KYLE ZIMMER NEWS

Cole's strikeouts, spin rate down, Royals rally past Yanks

Gerrit Cole’s strikeouts and spin rate dropped as he pitched for the first time since Major League Baseball’s crackdown on sticky substances, and the Kansas City Royals rallied off...

JUNE 23, 2021 • Associated Press

Works two innings as opener Zimmer pitched two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three in Friday's 5-3 win over Boston. He did not factor in the decision.

Impact Zimmer was effective as the opener Friday. He's drawn a little bit of high-leverage work out of the bullpen this year with two saves, three wins and four holds across 23 appearances. The right-hander sports a 2.03 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 27:10 K:BB across 26.2 innings, and he's only given up runs in three of his outings.

JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mondesi 464-foot HR helps Royals beat Boston 5-3, stop skid

Adalberto Mondesi hit a 464 foot three-run homer, Salvador Pérez added his 18th home run this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 for only their second w...

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Starting Friday against Red Sox Zimmer will be the starting pitcher for Friday's game against Boston.

Impact Jackson Kowar was in line to start the series opener, but with the rookie getting hit hard in his first two big-league outings, Zimmer will take the ball to begin the tilt. Zimmer has pitched exclusively in relief this season and hasn't tossed more than two innings during an outing since early April, so he'll almost surely be serving as an opener, possibly for Kowar.

JUNE 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mize, Cabrera help Tigers send Royals to 5th straight loss

Casey Mize turned in his eighth quality start in his last nine games, Miguel Cabrera got two more hits and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 4-2

JUNE 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Slumping Royals look to end 3-game losing streak against Tigers

Kansas City is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit

JUNE 14, 2021 • Associated Press

Kuhl, Pirates to face Minor, Royals

The Royals will send Mike Minor to the mound Monday and the Pirates plan to give Chad Kuhl the start

MAY 31, 2021 • Associated Press

Posts third hold Zimmer allowed two walks and struck out one in 1.1 scoreless innings to earn a hold in Sunday's 6-3 win over Minnesota.

Impact The 29-year-old relieved starter Brad Keller to begin the sixth inning. Zimmer allowed multiple baserunners for just the fifth time in 16 outings this season. He's been an effective bullpen option with a 2.37 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 18:8 K:BB across 19 innings. With Josh Staumont (knee) on the injured list, Greg Holland converted the save Sunday, but Zimmer has picked up two saves and three holds this year. He could be in the closer conversation moving forward.

MAY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Merrifield, Dozier lead Royals past Twins 6-3

Whit Merrifield had two hits and scored two runs, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3

MAY 30, 2021 • Associated Press

Notches second save Zimmer walked one batter in two-thirds of an inning Tuesday to record his second save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Rays.

Impact Josh Staumont hadn't pitched since Saturday, but it was still Zimmer who got the call from manager Mike Matheny in the save situation. The 29-year-old righty wasn't exactly sharp, walking the first batter he faced, but he then induced a game-ending double play from Francisco Mejia. Zimmer appears to have become part of the high-leverage mix since being activated from the IL last week, but Staumont likely remains the top closing option for the team.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' 11-game win streak ends, fall to Keller, Royals 2-1

The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give the Kansas City Roya...

MAY 26, 2021 • Associated Press

Picks up third win Zimmer (3-0) pitched two perfect innings and struck out three batters to earn the win Sunday versus Detroit.

Impact Zimmer kept Kansas City within a run with his strong pitching, and he received the win when Carlos Santana walked it off with a two-run home run. The right-hander has been effective with a 2.76 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 18:5 K:BB across 16.1 innings this season. He's able to take on multi-inning assignments, but he's also collected a save and two holds. The 29-year-old could see more high-leverage work based on his performance so far.

MAY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Santana's 2-run homer in 9th lifts Royals over Tigers 3-2

Carlos Santana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers

MAY 23, 2021 • Associated Press

Zimmer aims to bolster 'pen; Dozier rehab KANSAS CITY -- The Royals received a bullpen boost when Kyle Zimmer took the mound on Friday for the first time since a left trapezius strai...

MAY 22, 2021 • MLB.COM

Scoreless inning in return Zimmer allowed a hit and struck out one in one scoreless inning in Friday's 7-5 loss to Detroit.

Impact Zimmer entered the contest to pitch the eighth inning, and he did so fairly well. He only gave up a double to Jake Rogers. Zimmer missed three weeks with a back injury. The right-hander has a 3.14 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB across 14.1 innings this season. He's collected two wins, a save and two holds in 12 outings -- if he continues to pitch well, high-leverage work could be on the horizon.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Benintendi's single in 8th sends KC to 2-0 win over Brewers

Andrew Benintendi drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewerst

MAY 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Royals' Duffy glad IL trip is for relatively minor injury

The Kansas City Royals placed Danny Duffy on the injured list after the left-hander experienced pain in his left forearm, though an MRI exam showed it was a flexor strain and not s...

MAY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Comes off IL The Royals reinstated Zimmer (back) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

Impact Zimmer was cleared to return to the Kansas City bullpen after he struck out four across 2.2 scoreless frames between his two rehab appearances at Triple-A Omaha. Now that he's healthy again, Zimmer will likely slot into the Royals' setup ranks, but he's not expected to be much of a factor in the team's unsettled closer situation.

MAY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bubic expected to start as Royals host the Brewers

The Royals will send Kris Bubic to the mound Tuesday and the Brewers plan to give Brandon Woodruff the start

MAY 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Abreu scores on Davis wild pitch, White Sox beat Royals 4-3

Wade Davis bounced a wild pitch that allowed José Abreu to dash home with the game-ending run, and the Chicago White Sox rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals...

MAY 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Royals take on the White Sox following Minor's strong showing

Kansas City looks to follow up a dominant outing by Saturday starter Mike Minor

MAY 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Rodon expected to start as Chicago hosts Kansas City

The Royals will start Mike Minor on Saturday and the White Sox are expected to counter with Carlos Rodon

MAY 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Royals look to break 11-game losing streak against White Sox

Kansas City is looking to break its 11-game losing streak with a win over Chicago

MAY 14, 2021 • Associated Press

Royals look to end 10-game skid against Tigers

Kansas City heads into the matchup against Detroit in a rut, losers of 10 straight

MAY 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Starts rehab assignment Zimmer (back) reported to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday for a rehab assignment.

Impact The 29-year-old landed on the shelf May 1 with a strained left trapezius, so he should only need a couple outings at Triple-A before rejoining the Royals. Zimmer had a 3.38 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB over 13.1 innings prior to suffering the injury.

MAY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE