Cubs’ long relievers, off days help bullpen weather 13-inning game Notes: Manager David Ross expects Nick Madrigal, whose hamstring was surgically repaired in 2021, to avoid the injured list. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023
Cubs fall in 13 innings to Diamondbacks as NL wild-card race tightens The Cubs and D-backs are two of the teams locked in a tight NL wild-card race. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2023
Phillies bash their way to dominant 15-3 win over Diamondbacks PHOENIX — Kyle Schwarber set the tone early in the Phillies’ 15-3 win on Tuesday night. Less than 24 hours after Kody Clemens hit a long shot that landed just foul, Schwarber hit a ball towards that same foul pole, that landed fair. It traveled 450 feet, marking the longest… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2023
Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen dominates Rockies as Jose Urena struggles again DENVER — As the Rockies’ season winds down — there are only 46 games remaining after Arizona shut them out, 6-0, on Saturday night at Coors Field — a lot of players are going to face increased scrutiny. The Denver Post · Aug 14, 2022
Pirates offense finds much-needed spark in 6-4 win over Diamondbacks PHOENIX — In their first two games in the desert, the Pirates’ offense was dying of thirst, scoring just four runs, three of which came Tuesday in quasi-garbage time of a loss. Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022
Rockies squander lead, drop series at Arizona to fall further into NL West cellar If there was one saving grace about the previous three years of Rockies futility, it was that they weren’t the worst team in the NL West. The Denver Post · Aug 8, 2022
Kansas City Royals reach a tipping point in reshaping their roster and organization That wave of young Kansas City Royals prospects who’ve been forecast and anticipated for several years may have finally crested. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Royals snap ugly streak as they rally for 5-2 win over Tigers KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals trailed when the first inning ended Wednesday, and that had been an ugly predictor of how the game would unfold for Kansas City. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Tigers use four-run seventh, rare Miguel Cabrera stolen base to top Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What do Miguel Cabrera, Ted Williams and a stolen base have in common? Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Another rocky start for Tarik Skubal, Tigers drop series to Royals DETROIT — Losing a home series to the only team beneath you in the Central Division standings seems like a rough way to spend a holiday weekend. But, given how things have gone this season for the Tigers, it was fitting. Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2022
Giants extend win streak with walk parade vs. Royals SAN FRANCISCO — Some of the Giants’ favorite hitting metrics revolve around their ability to control the strike zone. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022
Chris Archer's struggles continue as Twins fall to Royals, 7-3 MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Archer made his major league debut six days after Bobby Witt Jr.'s 12th birthday. Who could have imagined the current rookie would celebrate at the former rookie's expense a decade later? Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
Youth movement powers Kansas City Royals offense in 6-2 win over White Sox KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals rookie catcher MJ Melendez singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on his fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera’s RBI triple, then for good measure Melendez tacked on a couple insurance runs late with his second major-league home run to help secure… Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022