KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After encountering a lengthy slump for most of June, the Royals are ending the month with some refound momentum. Kansas City clinched a four-game series win over Cleveland with a 6-2 victory on Sunday, marking its fourth win in its last five matchups. The Guardians still have a tight grip on
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ARLINGTON, Texas (KMIZ) With Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Rangers, Kansas City has now lost 11 out of its last 14 games, as the club’s weekend series in Arlington ended with three-straight losses. Skipper Matt Quatraro was not in attendance for his team’s finale against the Rangers, citing ‘personal matters.’ The Royals said he would
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) Kansas City lost its second-straight series, on Sunday afternoon, with a 3-0 loss in the finale against the Dodgers, as the game was highlighted by two home runs from L.A. star Shohei Ohtani. The outing marked Ohtani’s second two-homer game of 2024. He hit one in the third inning and then
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals entered the ninth inning of Thursday’s series finale in danger of suffering a four-game sweep to the Yankees, but Maikel Garcia changed Kansas City’s fate with just one swing of the bat. Garcia’s two-RBI double with two outs in the final frame propelled the Royals to a walk-off win
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite some ninth inning heroics, the Royals were unable to complete a sweep of the Mariners on Sunday afternoon, losing the series finale 6-5 in 10 innings. This loss might’ve snapped Kansas City’s three-game winning streak, but Matt Quatraro’s crew still ended the weekend with its first series win since May
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) Despite trailing by two runs after five frames, the Royals erased that deficit with three unanswered runs in the final four innings, defeating the Guardians 4-3 on Thursday to secure a split of their abbreviated two-game series. Wednesday’s game was postponed due to weather and will be made up on Aug. 26.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon. KC’s Nick Loftin hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift his team to a 4-3 win over the Padres. With the victory, Kansas City avoided getting swept by San Diego at Kauffman Stadium. Despite
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals closed out their six-game homestand with a series win over the Brewers after securing a 6-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas City currently sits in second place in the division standings as the team inches closer to the 40-game mark of the 2024 season. Matt Quatraro’s
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Texas Rangers came back from a two-run deficit to beat the Royals in extra innings, 3-2, on Sunday evening. With the victory, Texas also captured the series win over KC. Kansas City took the lead over Texas out of the gates. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a sacrifice fly in the first
Continue Reading DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals fell short of winning the series against Detroit on Sunday afternoon, falling 4-1 at Comerica Park. Despite the loss, skipper Matt Quatraro and company have still won four out of its last six games. The bats went cold for the Royals in the series rubber match, getting out-hit
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals were held to just five hits on Sunday afternoon, leading to a 5-0 shutout loss to the Orioles in their series finale. Kansas City fell in the final two contests of this three-game set to post its second series loss of the young season to Baltimore. Matt Quatraro’s crew
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Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.
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QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The Royals were unable to complete a late comeback at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, losing a 2-1 pitchers’ duel to the Mets. Kansas City snapped its streak of back-to-back series wins after falling in two of its three games against New York. Both teams were held scoreless through the first seven
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals are now in sole possession of the longest winning streak in Major League Baseball. Kansas City captured its seventh straight win on Thursday afternoon, sweeping the Astros 13-3 at Kauffman Stadium to wrap up a flawless seven-game homestand. A massive opening frame highlighted Kansas City’s second straight series sweep.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals trailed the White Sox by three runs heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but home runs from Hunter Renfroe and MJ Melendez gave KC the lead on the way to a 5-3 win over Chicago. With the Sunday victory, Kansas City completed a four-game sweep
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BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals entered the eighth inning of Wednesday’s series finale with a three-run lead against the Orioles but surrendered four runs in the final two frames to lose 4-3 in walk-off fashion. Matt Quatraro’s crew returns to Kauffman Stadium after winning just one of its three games in Baltimore, still
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanks to a five home run, 14-hit day for the Royals, the first series of the 2024 season did not end in a sweep for the Minnesota Twins. Kansas City shutout Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday afternoon, but still lost the series 2-1. It was a highlight reel kind of day at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For a majority of MLB teams, Opening Day will be on Thursday. For Missouri teams: The Kansas City Royals will host the Minnesota Twins at 3:10 p.m. The St. Louis Cardinals head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers at 3:10 p.m. Do you plan on attending a game this year?
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with KSHB 41 sports anchor Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to discuss the offseason for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals, including both franchises’ planned stadium projects. You can watch their full conversation in the video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Spring training is underway and a new change has had some baseball fans and players in an uproar, and this time it’s not about any rule changes. MLB unveiled new uniforms recently and a number of players – including from the St. Louis Cardinals – have aired their concerns. The pants of
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