DETROIT, MI (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals won the divisional series in Detroit after squeezing out a 3-2 win on Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. led things at the plate going 2-for-4 with an RBI. MJ Melendez and Nicky Lopez also each drove in a run. On the mound, Max Castillo pitched just over four innings
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Albert Pujols and Paul Goldschmidt were named National League co-players of the week on Monday after the Cardinals won seven straight games last week. During the stretch, Pujols batted .615 with three home runs, seven RBI’s and an on-base percentage of 1.974. This is Goldschmidt’s third player of the week honor
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals came back from a one-run deficit to win Sunday’s game against Arizona, which completed the three-game sweep. The red birds held a three run lead coming out of the first inning, however, Jose Quintana got into trouble quickly. He allowed two runs to come in on seven hits
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TAMPA BAY, Fl. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals lost three during a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays after losing the final game 3-2 on Sunday. In Sunday’s matchup, KC’s runs were driven in by MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr. Zack Greinke pitched four innings on the mound giving up two earned runs
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis bats caught fire in the final game of the series against Colorado. The Cardinals routed the Rockies 13-0 to achieve the series sweep. With the win, the Cards have now won nine of the club’s last 12 games, with four of those victories coming against Colorado. Albert Pujols
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KMIZ) The Minnesota Twins got the series sweep against the Kansas City Royals after a 4-0 shut out in the final game on Wednesday. This wasn’t the only shut out for Minnesota, the night before they won 9-0 and they only gave up two total runs throughout the three-game series. In Wednesday’s game,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals avoided getting swept by the Dodgers in a shoutout win in Sunday afternoon. The win snapped Los Angeles’ 12-game winning streak. After a 10-run loss on Saturday night, the KC pitching staff bounced back with a dominant outing from Brady Singer. He threw seven strikeouts and allowed
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis added more separation in the race for first place in the central division, as the first-place Cardinals locked up the series win against the second-place Brewers on Sunday. The win came courtesy of big outings from two Cardinal players. The St. Louis legend Albert Pujols knocked out two home
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Nolan Arenado was named the National League Player of the Week after his performance against the Yankees. In the three-game series against New York, Arenado had a total of five RBI’s and in the series before that against the Cubs he added three. Arenado had the highest
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ The Kansas City Royals won the final game of the series with the Red Sox Sunday 13-5. MJ Melendez had a huge day at the plate going 2-for-3 with six RBI’s. Kyle Isbel also went 2-for-3 with three RBI’s and Michael Massey was 2-for-3 with two RBI’s. Brad Keller got the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals secured the team’s first ever sweep against the New York Yankees after a 12-9 win on Sunday. In the back-and-forth battle, the Red Birds were led at the plate by Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong who both drove in four runs apiece. Adam Wainwright started things on
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals traded two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor and pitcher Max Castillo on Tuesday. Merrifield has spent his entire, seven-year career in Kansas City. The 33-year-old was batting .240 with six home runs and 42 RBI through the 2022
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Harrison Bader to the New York Yankees in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery on Tuesday. Montgomery has gone 3-3 so far in 2022 with a 3.68 ERA. The lefty has gone 22-20 overall in his career, which he spent entirely with the Yankees. He
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BRONX, NY. (KMIZ) After losing the first three games on the road to the Yankees, Kansas City knocked off New York in the final game of the series 8-6. The Royals got off to a 4-0 lead, but the Yankees reclaimed the lead in the seventh with a three-run homer from Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo isn’t
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals made a late night deal with the New York Yankees Wednesday trading away all-star Andrew Benintendi in exchange for three minor league pitchers. Benintendi has dominated the outfield for KC this season becoming the club’s lone all-star and batting .320 with 111 hits and 39 RBI’s. In
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TORONTO, Ca. (KMIZ) Albert Pujols was the star of the show in the Cardinals 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays Wednesday night. He had a big day at the plate going three for four with three RBI’s including his 686th career home run. Pujols stepped up at the right time as St. Louis was without
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Los Angeles Angels got its second straight shut out win Wednesday to take the series against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. In game three’s 4-0 loss, Brad Keller gave up six hits and three earned runs on the day and also recorded five strikeouts. The KC bats struggled to string
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Courtesy of a strong outing from pitcher Kris Bubic and some solid defensive play, the Kansas City Royals won the first series back from the All-Star break on Sunday. It is Kansas City’s first series win against the Rays since 2017, but it didn’t come without a loss. Rookie Bobby Witt
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CINCINNATI, Ohio. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals dropped the rubber match against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, 6-3, despite two home runs from Paul Goldschmidt. The Reds currently sit in last place in the National League’s central division, but the club has won eight of its last 12 games. Cincinnati pitcher Tyler Mahle threw for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five Mizzou baseball players were selected in the 2022 MLB Draft. Rock Bridge Alum, Spencer Miles, was the first off the board with pick 136 in the fourth round to the Giants. Miles finished last season for the Tigers with a 6.20 ERA and a 5-5 record from the hill. This past
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