Royals hold off White Sox 6-5 to sweep 4-game series
Cheslor Cuthbert and Jorge Soler homered in a five-run third inning and the Kansas City Royals stayed hot Thursday, completing a four-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-5 win.
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36-62, 4th in AL Cent
Royals push across 5 runs in the 3rd (1:18)
Royals send struggling White Sox to sixth straight loss
Danny Duffy pitched strong six innings and ended a nine-start winless skid, and Jorge Soler and Nicky Lopez hit back-to-back RBI singles twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Wednesday night.
Soler leads Royals' charge with multi-RBI night in win (0:50)
Royals put Mondesi on IL with shoulder injury
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Sparkman shuts down White Sox in Royals' 11-0 win
Glenn Sparkman pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game, Whit Merrifield and Hunter Dozier both had three hits including a home run, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White sox 11-0 Tuesday night.
Merrifield hits an inside-the-park HR (1:10)
ChiSox's Jimenez, Royals' Mondesi hurt in KC win
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A day after a foul ball struck a child at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals said Mon. they'll extend safety netting — KC is the 7th team to announce such plans since a chilling nationally televised episode in Houston May 29 when a Cubs foul liner past third base injured a toddler. The White Sox installed netting to the foul poles — a first — and the Nationals to nearly the poles. The Dodgers, Pirates & Orioles said they'll lengthen netting and the Rangers unveiled extensions for their new ballpark opening in 2020. All 30 parks have netting to at least the far ends of the dugouts, but several fans have been injured since May 29 and pressure is mounting for more protection.
Cubs acquire catcher Maldonado from Royals
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Junis, Lopez lead Royals past White Sox 5-2
Jakob Junis struck out a career-high 10 and Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs and scored twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Monday night.
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Tigers plate 7 runs in third, go on to beat Royals 12-8
Jeimer Candelario hit a bases-clearing double and Gordon Beckham added a two-run homer during a seven-run third inning, and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of Kansas City's late pitching switch to beat the Royals 12-8 on Sunday.
Royals deal RHP Bailey to Athletics for prospect
After being scratched from Sunday's start, Homer Bailey has been traded by the Royals to the Athletics.
Starling, Keller send Royals to 4-1 win over Tigers
Hometown boy Bubba Starling delivered his first career hit and RBI for Kansas City, Brad Keller outdueled Matthew Boyd, and the Royals held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Saturday night.
Maldonado, Soler hit home runs, Royals beat Tigers 8-5
Martin Maldonado and Jorge Soler hit late homers and Whit Merrifield scored on a wild pitch as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 Friday night.
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2019 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 58 | 36 | .617 | - | L3 |
| Cleveland | 54 | 40 | .574 | 4 | W4 |
| Chicago | 42 | 51 | .452 | 15.5 | L7 |
| Kansas City | 36 | 62 | .367 | 24 | W4 |
| Detroit | 29 | 62 | .319 | 27.5 | L3 |
2019 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average5.00
Quality Starts0
WHIP1.46
BAA.270
Runs431
Batting Average.251
On Base Percentage.316
Slugging Percentage.408