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O’Hearn’s clutch hitting lifts Royals, Keller to 2-0 win over A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kansas City Royals first baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn sat most of the day, then stepped into the box for one at-bat in a potentially game-changing situation.

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Kansas City Royals offense ignites as Carlos Santana has 4 hits in win over Blue Jays

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Following two days of having been handcuffed by their visitors from the North, the Kansas City Royals hitters suddenly heated up and carried the day. They produced their highest run total in three and a half weeks, and they did it without the aid of the…

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Kansas City Royals suffer second straight shutout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second consecutive night and the third time in their past six games, the Kansas City Royals were held without a run.

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Kansas City Royals rally, but bullpen can’t slow down Astros’ offense in a 7-4 loss

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals pulled within a run in the bottom of the eighth, but then their relief pitchers hit a batter, giving up three hits, a walk and three runs with two outs, as they fell 7-4 in front of an announced 12,776 in the…

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Salvador Perez breaks out of funk with homer as Royals stop slide by beating Astros

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez hit a home run, doubled and drove in three of the Kansas City Royals’ six runs as they defeated the AL West-leading Houston Astros and snapped a five-game slide.

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Royals swept by Guardians after 4-0 loss in finale

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals were shut out for the sixth time this season in a 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday at Progressive Field. The Royals’ losing slide extended to four consecutive games as they head into a day off…

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Kansas City Royals lose third in a row as Daniel Lynch gives up 6 runs in four innings

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals once again found themselves trying to dig out of a whole by the time they reached the middle innings. This time, their normally-steady left-hander Daniel Lynch had been the one to give up the runs early and force the club to play from behind.

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After Royals tie score, rookie Collin Snider gives up 3-run homer in loss to Guardians

CLEVELAND — With the score tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kansas City Royals reliever Collin Snider gave up three runs courtesy of Andres Gimenez’s fifth home run of the season. That blast completely changed the complexion of the game.

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Whit Merrifield, Bobby Witt Jr. deliver late clutch hits as Royals rally to beat Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-out, two-strike RBI double in the eighth put the Kansas City Royals ahead for the first time and capped a three-run inning.

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Kansas City Royals pitchers hammered for 4 home runs in loss to the Diamondbacks

Kansas City Royals rookies knocked in five of the team’s six runs, but it wasn’t enough on an Arizona night when the ball kept flying and no lead seemed to provide ample comfort on Tuesday.

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Royals start fast but can’t keep pace as Zack Greinke gives up 7 in loss at Arizona

PHOENIX — Zack Greinke gave up multiple runs in three of the first four innings in a highly uncharacteristic start for the Kansas City Royals veteran, who pitched in one of his familiar haunts against one of his former team.

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Blowing a late 6-0 lead, KC Royals suffer devastating home loss to Minnesota Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After right-hander Brady Singer turned in another dazzling performance on the mound and his teammates put together a five-run inning to stake him to a six-run lead, the Kansas City Royals appeared set to cruise to victory as they closed out their homestand.

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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…

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Brady Singer handcuffs White Sox as Kansas City Royals win doubleheader nightcap 2-1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer bounced back from his demotion to the minors with a dominating performance that included a career-high nine strikeouts and a clear statement about his potential place among the organization’s young cadre of arms.

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Sam McDowell: Kansas City Royals’ firing of hitting coach proves a change in front office operations

About eight months ago, the Kansas City Royals unveiled a revision to their front office structure that was essentially greeted with a shrug of the shoulders. After all, what really changes with a new general manager if the former one is still on staff, receiving a promotion of his own?

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Salvy Perez delivers in 9th inning as Kansas City Royals rally for 8-7 win in Denver

DENVER — When it started to look like the Kansas City Royals’ road trip would come to a painfully bleak end amid a squandered a six-run lead, Salvador Perez delivered in crucial circumstances and saved the day in a wild game that featured no shortage of emotional swings.

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Dozier collects 5 hits, Benintendi 3 RBIs in Kansas City Royals’ 14-10 win over Rockies

DENVER — A Kansas City squad went to Denver and scored two touchdowns in a victory, yet Patrick Mahomes was nowhere to be found.

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Kansas City Royals offense can’t get going during 3-1 loss to Rangers in series finale

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Kansas City Royals had just one hit through seven innings Thursday night. Even though the top of their lineup strung together three hits in the eighth to get them into the scoring column, it proved too little as they lost to the Texas Rangers 3-1 in…

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Whit Merrifield has breakout game as Kansas City Royals roll past Texas Rangers

One day after Kansas City Royals star Whit Merrifield provided a peek inside the psyche of a struggling offense and how the game dominates ever aspect of a player’s life, he smashed his first home run of the season, scored four runs and was on base three times to spark…

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Late offense not enough for the Kansas City Royals in series-opening loss to the Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Kansas City Royals took advantage of some opportunities presented by Texas Rangers miscues — most prominently in their three-run seventh inning — but the Royals had already dug too big a hole for themselves.

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Kansas City Royals take advantage of Orioles miscues to win first game of doubleheader

BALTIMORE — After three days off, the Kansas City Royals offense didn’t light the world on fire. But it sure was opportunistic as the Royals turned three errors by the Baltimore Orioles into three unearned runs — more than enough to swing the outcome of Sunday’s first game.

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Kyle Isbel comes up with big hit as Kansas City Royals score three in the 10th to win

CHICAGO — Right fielder Kyle Isbel delivered in a clutch spot in his first start of the season for the Kansas City Royals.

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Daniel Lynch turns in dazzling performance as Kansas Royals shut out Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals started the second leg of their two-city road trip with a decisive victory over AL Central Division rivals and defending division champions the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

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Vahe Gregorian: Through 43 years in prison, sports was a guiding light for exonerated Kevin Strickland

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Days after an exonerated Kevin Strickland was released from the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron after the tragedy of serving the longest known wrongful conviction in state history, the Kansas City Royals learned of his yearning to feel the grass beneath his bare feet at…

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Home runs by Salvador Perez, Hunter Dozier lead Kansas City Royals to win over Twins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals hit five home runs through the first eight games of the season, and their offense had scuffled enough to necessitate a slight lineup reconfiguration.

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