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Royals use 3 solo homers to power past Tigers 5-2 for a sixth straight win

The Kansas City Royals powered past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 for their sixth straight win

14 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

John Rave hits bases-clearing double in 7-run 8th and Royals beat Athletics 9-7

John Rave hit a tiebreaking, bases-clearing double during a seven-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Athletics 9-7

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Locks down fifth save Cruz threw a clean ninth inning to secure the save Monday against the Athletics.

Impact Cruz continues to establish himself as Kansas City's favorite for saves. The right-hander has successfully converted each of his last five save chances, with each coming since July 22, and he's been scored upon just five times in his last 24 outings. Cruz, who has a 4.08 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 51:18 K:BB over 46.1 innings, should serve as the Royals' closer while the club continues to wait and see if Carlos Estevez (shoulder) will return this season.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Bobby Witt Jr. homers and scores 4 runs in the Royals' 9-5 win over the Athletics

Bobby Witt Jr. had a two-run homer, an RBI double and scored four times, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Athletics on Monday night

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Secures fourth save Cruz earned the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels, allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Cruz was called on with a one-run lead in the ninth inning and closed things out on 12 pitches. The 27-year-old has converted each of his four save chances since the All-Star break, posting a 2.57 ERA over 14 appearances during that span. On the year, he's tallied four saves and four holds to go along with a 4.17 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 51:18 K:BB across 45.1 innings.

AUGUST 15 • ROTOWIRE

Royals beat the Angels 7-6 to snap 4-game losing streak

Jac Caglianone homered and drove in five runs on a three-hit night, Michael Massey also homered and had three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 on Fri...

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

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

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Slams door for third save Cruz secured the save Wednesday against the Twins, throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out one.

Impact With Alex Lange having surrendered 16 runs over his past 10 outings, Cruz is making inroads on claiming a larger share of the Royals' save opportunities going forward. Over 28 innings since the beginning of June, Cruz boasts a 2.25 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB. Each of the right-hander's three saves on the season have come since July 22 as well, making Cruz someone to consider for fantasy managers in need of saves while Kansas City continues to wait on Carlos Estevez (shoulder) to get healthy.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Massey leads off 7th with go-ahead HR, Cameron has 9 Ks as Royals beat Twins 2-1

Michael Massey led off the seventh inning with a go-ahead home run, Noah Cameron had nine strikeouts in eight innings of one-run ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota...

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Steps up for second save Cruz secured the save Sunday against the Tigers, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk in the ninth inning. He struck out two.

Impact Closer Alex Lange was presumably getting Sunday off after picking up the save Saturday against Detroit, allowing Cruz to attain his second save of the season. Cruz does have his two saves for the season in his past three appearances, so he at least appears to have worked his way into Kansas City's high-leverage mix along with Lucas Erceg. Matt Strahm and Daniel Lynch. Through 37 innings, Cruz has a 4.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 45:17 K:BB.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Massey's 2-run, 2-out homer in 8th helps Royals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2nd straight win

Michael Massey hit a go-ahead, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4

JULY 26 • Associated Press

Outman has 3-run homer and Dingler the go-ahead RBI to lift surging Tigers to 4-3 win over Royals

James Outman hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Dillon Dingler had a tiebreaking double in the eighth and the surging Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royal...

JULY 24 • Associated Press

Snags first career save Cruz struck out one and served up a solo home run in the ninth inning Wednesday to record his first career save in a 5-4 win over the Giants.

Impact With Alex Lange having worked the prior two days, Cruz got the call in the ninth and got the job done, although he was taken deep by Casey Schmitt to make things interesting. Cruz has been scored upon just twice in his last 13 appearances, both times on solo shots, and over that stretch the right-hander has a 1.38 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB in 13 innings.

JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE

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

Dobnak, grateful to be in Majors again, spins stellar outing in relief NEW YORK -- It was a bullpen game for the Royals on Wednesday night as they faced the Mets at Citi Field. It started with right-hander Steve...

JULY 9 • MLB.COM

Jared Young hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, ignites a 5-run eighth as Mets beat Royals 6-2

Jared Young was plunked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, sparking a five-run rally that lifted the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Slated to open Wednesday's game Cruz will serve as the Royals' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Impact He'll draw his second start of the season, though Cruz is expected to work just one or two innings before giving way to the bullpen. Randy Dobnak hasn't been used since making a four-inning relief appearance last Thursday against the Rays, so the Royals could turn to him to cover multiple frames out of the bullpen once Cruz exits the contest.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Tolbert leads Royals against the Mets after 5-hit game

The Kansas City Royals take on the New York Mets after Tyler Tolbert had five hits on Tuesday in a 16-12 win over the Mets

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox

Carter Jensen extended his franchise-record rookie hitting streak to 19 games and five Kansas City Royals relievers held the Chicago White Sox scoreless for five innings to end a f...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Tristan Peters hits grand slam in the White Sox's 22-1 romp over the Royals

Tristan Peters hit a grand slam and had six RBIs, Miguel Vargas had a three-run homer and an RBI double in Chicago’s 10-run third inning, and the White Sox routed the Kansas City R...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Drawing start in bullpen game Cruz is listed as the Royals' opening pitcher for Friday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Kansas City has an opening in its rotation Friday with Stephen Kolek (personal) away from the team while he awaits the birth of his child, so Cruz will step in to make his first MLB start since 2023 in what is expected to be a bullpen day. The Royals don't have an obvious candidate to work in bulk relief behind Cruz, though the team could call up another pitcher from the minors prior to Friday's game to replace Kolek on the active roster. Cruz hasn't recorded more than six outs in any appearance this season and will be pitching on two days' rest, so he may not be asked to work even once through the batting order.

JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE

Stephen Kolek shines on the mound, Maikel Garcia drives in three as the Royals beat the Astros 4-0

Stephen Kolek shut down the Astros while pitching into the eighth inning Sunday, leading the Royals to a 4-0 victory and avoiding a series sweep

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Jac Caglianone homers twice for the Royals in a 5-3 win over the Rangers

Jac Caglianone went 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs as the Kansas City Royals erased an early deficit to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals

MacKenzie Gore continued his home-field mastery this season with 6 1/3 shutout innings, Brandon Nimmo, Nicky Lopez and Joc Pederson homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas C...

MAY 30 • Associated Press

Duran's 2-run, opposite field homer rallies Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Royals

Jarren Duran’s opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals

MAY 21 • Associated Press

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