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The Royals placed starter Seth Lugo on the seven-day concussion injured list this evening. Righty Eli Morgan is up from Triple-A Omaha to provide an extra bullpen arm for the time being. It was a scary scene on Wednesday when Lugo was struck in the face by a comebacker hit by Brandon Nimmo. The ball came off […]
The Royals start the final series of their Texas homestand tonight, hosting the Houston Astros. Most analysts figured the Royals needed to go 4-2 on this homestand if they wanted to continue to work their way back from the depths they sank to with all their early-season losing. That’s still technically on the table if […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (31-39) continue a six-game road trip with the first game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (28-41) tonight at Kauffman Stadium. RHP Tatsuya Imai (3-3, 5.24 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Luinder Avila (1-2, 4.02 ERA) and the Royals. ABOUT IMAI: […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked how the Royals should handle Kris Bubic as the trade deadline approaches in […]
Like most Astros enthusiasts, it’s always a cringeworthy moment when Houston ventures out to Kauffman Stadium. It’s the site of the 2015 ALDS with flashbacks of falling short Game 5 flooding the memory banks. The landscape today has a few holdover members from that clash, Salvador Perez and Jose Altuve to name a few, but […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Royals yesterday to get their record back to .500. Evan Grant says the Rangers win may have been sparked by the phony rain delay. Elsewhere the Rangers put reliever Jalen Beeks on the IL. Joc Pederson meanwhile is day to day with hip discomfort. And Keith Law has […]
We step outside the lab to look at a situation that is becoming more and more dire. However. we have to constantly remain guarded against the hyperbolic. People are often drawn to the extremes on managers. It was Whitey Herzog that said he was two players away from the pennant when he managed the Kansas […]
The big news yesterday was the Kyle Isbel injury. Anne Rogers reported it: On Thursday, he was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of a portion of his left plantar fascia, which is a severe tear and will take some time to heal before he gets back to baseball activity. The Royals are hoping to […]
Nick Pratto did not have to travel far for his next opportunity. The San Diego Padres signed the first baseman to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso. The Texas Rangers released Pratto earlier this week. The Career That Brought Him Here Pratto was the 14th overall pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 2017 draft out of Huntington Beach, California, a left-handed first baseman who generated a lot of excitement in 2021 when he hit 36 home runs between Double-A an...
The San Diego Padres on Wednesday signed first baseman Nick Pratto to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso. Pratto, a 27-year-old left-handed hitter and former Kansas City Royals first-round pick from the 2017 MLB Draft, joins San Diego after beginning the 2026 season in the Texas Rangers system. He was […] The post Padres sign former Royals first-round pick to minor league contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Kansas City Royals outfield depth took a significant hit Thursday after center fielder Kyle Isbel was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of a portion of the plantar fascia in his left foot, an injury expected to keep him out for an extended period. The team placed Isbel on the 10-day injured list Wednesday […] The post Royals receive unfortunate injury update on CF Kyle Isbel appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rangers series started out so promising, but the Royals dropped the final two games of the series, including a 4-2 loss on Thursday afternoon. The game started after a delay of over two hours over concerns relating to local storms, although no rain ever fell at the stadium. The Royals managed just six hits […]
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Kansas City Royals scored two runs. Methinks the Rangers were feeling a tad aggrieved today with the Royals making the call to delay the game for more than two hours to protect their depleted pitching staff. Despite the sun staying out the entire time, the thought of […]
The start of Thursday afternoon’s game between the Royals and Rangers was delayed for over two hours while the skies remained sunny in most of the Kansas City area. Kansas City was under a severe thunderstorm watch this afternoon, and some parts of the metro saw brief showers, although it doesn’t appear the stadium was […]
Thursday's rubber game between the Royals and Rangers has been delayed due to rain.
The Rangers-Royals game is delayed today. Here's the reason for the delay, the latest start-time update and what happens next. The post Why Is the Rangers-Royals Game Delayed Today? Latest Start Time appeared first on HEAVY .
The Royals still have a chance to win the series this afternoon. Michael Wacha get the start. He gave up six runs in five innings against the Rangers in Texas, his worst start of the year. Jac Caglianone gets moved up to the cleanup spot and Kameron Misner gets his first start in a Royals […]
The Texas Rangers announced a roster move before their game against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Texas is placing left-handed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on the 15-day injured list due to low back spasms. Right-handed pitcher Luis Curvelo was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move. The Rangers have a respectable amount of pitching […] The post Rangers lose impactful reliever to IL due to back injury concern appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Kauffman Stadium RHP Kumar Rocker vs. RHP Michael Wacha Today’s Lineups RANGERS ROYALS Wyatt Langford – LF Carter Jensen – C Corey Seager – SS Bobby Witt – SS Josh Jung – 3B Vinnie Pasquantino […]
The Royals placed center fielder Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list last night due to plantar fasciitis. Manager Matt Quatraro announced at the time that Isbel was undergoing an MRI to determine the severity of the issue. That imaging came back with unfavorable results, it seems. The Royals announced this morning that Isbel has […]
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo was involved in a frightening moment during the team’s 6-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo — Lugo’s former teammate — hit a 107 MPH line drive off of the pitcher’s head. The ball bounced into the outfield and Nimmo immediately ran and […] The post Royals’ Seth Lugo receives injury update after getting hit by 107 MPH line drive vs. Rangers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Texas Rangers lineup for June 11, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Michael Wacha for the Royals. We have an afternoon getaway game in Kansas City today. If the Rangers win, they will win the series and get to .500. If they lose, they will lose […]
The MLB draft is a month away, to be held during All-Star week in Philadelphia beginning on July 11. The Royals benefitted from the draft lottery, moving them up to the #6 overall pick. This is considered a fairly strong draft class with good impact talent, with a terrific class of college hitters at the […]
The Kansas City Royals are heating up, and we break down what is driving the surge and whether it can last long enough to force some interesting decisions before the trade deadline. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco open with a recap of Tuesday’s win and the momentum building into the middle of the month. Salvador […]
The Kansas City Royals’ Seth Lugo took a line drive straight to his forehead off his former New York Mets teammate Brandon Nimmo. A 107 mph liner hit hard to drop the 225 lbs Lugo to the ground. However, what happened next was an example of good sportsmanship. Nimmo rushed to the mound upon covering […] The post Scary Scenes Emerge as $46M Royals Star Takes Bitter Blow to Head Against Ex-Teammate Brandon Nimmo appeared first on EssentiallySports .