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López, Houser lose arbitration cases; clubs lead players 5-2

The Miami Marlins defeated Pablo López in salary arbitration and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Adrian Houser in a pair of cases involving right-hander pitchers

MAY 25, 2022 • Associated Press

Notches steal in win Lopez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the White Sox.

Impact Lopez has gone 5-for-11 with a double and a pair of stolen bases in the first four contests of a rare five-game series versus the Pale Hose. He's gotten off to a slow start in 2022, posting a .216/.304/.252 slash line with three RBI, 12 runs scored and three stolen bases in 36 games. His solid defense will keep him in the lineup at either second base or shortstop most days, but he'll often hit at the bottom of the order as he has for much of May.

MAY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Four hits across twin bill Lopez went 4-for-6 with a walk, a double and a stolen base across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader split with the White Sox.

Impact Getting the start at shortstop in the matinee, Lopez reached base in all four of his plate appearances and swiped his second bag of the season before shifting over to second base for the nightcap and going 1-for-3. The 27-year-old hadn't had a multi-hit performance since May 1, and his 2021 breakout is increasingly looking like a mirage, as Lopez has stumbled to a .215/.306/.252 slash line through 35 games so far this year.

MAY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Monday Lopez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Lopez sits for just the third time this season. He's been very disappointing at the plate thus far, hitting .190/.283/.220, and he's stolen just a single base after swiping 22 bags last year. Bobby Witt Jr. will slide over to shortstop in his absence, with Emmanuel Rivera starting at third base.

MAY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nicky Lopez Isn't Succeeding at His Game, Which Is Concerning How real are Lopez’s struggles, and what isn’t he doing right?

MAY 16, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Notches first theft Lopez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in Wednesday's win over Texas.

Impact Lopez used his legs to help generate a run in the ninth inning, reaching on a single, taking part in a double-steal with Whit Merrifield and subsequently coming around to score. The theft was his first of the campaign. Lopez went 22-for-23 in stolen-base attempts last season, but he hadn't even attempted a steal in 2022 before Wednesday.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Zimmermann leads Orioles past Royals 4-2 to earn DH split

Bruce Zimmermann threw six effective innings and Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to earn a doubleheader split on Sunday

MAY 9, 2022 • Associated Press

On bench versus lefty Lopez is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Lopez went 0-for-3 with a walk and run during the matinee, and he'll head to the bench with lefty Bruce Zimmermann pitching in Game 2 for Baltimore. Bobby Witt will shift to shortstop while Emmanuel Rivera starts at the hot corner.

MAY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Taylor, Royals rally past error-prone O's to open twinbill

Michael Taylor hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a pair of two-out Baltimore errors, giving the Kansas City Royals a 6-4 win over the Orioles in the first game of...

MAY 8, 2022 • Associated Press

Witt Jr hits 1st MLB homer, leads Keller, Royals over Cards

Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 to end a fo...

MAY 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Judge homers twice, Yankees beat KC 6-4 for 9th straight win

Aaron Judge returned from a scheduled day off to homer twice and drive in the tying run as the Yankees rallied past the Royals 6-4 for their ninth straight win

MAY 1, 2022 • Associated Press

Cole pitches Yankees to 8th straight win, 3-0 over Royals

Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings and the New York Yankees manufactured just enough runs to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 for their eighth straight win

MAY 1, 2022 • Associated Press

Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi has torn knee ligament

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi’s season is in jeopardy after tests Thursday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee

APRIL 28, 2022 • Associated Press

Winker's single wins it in 12th, Mariners beat Royals 5-4

Jesse Winker capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a broken-bat single that scored Adam Frazier, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 12 innings to complete a three...

APRIL 25, 2022 • Associated Press

Sits against lefty Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact With a tough southpaw (Robbie Ray) on the bump for Seattle, the lefty-hitting Lopez will retreat to the bench for the first time this season. After opening the campaign as the Royals' No. 9 hitter, Lopez has hit either first or second in the order in each of the past five games, going a collective 4-for-19 with two doubles and two walks.

APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Royals' Zack Greinke and Nicky Lopez on loss to Twins Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke and second baseman Nicky Lopez speak to reporters following a series-ending loss to the Minnesota Tw...

APRIL 22, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Twins avoid sweep as Ryan, bullpen shut down KC in 1-0 win

Joe Ryan pitched six innings of two-hit ball against Kansas City’s revamped lineup, Miguel Sano drove in the game’s only run and the Twins held on for a 1-0 victory to avoid a seri...

APRIL 21, 2022 • Associated Press

Leading off against righty Lopez will lead off for the first time this season Thursday against the Twins, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Impact Bobby Witt was bumped down to seventh in the order, so Lopez will take the leadoff spot against righty Joe Ryan while Whit Merrifield hits second. Lopez is hitting .367/.406/.467 with zero home runs and zero steals this season.

APRIL 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

On base three times Lopez went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Twins.

Impact Lopez hit second in this contest after often hitting in the bottom third of the order to start the year. The move up was partially due to Carlos Santana's (undisclosed) absence from the lineup, but Lopez has also earned more at-bats. He's batting .385 with three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored through nine games, while both Whit Merrifield and Bobby Witt are sporting .139 batting averages. Lopez's solid contact skills at the plate and strong defense at second base will keep him as a fixture in the lineup, though fantasy managers would see more of a benefit if he stays closer to the top of the order.

APRIL 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Perez 2 HRs, Dozier go-ahead shot lead Royals over Twins 4-3

Salvador Perez homered twice and Hunter Dozier hit anther go-ahead home run to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 4-3

APRIL 20, 2022 • Associated Press

Nicky Lopez moves up in lineup as Kansas City Royals try to shake up their offense Nicky Lopez moves up in the lineup and Bobby Witt Jr. bumps to a new spot in the order.

APRIL 19, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Back to No. 9 spot Lopez will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Lopez served as the Royals' No. 8 hitter in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to St. Louis, but he's otherwise slotted in at the bottom of the order in each of Kansas City's games this season. With Adalberto Mondesi back to full health and with Bobby Witt breaking camp with the big club, the Royals don't have room for Lopez near the top of the lineup, even though he posted a .365 on-base average in 2021 and finished the campaign as the team's No. 2 hitter. For his part, Lopez hasn't let the move down the lineup affect his performance thus far, as he enters Thursday's game with a .357/.400/.429 slash line across 16 plate appearances.

APRIL 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians

Bobby Witt Jr. capped his highly anticipated big league debut with his first hit, a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 vict...

APRIL 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Royals agree with All-Star Merrifield on restructured deal

All-Star outfielder Whit Merrifield and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a restructured contract in which the club exercised its option for next season and the sides added a mutual...

APRIL 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Royals agree with Mondesi, 5 others to avoid arbitration

The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday’s d...

MARCH 22, 2022 • Associated Press

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