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I am not a prospect hound. I don’t spend my time poring over scouting reports or watching tape. But that doesn’t mean that I am not interested in what’s happening on the Kansas City Royals farm. Those players playing in Omaha and Springfield and Davenport and Columbia have the potential to be future big leaguers, […]
The Kansas City Royals visit the Houston Astros on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 7:15 p.m. ET from Daikin Park, Houston, TX. The Houston Astros enter at 76-76 (.500), while the Kansas City Royals sit at 67-85 (.441). Seth Lugo (7-8, 4.99 ERA in 164 innings) takes the mound for the Royals. The Astros have recorded 45 stolen bases for the 2026 regular season, the fewest in the MLB, while the Royals have 29 home runs with runners in scoring position for the 2026 regular season, also the fewest ...
Kansas City NPR station KCUR, which has a pretty bad record of trying to explain stadium financing, set out to do an explainer today on the city’s plan to spend $600 million toward a new Royals stadium, and how’d that go? The plan to pay the $600 million Kansas City plans to borrow for or […]
With the Guardians beating the White Sox yesterday, the Royals were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Just in case you missed it, the Royals High-A affiliate, the Quad Cities River Bandits won the Midwest League championship on Tuesday night, capping an incredible second half. Carter Jensen is wrapping up a one-of-a-kind type of season for […]
Daniel Lynch IV, John Rave, Michael Massey, and Carter Jensen carried the load as the Royals evened the series vs. the Astros! ———– Join the conversation! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Royals/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcroyals/ Visit The Royals: https://www.royals.com Get tickets: https://www.royals.com/tickets Official Royals Merchandise: https://www.royals.com/shop
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are tied for first place in the American League West with 10 games left after beating the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field. The Houston Astros lost 5-2 at home to the Kansas City Royals. Both teams are 76-76. Houston holds the tiebreaker. Texas […]
Daniel Lynch had his best outing as a starter for 2026 picking up a win as the Royals take care of business 5-2 in Houston tonight. There were a lot of early base runners though not a lot of early scoring in this one. Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt both walked to put Cristian Javier […]
So much for the winning streak, it’s been halted at one. Kansas City 5 Houston 2. It was another three hit night for Jeremy Pena. Unfortunately, there was little else. Over the course of two nights against the Royals, Pena has six of the Astros 12 total hits. Yikes. Aside from the […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (76-75) will continue their final homestand of the season tonight as they host the Kansas City Royals (66-85) for the middle game of their three-game series at Daikin Park. The resurgent RHP Cristian Javier (2-5, 5.50 ERA) will try to pitch the Astros to back-to-back wins tonight as he […]
With just 11 games to go in 2026, the Royals will face off against Houston in the second game of their road series tonight. Daniel Lynch is running out of opportunities to prove he deserves to stay in the rotation next season, so he needs to be careful to avoid the Crawford Boxes tonight. Christian […]
Before yesterday’s game with the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada told the media that 3B Carlos Correa would not be returning to the team this season. This came as a bit of a surprise, considering the amount of information and conversation coming from the Astros and from Correa directly as he ramped […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers officially activated left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic from the 60-day injured list ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, completing the roster move for the pitcher acquired from the Kansas City Royals at the August 3 trade deadline. Bubic was added to both the Dodgers’ 28-man and 40-man rosters. To create […] The post Dodgers make official Kris Bubic roster move before Reds game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Dodgers announced that left-hander Kris Bubic has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Right-hander Paul Gervase has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to open an active roster spot. In a corresponding 40-man move, outfielder Ryan Ward has been designated for assignment. Bubic, 29, was acquired from the Royals at the trade deadline. […]
The Dodgers on Wednesday activated Kris Bubic off the 60-day injured list, adding the left-hander they acquired from the Kansas City Royals on the August 3 trade deadline. Bubic is a starting pitcher by trade and made the All-Star team in 2025, but has been sidelined since mid-May with elbow soreness, and during his rehab […]
In last night’s 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, Hunter Brown went the first 5 innings for the win, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, walking 3 and striking out 10. After the game, Brown spoke to reporters and acknowledged that Astros pitching guru Brent Strom taught him a new pitch: Brown threw 51 […]
The Royals had high hopes for Carter Jensen after he raked in a September callup late in 2025. He has not disappointed, tying Bob Hamelin for the club record for most home runs by a Royals rookie with 24. While he still has two weeks to surpass “The Hammer,” he has already cemented his status […]
Congratulations to the Quad Cities River Bandits on an undefeated postseason run, ending woth a 2026 Midwest League Championship! Blake Mitchell had the go-ahead blast for Quad Cities, giving them the lead late against the Dayton Dragons. Royals President of Business Operations Brooks Sherman talked about some of the public’s concerns regarding funding for a […]
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Jeremy Peña homered twice, part of a three-hit night as the Royals fell to the Astros 4-2 in the series opener Tuesday night. Michael Wacha gave up four runs in six innings, ending a streak of four consecutive Quality Starts. Peña got the Astros on the board quickly, leading off the bottom of the first […]
It was a Pena-Palooza. Astros 4 Royals 2. Fans were barely in their seats when Jeremy Pena started the night with a lead off smash, clearing the train tracks and putting the Astros on the board 1-0. For Pena, it was his 5th leadoff home run of the season. Pena would double down and […]
HOUSTON – Down to the last two weeks of their season, the Royals welcomed back a pair of familiar faces on Tuesday, hoping to end 2026 on a high note. Third baseman Maikel Garcia, fresh off a three-game reassignment that followed his second IL stint of the year, was in the cleanup spot for the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros. “It’s been a hard year for me. I like to play baseball every single day,” said Garcia, who has been limited to 73 games in 2026 and seen his slas...
This late in the season, with the Royals out of the playoffs, we have to look elsewhere than the standings to find the storylines. Fortunately, we have some. Storyline 1: Maikel Garcia is back! Can he finish the year strong with some hope that 2027 might be a fresh and healthy season? Storyline 2: Yordan […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Astros will open their final homestand of the regular season tonight as they welcome in the Royals for an important three-game series in Houston, TX. Astros ace RHP Hunter Brown (5-3) will try to pitch the Astros back into the win column tonight as he starts opposite RHP Michael Wacha (9-8) […]
The Royals’ lineup received a boost today with the reinstatement of infielder Maikel Garcia from the Injured List. Garcia had been out since August 20 with a hamstring injury. It has been a frustrating year for the 26-year-old, coming of an All-Star season in 2025 and a five-year, $57 million contract extension last winter. After […]
The Royals will get a good look at how 2026 first-round pick Zion Rose fares against top competition this fall when he participates in the Arizona Fall League. Rose is one of nine Royals players who will suit up for the Surprise Saguaros this fall. Rose was selected sixth overall out of Louisville last July. […]