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Max Muncy's 10th-inning single lifts the Dodgers past the Royals 5-4

Max Muncy singled in Shohei Ohtani, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 10 innings

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Blake Snell fans 10 in 6 innings in return for the Dodgers after a 3-month elbow injury layoff

Blake Snell struck out 10 batters in six innings in his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined for three months with elbow issues

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Ohtani scores go-ahead run in 7th, Dodgers rally to beat Royals 6-5 in Tarik Skubal's home debut

The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Kansas City 6-5 for only their second victory in 10 games

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut

Although Tarik Skubal didn’t meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game i...

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

The Royals made Clay Holmes' debut with the Cubs a forgettable one Saturday night, scoring four times off him before pulling away for a 6-3 victory

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, tossing 7 strong innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals

Kevin Gausman impressed in his debut for the Chicago Cubs, leading them to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, pitching 7 sharp innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals

Kevin Gausman delivers a strong performance in his debut for the Cubs, leading them to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Riding the pine Friday Loftin is out of the lineup for Kansas City's matchup with the Rockies on Friday.

Impact After going 0-for-4 in Thursday's series finale against Minnesota, Loftin will sit for Friday's series opener against Colorado. Josh Rojas will take over at third base and bat eighth for the Royals.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Twins and Royals meet, winner claims 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0

Randy Dobnak pitched seven scoreless innings for his first major league victory in five years as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Clubs clutch homer in win Loftin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Impact Loftin's lone hit was a critical one, as he turned on an elevated fastball from Jacob Waguespack and deposited it into the left-field stands to give the Royals a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning. The infielder has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with two extra-base hits, five RBI and three runs in nine contests since the All-Star break and is riding a modest six-game hitting streak. Overall, Loftin is slashing .250/.333/.412 with five homers, 34 RBI and 29 runs across 68 games.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Nick Loftin hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez hits his 318th home run, passes George Brett on Royals' list

Salvador Perez has hit his 318th career home run, breaking George Brett’s Kansas City Royals franchise record, with a solo shot against the Detroit Tigers

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1

Tarik Skubal had a season-high 12 strikeouts and allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings in what could have been his last home start for Detroit, helping the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over...

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Salvador Perez ties the franchise home run record with his 317th as the Royals beat the Giants 5-4

Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the San Fran...

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Sitting out Wednesday Loftin is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Giants.

Impact Loftin has been seeing the bulk of the reps at third base since Maikel Garcia (hand) went down, but he'll take a seat in the series finale. Josh Rojas is at the hot corner for the Royals.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

Luinder Avila struck out a career-high seven and Nick Loftin hit a tiebreaking RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday night

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Loftin's squeeze bunt in the ninth gives the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Giants

Nick Loftin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the ninth inning scored Josh Rojas to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leaves win over Giants with back tightness

Kansas City Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Monday night’s 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants with back tightness, which also kept him out a day earlier

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Sitting in series opener Loftin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Impact Loftin will move to the bench for the series opener after he went 1-for-12 at the dish while starting in all three of the Royals' games versus the Padres over the weekend. Josh Rojas will fill in for Loftin at third base and will bat eighth.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also hits 2 HRs as Padres beat Royals 19-2

Ty France hit a grand slam and a solo shot, Jackson Merrill also homered twice, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 19-2

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres

Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres

JULY 18 • Associated Press

Taking seat Sunday Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact He'll head to the bench for the series finale while Josh Rojas receives the nod at third base. Loftin had started in each of Kansas City's last six games, going 9-for-23 (.391 average) with one home run, three doubles, two walks, five runs and four RBI during that stretch.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in three-hit effort Loftin went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, two doubles, an additional run scored and was hit by a pitch in Tuesday's 16-12 win over the Mets.

Impact Loftin was locked in at the plate, tallying three extra-base hits, headlined by a two-run homer in the seventh inning. The 27-year-old has recorded three hits in back-to-back games after going 1-for-27 (.037) over his previous nine appearances. Overall, Loftin is slashing .247/.342/.420 with four homers, 29 RBI, 25 runs and a stolen base across 55 contests.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Royals' Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances

Tyler Tolbert of the Kansas City Royals has tied a major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances

JULY 8 • Associated Press

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Max Muncy's 10th-inning single lifts the Dodgers past the Royals 5-4

Blake Snell fans 10 in 6 innings in return for the Dodgers after a 3-month elbow injury layoff

Ohtani scores go-ahead run in 7th, Dodgers rally to beat Royals 6-5 in Tarik Skubal's home debut

Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut

Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs

Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, tossing 7 strong innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals

Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, pitching 7 sharp innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals

Twins and Royals meet, winner claims 3-game series

Randy Dobnak picks up first win in 5 years as Royals beat Twins 4-0

Nick Loftin and Salvador Perez hit late-inning home runs as Royals rally to beat Tigers 3-2

Salvador Perez hits his 318th home run, passes George Brett on Royals' list

Skubal strikes out 12 in possible home finale as Tigers beat Royals 2-1

Salvador Perez ties the franchise home run record with his 317th as the Royals beat the Giants 5-4

Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

Loftin's squeeze bunt in the ninth gives the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Giants

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leaves win over Giants with back tightness

Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also hits 2 HRs as Padres beat Royals 19-2

Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres

Royals' Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with hits in 12 straight plate appearances