Mitch Garver's two-run homer in the eighth inning snapped a scoreless tie, and Kyle Gibson gave up two hits in eight innings in the Minnesota Twins' 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Will Lucas Giolito and Hyun-Jin Ryu keep their amazing runs going? Are the Rangers for real? And what else are we looking forward to this weekend?
Nicky Lopez hit his first major league homer in the stadium where he played college ball, Homer Bailey allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 Thursday night in the first big league regular season...
Cool factoid circulating in the press box at TD Ameritrade Park: When the Royals' Nicky Lopez played at Creighton, he went homerless in his first 74 games here. He then homered in his 75th -- and last -- game at the venue as a collegian. Then, in his first game back here as a pro, he homered in his first at-bat, again curling one inside the right-field foul pole.
Nicky Lopez went deep for the Royals off Cy Young candidate Matthew Boyd. Great moment early in this contest to put Kansas City up 1-0. Lopez played his college ball right here TD Ameritrade Park for Creighton. That was his first big league home run.
Cool scene at TD Ameritrade Park. All eight College World Series teams on the field, with a player from each team throwing a first pitch to former CWS participants with the Royals and Tigers.
Alex Gordon has a nerve issue with his back after getting plunked last night, so that's why he's absent from the Royals' lineup for tonight's game in Omaha. Ned Yost said he wrestled with the decision to hold Gordon out and apologized to fans coming out to see the native Nebraskan play in the first-ever regular-season game in the Cornhusker state.
Sadly, Nebraska native Alex Gordon is not in the lineup for tonight's game in Omaha between the Royals and Tigers. Gordon was hit by a pitch in last night's game. We'll find out more from KC manager Ned Yost shortly.
Not sure who the statues are but they appear to be very happy. People are already pouring into Omaha for the CWS. Cool to see all the schools represented.
Perfect day in Omaha for the first-ever MLB regular-season game in the state of Nebraska.
Brandon Dixon broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Bobby Witt Jr. has spent his much of his short life around the major leagues. For the first time Wednesday, he was the star attraction at the ballpark.
Jorge Soler had the tying RBI double in the eighth inning and Cheslor Cuthbert followed with the go-ahead run-scoring single to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
A look at the clubs that just added their new top prospect in the draft, and those that came close.
The top five got reshuffled. Did Houston move past L.A. to No. 1? And did any new teams move into the top 10?
Eloy Jimenez launched a 471-foot home run, Reynaldo Lopez bounced back with six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Sunday.
Lucas Giolito worked into the eighth inning and had a career-high 11 strikeouts to win his seventh consecutive start, outdueling Brad Keller as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Saturday.
Adalberto Mondesi had three hits and two RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 Friday night to end a six-game losing streak.
Which picks did we love, and which had us scratching our heads? Keith Law examines the draft classes of all 15 American League teams.
The Cardinals visit the Cubs and the Red Sox host the Rays in series with October implications, plus a showdown between phenoms past and present.
Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in a four-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Thursday to complete their first series sweep in nearly a month.
Whether your club is a contender or a pretender, we identify the breakthrough performances and discouraging starts that have shaped the season.
Chris Sale tossed a three-hitter for his third career shutout, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rafael Devers drove in three runs apiece, and the Boston Red Sox trounced the woeful Kansas City Royals 8-0 on Wednesday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 46 | 22 | .676 | - | W2 |
| Cleveland | 35 | 33 | .515 | 11 | W1 |
| Chicago | 34 | 34 | .500 | 12 | W3 |
| Detroit | 25 | 41 | .379 | 20 | L2 |
| Kansas City | 22 | 47 | .319 | 24.5 | L1 |
