans will undergo testing on his left groin after the All-Star left-hander was forced to leave Thursday’s start against the Colorado Rockies after just three inni...

APRIL 24, 2025 • Associated Press

KC bullpen tosses 6 shutout innings, allowing the Royals to rally for 7-4 win over the Rockies

Kyle Isbel drove in three runs and the Kansas City bullpen threw six shutout innings, helping the Royals rally for a 7-4 victory over the Rockies in the opener of a doubleheader

APRIL 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Domínguez's clutch 3-run double sends Fried and Yankees to 4-2 win over Royals

Jasson Domínguez went 3 for 3 with a three-run double that put the New York Yankees ahead in the sixth inning of a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals

APRIL 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Manzardo has a career game with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, helping the Guardians past Royals in opener

Kyle Manzardo made this opening day special

MARCH 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Looks sharp this spring Zerpa threw a scoreless inning in Friday's spring training win over the Angels. He's thrown four scoreless innings with five strikeouts and no walks this spring.

Impact Zerpa became a high-leverage weapon last season thanks to a sinker with high velocity (it reached 99 mph last year, according to MLB.com) that helped lead to a 59.2% ground-ball rate. He'll be a key lefty in the late innings in the bullpen and could be a good source of holds (12 last season).

MARCH 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Zerpa quickly earning trust in high-leverage situations SURPRISE, Ariz. -- At some point last summer, Angel Zerpa threw a sinker that registered 99 mph on the stadium radar gun, a number that even...

MARCH 8, 2025 • MLB.COM

High-leverage test? Zerpa passes with flying colors BALTIMORE -- Angel Zerpa was tasked with getting the Royals out of the fifth inning in his postseason debut. But it was not going to be easy...

OCTOBER 3, 2024 • MLB.COM

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Crochet, Story lead Red Sox to 7th straight win over Royals

Nine pitchers, one shutout: How the Royals made history against the Braves with a 1-0 victory

Perez's single in 10th lifts Royals over Braves 1-0. KC ties record by using 9 pitchers in shutout

Royals and Braves play to determine series winner

Julio Rodriguez delivers a go-ahead RBI single to lift the Mariners past Royals 3-2

Perez's 2-run double keys Royals over Mariners 6-3 for 2nd win in 10 games

Jose Iglesias drives in the tying and winning runs as the Padres beat the Royals 3-2

Garcia homers as the Royals beat the Cards 7-5 to split doubleheader

6 run 5th inning rally helps Royals beat Cardinals 10-7 in Jac Caglianone's debut

Garcia goes deep twice as Royals hit a club-record 7 HRs in 11-6 win over Orioles

Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals earn 3-game sweep with 8-2 win over Rays

Royals ace Cole Ragans to undergo testing on groin after leaving start vs Rockies with tightness

KC bullpen tosses 6 shutout innings, allowing the Royals to rally for 7-4 win over the Rockies

Domínguez's clutch 3-run double sends Fried and Yankees to 4-2 win over Royals

Manzardo has a career game with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, helping the Guardians past Royals in opener