MICHAEL LORENZEN NEWS

Takes loss Tuesday Lorenzen (3-5) allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out five over 4.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday versus the Giants.

Impact Lorenzen gave up two runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth, which ended up being enough to stick him with his second loss in a row. This is the third time he's failed to complete five innings this season -- he exited at 97 pitches (64 strikes) in a somewhat inefficient outing. The right-hander is now at a 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 50:16 K:BB over 57.1 innings across 10 starts. Lorenzen's next start is projected to be at home versus the Reds.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss Tuesday Lorenzen (3-5) allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out five over 4.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday versus the Giants.

Impact Lorenzen gave up two runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth, which ended up being enough to stick him with his second loss in a row. This is the third time he's failed to complete five innings this season -- he exited at 97 pitches (64 strikes) in a somewhat inefficient outing. The right-hander is now at a 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 50:16 K:BB over 57.1 innings across 10 starts. Lorenzen's next start is projected to be at home versus the Reds.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Birdsong pitches the Giants past the Royals 3-2 in his 1st start of the season

Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bubic's 7 shutout innings and Pasquantino's homer lift the Royals over the Giants 3-1

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas Cit...

2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros get to Lorenzen in 8th, but no regrets from Quatraro HOUSTON -- Leave Michael Lorenzen in or take him out? That was the question facing Matt Quatraro on Wednesday night – not once, but twice. H...

MAY 15 • MLB.COM

Continues to provide length in loss Lorenzen (3-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Astros after allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk in 7.1 innings. He struck out five.

Impact Although Wednesday marked Lorenzen's longest outing of the season, he gave up greater than three runs for just the third time in nine starts. While the veteran right-hander matched a season worst with seven hits allowed, he's now tossed at least six frames in four of his past five appearances. Lorenzen will look to continue providing length for the Royals in his next scheduled start against the Giants next week, when he'll carry a steady 3.76 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 52.2 innings in 2025.

MAY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Peña's RBI single in 8th inning lifts the Astros to a 4-3 win over Royals

Jeremy Peña had a season-high four hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, to give the Houston Astros a 4-3 win over Kansas City Royals

MAY 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros and Royals meet to determine series winner

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

MAY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Isaac Paredes homers in bottom of the 9th inning to lift Astros to 2-1 win over Royals

Isaac Paredes hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night

MAY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes no-decision Friday Lorenzen didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Red Sox after pitching seven shutout innings while allowing three hits and zero walks and strikin...

Impact Getting through seven scoreless frames in just 90 pitches feels like too good of a performance not to be rewarded with a win, but that's what happens when your offense doesn't put any runs on the board until the 11th inning. The 33-year-old entered the game with a 4.23 ERA and 1.41 WHIP, but those numbers have both dropped to 3.57 and 1.26, respectively, following his longest outing of the season. He'll look to keep his momentum going and collect his first win of May next week in Houston.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Royals outlast Red Sox in 12th for seventh straight win Freddy Fermin roped an RBI single in the 12th inning, after Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen and Boston’s Hunter Dobbins both delivered stella...

MAY 10 • THESTATE.COM

Fermin hits a 12th-inning single to give Royals 2-1 win over Red Sox, 16th win in last 18 games

Freddy Fermin hit a line drive RBI single into left center in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Boston Red So

MAY 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Witt leads Royals against the Red Sox after 4-hit outing

The Kansas City Royals take on the Boston Red Sox after Bobby Witt Jr.'s four-hit game on Thursday

MAY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Witt and Bubic help the Royals beat the White Sox 10-0 for 4-game series sweep

Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 10-0 to complete a four-game series sweep

MAY 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hit hard in no-decision Lorenzen did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Orioles, allowing five runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 4.2 innings.

Impact Lorenzen was tagged for four of the 11 total home runs hit between the Royals and Orioles on Sunday. He generated an impressive 13 whiffs on 85 pitches but failed to complete five innings for just the second time in seven starts. The 33-year-old will carry a 4.23 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB across 38.1 innings into a home matchup with the Red Sox next weekend.

MAY 4 • ROTOWIRE

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 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles square off against the Royals with series tied 1-1

The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bubic leads Kansas City to its 4th shutout in the last 8 games, 4-0 over the Orioles

Kris Bubic made it through five innings despite an early rain delay, and the Kansas City Royals hit three solo homers in a 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deadspin | Michael Lorenzen, Royals snap Rays' winning streak Deadspin | Michael Lorenzen, Royals snap Rays' winning streak

APRIL 30 • DEADSPIN.COM

Freddy Fermin has 3 hits, Michael Lorenzen pitches 6 strong innings as Royals beat Rays 3-1

Freddy Fermin had three hits and an RBI, Kyle Isbel and Salvador Perez each drove in a run and Michael Lorenzen pitched six strong innings for his 50th career win as the Kansas Cit...

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Earns win Tuesday Lorenzen (3-3) yielded a run on four hits and two walks over six innings Tuesday, striking out four and picking up a win against the Rays.

Impact Lorenzen faced little resistance from the Rays' lineup aside from Junior Caminero, who hit a double and a solo homer against him. It was Lorenzen's third quality start of the year, all of which resulted in wins. He was efficient Tuesday, with 60 of his 88 pitches being thrown for strikes. Lorenzen dropped his season ERA to 3.48 with a 28:13 K:BB through 33.2 frames. He's in line for a home matchup against the White Sox next week.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Rays begin 3-game series at home against the Royals

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Kansas City Royals to start a three-game series

APRIL 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alvarez's long home run backs Brown's solid start in Astros 7-3 win over Royals

Yordan Alvarez homered and Hunger Brown tossed six strong innings as the Houston Astros salvaged the series finale against the Kansas City Royals with a 7-3 win

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sharp in second win Lorenzen (2-3) earned the win over the Rockies in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader, allowing one run on five hits and four walks over six innings. He struck out seven.

Impact It was a solid performance from Lorenzen, who held Colorado off the board until Jordan Beck launched a solo home run with two outs in the sixth inning. The 33-year-old Lorenzen lowered his ERA to 3.90 with a 1.45 WHIP and 24:11 K:BB through his first five starts (27.2 innings) with Kansas City. Lorenzen is currently in line to face the Rays on the road in his next outing.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Witt's hit streak reaches 16 games, Royals beat Rockies 6-2 to wrap up doubleheader, series sweep

Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games with an RBI single in the fifth inning as the Royals beat the Rockies 6-2 on Thursday to finish off a doublehea...

APRIL 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS