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Thomas' 1st-inning grand slam helps Royals snap skid CINCINNATI – Lane Thomas belted his third career grand slam and Jac Caglianone added a two-run shot in support of five strong innings from L...

44 MINS AGO • MLB.COM

Lane Thomas hits grand slam in 1st inning, leads Royals to a 9-2 win over the Reds

Lane Thomas hit a grand slam in the first inning and Luinder Avila pitched a career-high five innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 9-2 win over the Cinc...

1 HOUR AGO • Associated Press

Royals Head to Cincinnati to Face Reds: Stats and Trends to Keep an Eye on The Kansas City Royals have been nothing short of terrible recently as the team has crashed in recent outings. After getting swept by the Te...

7 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Salvador Perez - Receiving rare night off Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Impact Perez will head to the bench for just the third time all season, breaking a streak of 18 consecutive starts for the 35-year-old backstop. The night off comes while Perez has fallen into another offensive lull. Over his last five starts, Perez went 2-for-18 with a 1:4 BB:K to bring his OPS down to a career-low .615 on the season.

7 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Rangers-Cardinals Series Preview: How to Watch, Starting Pitchers, Key Matchups The Texas Rangers head to St. Louis to face Cardinals, flush with the success of sweeping the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

8 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Kansas City Royals Suffer Through Month They Would Rather Forget The Kansas City Royals entered May having won five of their previous eight games. That momentum carried over as they opened the month by win...

10 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Royals have major non-Bobby Witt Jr. issue on offense | Sporting News Kansas City won't make much noise at this pace.

11 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

2026 MLB Power Rankings: Spotlighting Every Team’s Ace So Far This Season

With a scoreless May, NL Cy Young frontrunner Cristopher Sánchez has led the Phillies into the top 10 of this week's Power Rankings.

11 HOURS AGO • FOX SPORTS

2026 MLB Power Rankings: Spotlighting Every Team’s Ace So Far This Season

Royals try to end road skid, face the Reds

The Kansas City Royals travel to the Cincinnati Reds looking to break a three-game road slide

19 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Who is Sean Manaea's wife? Meet Talat, the Persian-American spouse of the $75M Mets pitcher Sean Manaea is a pitcher for the New York Mets. He was a first-round pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 2013 MLB draft.

23 HOURS AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

These Rangers will be gone by the MLB trade deadline A series sweep of the Kansas City Royals gives Texas Rangers fans some hope that their season can be salvaged, but at 28-31 and with a lineu...

1 DAY AGO • FANSIDED.COM

Royals ready to turn the calendar from May after sixth straight loss ARLINGTON -- May is mercifully over. Will June be any better? The Royals started the month of May well, winning each of the first five games...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

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Michael Massey - Blasts fourth homer in loss Massey went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Massey did his part as the Royals attempted to mount a comeback, drilling a two-run homer in the eighth inning, though no further scoring followed as the club was ultimately swept in the weekend series. The 28-year-old has received regular opportunities at the keystone against right-handed pitching since Jonathan India (shoulder) was lost for the season, but he has struggled to make a consistent impact. Across 120 plate appearances in 2026, Massey is hitting .234 with a .684 OPS, four homers, 15 RBI, 13 runs and a stolen base.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Michael Wacha - Ambushed early in third loss Wacha (4-3) took the loss Sunday against the Rangers, allowing six runs on eight hits and four walks across five innings. He struck out five.

Impact Wacha got into trouble early, surrendering three extra-base hits that contributed to a four-run first inning for the Rangers. After permitting another pair of runs in the fourth frame, the right-hander tied a season high with six runs allowed. Despite the poor showing Sunday, the veteran's numbers on the season remain strong with a 3.23 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 65:26 K:BB across 75.1 innings (12 starts). His next outing is tentatively scheduled for Friday against the Twins.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Maikel Garcia - Set to be evaluated Monday Garcia (hamstring) will be re-evaluated Monday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.

Impact Garcia suffered a right hamstring strain in Saturday's loss to the Rangers, and he was unavailable for Sunday's contest as a result. Manager Matt Quatraro provided an update Sunday, outing that the 26-year-old is "feeling better" and that the team is "not going to IL him right now." Garcia is expected to do some testing of his hamstring Monday, and Kansas City will see what direction it wants to go from there.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Padres Linked to 2 Royals Relievers in Potential Blockbuster Trade The Padres are reportedly looking at going after two relief pitchers from the Kansas City Royals.

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3

Jack Leiter struck out 10 in 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Ezequiel Duran tripled home two in a four-run first as the Texas Rangers earned their second series sweep this season with...

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Leiter strikes out 10 to lead Rangers to sweep of Royals ARLINGTON -- Skip Schumaker said he wants Jack Leiter to really learn how to pitch. Not just throwing the ball, not just gripping it and rip...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Maikel Garcia - No decision yet on IL stint Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, but the Royals are still awaiting the test results on the right hamstring injury he suffered in Saturday's 7-6 lo...

Impact Garcia sustained the injury in the seventh inning of Saturday's contest while running the bases and was immediately lifted from the contest. At this stage, the 26-year-old appears more likely than not to wind up on the IL, but the Royals are holding out hope that Garcia is dealing with a low-grade strain that may cause him to miss just a few games rather than the full 10 days. The team should have more clarity on his status prior to Monday's series opener in Cincinnati.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nick Loftin - Poised to take over at 3B Loftin will start at third base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Angels.

Impact Though the Royals haven't yet deactivated Maikel Garcia while they await the results of the test performed on the hamstring injury that forced him out of Saturday's 7-6 loss, he appears to be trending toward a stint on the injured list. If that's the case, Loftin will likely stand to be the primary beneficiary from a playing-time standpoint. Loftin has walked (eight times) nearly as often as he's struck out (nine times) this season, but he's a .219 career hitter in the big leagues and has recorded just five home runs and four stolen bases over 168 games with Kansas City across the past four seasons.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Eric Cerantola - Returns to Omaha The Royals optioned Cerantola to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

Impact Cerantola was called up by Kansas City on Friday and will return to Omaha after allowing a run over one inning during his lone appearance. The 26-year-old is now back at Triple-A, where he's posted a 1.37 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 30:10 K:BB across 19.2 frames this year.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Matt Strahm - Returns from IL The Royals reinstated Strahm (knee) from the 15-day injured list Sunday.

Impact The left-hander has been sidelined the past couple weeks due to knee inflammation, but he received an injection to address the injury and is now ready to rejoin the active roster. Strahm has a 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB across 16.1 innings while recording eight holds through 17 appearances this year.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Rangers Outfielder Gets Good News After Being Hit by Pitch Against Royals The Texas Rangers don’t have to brace for the worst when it comes to one of their key young outfielders.

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Isaac Collins - Tallies two hits in Saturday's loss Collins went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Collins was one of three Royals to tally multiple hits, most notably leading off the club's four-run seventh inning with a ground-rule double. While he didn't drive in a run, it was a much-needed and encouraging performance for the left fielder, who entered the contest just 6-for-47 (.128) across his previous 15 games. Overall, Collins is hitting .221 with a .662 OPS, three homers, 16 RBI, 20 runs and three stolen bases across 50 games in his first season with Kansas City.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

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Lane Thomas hits grand slam in 1st inning, leads Royals to a 9-2 win over the Reds

2026 MLB Power Rankings: Spotlighting Every Team’s Ace So Far This Season

Royals try to end road skid, face the Reds

Royals vs Rangers Highlights ⚾️ MLB on FOX

Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3