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Junior Caminero homers for the 5th straight game as the Rays beat the Royals 10-4 in series opener

Junior Caminero homered for the fifth straight game, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Trio of hits in win Jensen went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the White Sox.

Impact Jensen extended his hitting streak to 19 games, doing so with a game-high three hits and a pair of RBI. The young catcher has turned it on in June, slashing .292/.333/.510 with four homers, nine doubles, 19 RBI and 17 runs scored across 24 appearances this month. The surge has significantly boosted Jensen's season line to .251/.317/.438 with 11 homers, 17 doubles, 45 RBI and 39 runs scored across 78 games.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Carter Jensen Sets Royals' Franchise Record as Hot Streak Continues Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen set a franchise record Sunday for the longest hitting streak by a rookie in Royals history.

JUNE 29 • SI.COM

Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox

Carter Jensen extended his franchise-record rookie hitting streak to 19 games and five Kansas City Royals relievers held the Chicago White Sox scoreless for five innings to end a f...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Royals take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the White Sox

The Kansas City Royals are looking to stop their four-game skid with a win over the Chicago White Sox

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1

Jacob Gonzalez hit a one-out RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals and 10 consecutive home series victories fo...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Royals Rookie Carter Jensen Turning Heads During Impressive Hitting Streak Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen has been on fire lately, putting together a strong June campaign.

JUNE 25 • SI.COM

Royals' Carter Jensen homers off Craig Kimbrel to break up Rays' combined no-hitter in the ninth

The Tampa Bay Rays lost a combined no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals when Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Diaz leads Rays against the Royals after 4-hit game

The Tampa Bay Rays play the Kansas City Royals after Yandy Diaz's four-hit game on Wednesday

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Jax shines as Díaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals

Griffin Jax pitched five strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-3

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay

Michael Wacha allowed one run over seven strong innings while Lane Thomas and Carter Jensen had RBIs to push the Kansas City Royals past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Stays hot in Sunday's loss Jensen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two additional runs scored and two walks in Sunday's 12-10 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact Jensen's hot stretch continued Sunday, as he came around to score a season-high three times and went the opposite way for his 10th homer of the campaign in the sixth inning. The 22-year-old is in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak, during which he's slashing .375/.407/.708 with three homers, seven doubles, 11 RBI, 12 runs and a stolen base. His recent production has helped him settle into the leadoff spot against right-handed pitching.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Rays begin 4-game series against the Royals

The Tampa Bay Rays open a four-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Monday

JUNE 22 • Associated Press

JJ Wetherholt hits 2 homers as the Cardinals beat the Royals 12-10 to avoid a sweep

JJ Wetherholt hit two home runs and had three RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a series sweep with a 12-10 win over the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Cardinals look to end skid in game against the Royals

The St. Louis Cardinals look to end their three-game skid with a victory over the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Bobby Witt Jr. homers before leaving with knee injury in Royals' 14-6 win over Cardinals

Bobby Witt Jr. hit the first of Kansas City’s three home runs before leaving with a sore right knee, and the Royals smacked a club-record five doubles in a six-run second inning Th...

JUNE 19 • Associated Press

Huge day in Wednesday's win Jensen went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.

Impact The 22-year-old backstop set the tone for the afternoon when he drove the fourth pitch he saw from Zack Littell over the fence in the right-field corner, the first of four long balls by Kansas City. It was the first four-hit performance of Jensen's career, and it extended his current hit streak to nine games, a stretch in which he's batting .361 (13-for-36) with five doubles, two homers, seven runs and nine RBI. Wednesday's steal was also his first in the majors in his 88th game, but Jensen's flashed some base-stealing acumen in the minors, going 10-for-11 on steal attempts over 103 games last season and 17-for-20 over 124 games in 2024.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

Avila rebounds, taking a shutout into the 6th as the Royals beat Washington 6-2 to avoid a sweep

Luinder Avila took a shutout into the sixth, and the Kansas City Royals hit four solo homers in the first three innings of a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

García and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3

Luis García Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews added a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals scored five times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager dealing with mild concussion, says manager Skip Schumaker

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup for the third straight game on Sunday night because he’s dealing with a mild concussion, manager Skip Schumaker said before the...

JUNE 15 • Associated Press

Drives in three runs Saturday Jensen went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Astros.

Impact Jensen doubled up on doubles, with his second two-bagger of the night coming with the bases loaded and clearing the bases in the sixth inning. The catcher is in the midst of a modest six-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 7-for-24 (.292) with a homer, four doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored. On the year, the 22-year-old is slashing .220/.289/.393 with eight homers, 13 doubles, 35 RBI and 29 runs across 242 plate appearances.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue

Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run when the Royals botched a potential inning-ending double play in the ninth, and the Ho...

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Riding pine against lefty Jensen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Royals manager Matt Quatraro will send Jensen and fellow left-handed hitter Michael Massey to the bench Wednesday while southpaw MacKenzie Gore takes the hill for the Rangers. With Jensen sitting, Salvador Perez will handle the catching duties, while Starling Marte serve as Kansas City's designated hitter.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Jac Caglianone homers twice for the Royals in a 5-3 win over the Rangers

Jac Caglianone went 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals erased an early deficit to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Royals hold off Twins 6-5 after star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exits with sore knee

Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 to take three of four games in the se...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

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Junior Caminero homers for the 5th straight game as the Rays beat the Royals 10-4 in series opener

Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox

Royals take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the White Sox

Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1

Royals' Carter Jensen homers off Craig Kimbrel to break up Rays' combined no-hitter in the ninth

Diaz leads Rays against the Royals after 4-hit game

Jax shines as Díaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals

Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay

Rays begin 4-game series against the Royals

JJ Wetherholt hits 2 homers as the Cardinals beat the Royals 12-10 to avoid a sweep

Cardinals look to end skid in game against the Royals

Bobby Witt Jr. homers before leaving with knee injury in Royals' 14-6 win over Cardinals

Avila rebounds, taking a shutout into the 6th as the Royals beat Washington 6-2 to avoid a sweep

García and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3

Rangers shortstop Corey Seager dealing with mild concussion, says manager Skip Schumaker

Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue

Jac Caglianone homers twice for the Royals in a 5-3 win over the Rangers

Royals hold off Twins 6-5 after star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exits with sore knee