Reliever Kelvin Herrera, who has had rough going this season, was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday. Louis Coleman, another right-hander, was recalled to take his bullpen spot.More» Herrera fans Willingham to earn the save
Royals ace James Shields leads the league in innings pitched and is tied for sixth in strikeouts, but his success on the mound has not been translating to wins. His record dropped to 2-5 after the Royals lost two in Houston.More» Shields strikes out seven over seven innings
Second baseman Chris Getz hit out of the leadoff spot for the second straight night on Thursday against the Angels, as the Royals search for a catalyst to spark their offense.More» Getz singles to increase Royals' lead to 2-0
Royals catcher Salvador Perez returned to the starting lineup Thursday night against the Angels but is still recovering from the right hip bruise that kept him out of the previous two games.More» Dyson gets injured climbing the wall
Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the Joplin, Mo., tornado, and thanks to the efforts of Major League Baseball and its two Missouri teams -- the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals -- 10 families now have a new place to call home.More»MLB to help build homes for tornado victims
Kansas City's Mike Moustakas and Houston's Matt Dominguez went out to a pizza place for dinner after Tuesday night's game at Minute Maid Park.More» Moustakas' RBI single ties the game at 3
The Royals lost by a 3-1 margin to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, dropping the three-game series after enduring yet another narrow loss.More» Gordon makes a nice play in the fourth
After suffering a leg bruise in Monday night's game, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez took off a second day in a row Wednesday against the Houston Astros.More» Perez injures hip after crashing into fence
Kansas City manager Ned Yost believes in giving his players a day off here and there, partly to get more people in the games. It certainly worked well this week in Houston.More» Tejada takes Keuchel deep in the fourth
Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk Tuesday night at Houston, raising his average to .352, one point behind Tampa Bay's James Loney for second in the American League heading into Wednesday night's game.More» Gordon collects four hits in game vs. A's
The Royals strung together 13 singles to drive a late comeback and end a four-game losing streak as they defeated the Astros, 7-3, on Tuesday night. Mike Moustakas broke out of an 0-for-18 slump with the game-tying RBI single.More» Moustakas' RBI single ties the game at 3
With starting catcher Salvador Perez sitting out Tuesday night's game with a minor injury, it raised the question of what would the Royals do if backup catcher George Kottaras was also injured in a game? Second baseman Chris Getz is the emergency catcher.More» Getz singles to increase Royals' lead to 2-0
Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain lives in Norman, Okla., in the offseason, not far from where a tornado tore through central Oklahoma on Monday, and he said everyone in his family is fine.More» Cain clears the bases with double in third
Kansas City Hall of Famer George Brett will be the Royals' representative at this year's First-Year Player Draft. Brett and one or two representatives from all 30 Major League teams will be at the June 6 Draft in New York.More»Franchise heroes represent clubs at the 2013 Draft
Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie was tagged for a pair of home runs, including a decisive three-run blast by Matt Dominguez, as the Royals endured their fourth straight loss by a run, 6-5, to the Astros on Monday night.More» Tejada takes Keuchel deep in the fourth
Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Monday's game prior to the bottom of the sixth inning after slamming his right hip into the fence in front of the Astros dugout chasing a foul ball off the bat of Jason Castro in the fifth at Minute Maid Park.More» Perez injures hip after crashing into fence
Veteran Royals infielder Miguel Tejada returned to the starting lineup on Monday night against the Astros, starting at third base in place of the struggling Mike Moustakas. Tejada homered in his return to the city where he was the starting shortstop in 2008 and '09.More» Tejada takes Keuchel deep in the fourth
Royals left fielder Alex Gordon went 4-for-5 on Sunday at Oakland, which is about as good as it gets. The one at-bat that Gordon remembered most was his trip to the plate in the ninth inning -- when he struck out in a 4-3 loss.More» Gordon collects four hits in game vs. A's
Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar tried to take a good attitude with him when he was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen this season. He did not look at the switch as a demotion, and he's enjoyed success with a sparkling 1.10 ERA in 16 1/3 innings.More» Hochevar retires Astros 1-2-3 in seventh
Alex Gordon went 4-for-5, but Yoenis Cespedes belted Kelvin Herrera's second pitch of the eighth inning over the left-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 victory over the Royals on Sunday.More» Gordon collects four hits in game vs. A's
In addition to Alex Gordon, manager Ned Yost has tried four others in the leadoff batting order spot -- Jarrod Dyson, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar and now David Lough.More» Lough gets two hits, outfield assist in debut
When Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain bumped into the center-field wall while making a catch on a long drive by the A's Derek Norris on Saturday night, it brought back a non-too-pleasant memory of an injury last season.More» Cain clears the bases with double in third
