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Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt Jr. powered the Royals to take the series finale vs. the Diamondbacks. ———– Join the conversation! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Royals/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcroyals/ Visit The Royals: https://www.royals.com Get tickets: https://www.royals.com/tickets Official Royals Merchandise: https://www.royals.com/shop
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After a late start due to stormy weather, the Royals found a couple of big home runs from Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt to take the game from Arizona 5-2. Daniel Lynch has had some significant struggles in the first inning after returning to a starting role for the first time in several years. That […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROYALS Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Carter Jensen – C Ketel Marte – DH Bobby Witt – SS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Salvador Perez – DH Tim Tawa – 1B Michael Massey – 2B Lourdes Gurriel – LF Nick Loftin – 3B James McCann – […]
The Royals have won just 2 of their last 9 games since the hot stretch ended. Last series they were able to salvage game three to avoid the sweep and will attempt to do so again. tonight. On paper it looks like a very lopsided pitching matchup with Daniel Lynch IV facing Zac Gallen, but […]
By Charlie Wright | at September 9, 2026 2:48pm CDT The Diamondbacks reinstated Zac Gallen from the 60-day IL ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Royals. The club also activated Michael Soroka from the 15-day IL. The veteran righties will replace Kade Strowd and Blake Walston, who were optioned back to Triple-A. With the activation of Gallen, Arizona’s 40-man roster is now full. The former All-Star has been out since early July due to right elbow inflammation. Soroka had a near-minimum IL...
The Diamondbacks reinstated Zac Gallen from the 60-day IL ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Royals. The club also activated Michael Soroka from the 15-day IL. The veteran righties will replace Kade Strowd and Blake Walston, who were optioned back to Triple-A. With the activation of Gallen, Arizona’s 40-man roster is now full. The former […]
The Boston Red Sox are changing up their pitching plans.
Diamondbacks News Corbin Burnes Makes 2026 Debut Against RoyalsThree pesky at-bats really put a damper on just how far the pitch-limited Burnes could go in the game, but he still turned in three shutout innings en route to the Diamondbacks going 10 games over .500. The Good and Not So Good from Burnes’ ReturnHopefully, by […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. We are fewer than three weeks from the end of the season. Despite the crummy ball the Royals have played, this summer has really flown by. The […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are rolling at exactly the right time, but they may have to continue without Corbin Carroll for at least another game. Carroll was a late scratch from Tuesday’s lineup against the Kansas City Royals due to low back discomfort. According to MLB.com, manager Torey Lovullo said afterward that Carroll will likely remain […] The post Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll gets injury update after missing Royals game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Wins Above Replacement is a statistic that aims to give proper value to every part of what a baseball player does, be it defensively, at the plate, and on the basepaths. It even gives extra credit for players who are playing demanding positions. Bobby Witt Jr., meanwhile, is a shortstop who runs the bases like […]
The Minnesota Twins activated staff ace Joe Ryan from the injured list on Monday. He had not pitched since an August 4 game against the Kansas City Royals, missing time with a strained left gluteal muscle. Prior to his return, Ryan made a rehab start at Triple-A St. Paul last Tuesday and turned in a […] The post The Twins Need Joe Ryan’s Stability appeared first on Just Baseball .
MLB.com names Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. as the favorite to win this year’s AL Gold Glove at shortstop. Witt seems poised to win his third consecutive Gold Glove Award, and this may very well end up as his best defensive season yet. He’s accumulated 23 Outs Above Average, which equals his total […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are rolling after beating the Kansas City Royals in extra innings for the second straight game, securing another huge road series win. Corbin Burnes made his long-awaited return to the rotation and delivered 3 scoreless innings in another nail-biting victory. We break down Burnes’ impressive debut, Tim Tawa’s clutch heroics, and how the D-backs continue to hold their ground in a fiercely contested NL playoff race. Join Derek Montilla & Damon Fairall on the PHNX D-backs...
The Toronto Blue Jays will go to a familiar opener for a bullpen game on Wednesday. Right-hander Braydon Fisher will make his ninth start of the season when he faces the Athletics in the series finale, the Blue Jays announced early Wednesday morning. Fisher last pitched on Sunday, throwing just 10 pitches against the Kansas City Royals. After using six pitchers in Monday’s series-opening loss, the Blue Jays needed only starter Jose Soriano (seven innings) and Spencer Miles (two innings) for Tu...
On Tuesday the Dbacks were able to get to a season high 10 games over .500 as they beat the Kansas City Royals in 11 innings. The story of the game was Corbin Burnes’ return to the team, but the guys that stole the show at the end were of an unlikely variety as there […]
You know, it’s a good thing that Idris Elba’s character, Marshal Stacker Pentecost, yelled in his iconic Pacific Rim speech, “Tonight, we are cancelling the apocalypse!” Postponing the apocalypse is not as definitive nor as interesting, not just because it would imply that the mediocre sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising was on eventually on its way, […]
Rex Hudler and Joel Goldberg head to the Little K to discuss Nick Loftin’s run of terrific defensive play. ———– Join the conversation! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Royals/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcroyals/ Visit The Royals: https://www.royals.com Get tickets: https://www.royals.com/tickets Official Royals Merchandise: https://www.royals.com/shop
He posted back-to-back 25+ home run and 80+ RBI seasons with an.800+ OPS recently. But this is now the third straight year that Brandon Drury has not been able to break a big league roster. And now the Kansas City Royals have cut ties, releasing the 10-year veteran. Brandon Drury is back on the market. • The Royals released the 34-year-old infielder from Triple-A Omaha, making him a free agent. • His overall numbers this season were modest at .226/.354/.362, but he had been better lately...
BOSTON — Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet took his latest step toward a possible return as a reliever this season on Tuesday, throwing a side session of roughly 20 pitches in which he threw fastballs and his complementary offerings. It was Crochet’s second side session in five days. The first one was 15 pitches, and all fastballs. Get tickets to see the Red Sox vs. the Angels & Royals this week “Looked good,” said Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. “I just briefly talked to him. He felt good too...
One of the first games at Kauffman Stadium I attended was when the Arizona Diamondbacks were in town. At the time, we had just moved to Kansas City from the Cleveland area, and as someone who perused the Sunday morning league leaders in the newspaper and watched SportsCenter, one of my favorite players was Randy […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks removed outfielder Corbin Carroll from the lineup ahead of their matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROYALS Lars Nootbaar – DH Carter Jensen – C Ketel Marte – 2B Bobby Witt – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Salvador Perez – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Michael Massey – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Nick Loftin – 3B Tommy Troy – […]
KANSAS CITY – In a sudden move before Tuesday night’s matchup for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Kansas City against the Royals, Corbin Carroll has been scratched from the lineup. The most concerning part of Corbin Carroll’s latest setback isn’t simply that he was scratched; it was that it was a sudden move. Arizona removed Carroll […]