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Royals cut Mariners' lead for last AL wild card to 3 games

Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over Seattle, cutting the Mariners’ lead for the final AL wild-card spot to three games
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • Associated Press
Former local prep stars Carter Jensen and Ben Kudrna honored by KC Royals Pitcher Ben Kudrna a graduate of Blue Valley Southwest High School was named Pitcher of the Year for Single-A Columbia, while catcher Carter...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Box Score - September 24, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time MLB coverage and scores as the Kansas City Royals take on the Seattle Mariners at 12:10am UTC on September 24, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores,...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Zack Greinke - Likely starting Tuesday Greinke will likely start Tuesday's road matchup against the Tigers, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Impact Greinke allowed four runs on 10 hits and no walks while striking out three in 5.1 innings Tuesday against the Twins and will get a few extra days of rest prior to his next start. Max Castillo is expected to be called up from Triple-A Omaha to start Sunday's game against the Mariners at home.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Max Castillo - Expected to start Sunday Castillo is expected to start Sunday's game against the Mariners, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Impact Castillo was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Sept. 7, and he's posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in 9.1 innings over three appearances following his demotion. He tossed a scoreless inning against Iowa on Thursday, so it's not yet clear whether he'll face any restrictions during Sunday's outing.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Clarke - Beginning rehab Monday Clarke (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment in the minors Monday, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.
Impact Barring any setbacks during his assignment, Clarke remains on track to rejoin the Royals before the end of the season. He was posting a 5.50 K/BB ratio this season before being sidelined with a left oblique strain.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Matheny Praises Royals After First Three-Game Series Sweep of 2022 The Royals’ skipper is proud of his squad for continuing to fight amidst a rough 2022 campaign.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Royals take on the Mariners in first of 3-game series

The Kansas City Royals begin a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Friday
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • Associated Press
Bobby Witt Jr. - Logs steal in win Witt went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Twins.
Impact Witt recorded his third straight multi-hit effort, and he's up to a 13-game hitting streak. During that longer span, he's batted .327 (17-for-52) with five doubles, six RBI, eight runs scored and two steals. The 22-year-old rookie has lifted his season slash line up to .254/.294/.439 with 20 home runs, 28 steals, 76 RBI and 77 runs scored in 139 contests. He's seeing regular time at his natural position of shortstop lately.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Drew Waters - Tallies second career homer Waters went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Twins.
Impact Waters was in the lineup for only the second time in the team's last six games. However, he took advantage of his opportunity Thursday by taking Josh Winder deep in the fifth inning for his second career home run. Across his first 71 career plate appearances, Waters has hit only .210 with a 33.8 percent strikeout rate.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Edward Olivares - Slugs fourth homer Olivares went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Twins.
Impact Olivares took Josh Winder deep in the fourth inning to record his fourth home run of the season. He returned from a two-month absence on Sept. 17 and has gone 6-for-19 with three doubles, three runs scored and two RBI since. Overall, Olivares has a .305/.357/.466 line across 129 plate appearances on the season.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Brad Keller - First career save Keller struck out two without allowing a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Twins.
Impact Keller entered the game with a three-run lead and didn't allow a ball out of the infield to record his first career save. Scott Barlow was likely unavailable after pitching both Tuesday and Wednesday, which gave Keller the spare opportunity. Since shifting to the bullpen Aug. 17, Keller has a disastrous 6.43 ERA with a 15:8 K:BB across 14 frames.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jonathan Heasley - Earns fourth win Heasley (4-8) allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings to earn the win Thursday against the Twins.
Impact Heasley got 11 flyball outs and successfully kept the ball in the yard to turn in his second consecutive quality start. Since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Aug. 9, Heasley has maintained an impressive 3.26 ERA. However, that has come with just a 24:16 K:BB across 38.2 frames. Despite the strong results of late, Heasley owns only a 4.87 ERA across 94.1 innings for the season.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap The Royals recorded their first three-game sweep against an opponent in Kansas City since July 2021.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins held to 2 hits to end tough road trip KANSAS CITY -- There was a dribbler down the third-base line that resulted in an infield hit for Carlos Correa. There was a sharp grounder o...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • MLB.COM
Heasley stars as Royals beat slumping Twins 4-1 for sweep Jonathan Heasley pitched six innings of two-hit ball, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Thursday to complete their...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Heasley shuts down Twins, Royals win 4-1 to finish sweep

Jonathan Heasley pitched six effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 to complete a three-game sweep
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • Associated Press
Anthony Misiewicz - Handed win Wednesday Misiewicz (1-1) picked up the win Wednesday over the Twins. He struck out three and allowed a hit in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Impact Starter Daniel Lynch lasted four innings, and Collin Snider worked the fifth, but it was Misiewicz who was awarded the win in a game the Royals led from the first inning on. Since his recall from Triple-A Omaha on Aug. 24, he's posted a 5.79 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 15:2 K:BB across 9.1 innings. Misiewicz has been slightly better overall this year with a 5.09 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB through 23 innings between the Royals and the Mariners, but those ratios are unlikely to earn him anything more than low-leverage assignments.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
What's inspiring Nicky Lopez to grow community presence KANSAS CITY -- In 2019, shortly after Nicky Lopez made his debut for the Royals, he was brainstorming ways he can use his platform to help o...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • MLB.COM
Michael Massey - Riding pine Tuesday Massey is not in Thursday's lineup against the Twins.
Impact Massey is hitting .255 with one home run and one stolen base in 15 games this month. Nicky Lopez is starting at the keystone and hitting eighth.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Michael A. Taylor - Out of Thursday's lineup Taylor is not in Thursday's lineup against the Twins.
Impact Taylor is in the midst of a 3-for-31 (.097 AVG) slump over his last nine games. Drew Waters will start in center field and bat ninth.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Scott Barlow - Records 23rd save Barlow picked up the save in Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Twins, allowing one hit while striking out one over one inning.
Impact Barlow has kept the opponent off the board in nine of his last 10 appearances and has not allowed an extra-base hit over 7.1 innings during his last seven outings. The righty has been stellar at home with a 1.57 ERA over 40 innings compared to a 3.38 ERA over 29.1 innings away from Kansas City.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
MJ Melendez - Deep blast in win Melendez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Minnesota.
Impact Melendez led off the first inning with a home run off righty starter Bailey Ober to open the scoring. During his last five games, the catcher has recorded a .850 slugging percentage over 20 at-bats with five RBI and home runs in back-to-back games.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Daniel Lynch - Allows two in no-decision Lynch did not factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over four innings against Minnesota. He struck out three.
Impact Lynch allowed an RBI single from outfielder Matt Wallner to get the Twins on the board in the second inning, but Wallner's RBI double in the fourth wasn't earned as it was preceded by a Minnesota fielding error. The lefty has not impressed in his last seven starts, posting a 6.48 ERA and 1.77 WHIP over 33.1 innings. Furthermore, the 25-year-old has allowed two homers or more in four of his last nine outings.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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