Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are undefeated in May 2024. Salvador Perez has been central to Kansas City’s resurgence this season: Salvador Perez is having some fun this year. The Royals’ captain began May much like he ended April, with another RBI and extending his career-best on-base streak to 21 games in the Royals’ 6-1 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday at the Rogers Centre, helping Kansas City win its first rubber match game of the season in five tries. “Knowing [Perez] was on those teams that went to the playoffs, probably felt a little different for him last year and [for ..read more

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The game was close before the Royals pulled away late. Seth Lugo carved up a hapless Toronto lineup while the Royals rallied offensively after a slow start to beat the Blue Jays 6-1 this afternoon in Toronto. The first third of the game flew by in just under 40 minutes, with each team managing just one baserunner through three innings. The Royals looked patient against Chris Bassitt early on, seeing pitches and forcing him to use 20 to get through the first inning. They seemed to abandon that plan after the first though, swinging at everything en route to 1-2-3 ..read more

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Let’s start May off right. The blue birds from Ontario will take on the regal cattle of Missouri this afternoon at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the final game of this three-game set. With yesterday’s win, Kansas City has already claimed the season series against Toronto and will look to secure this series as well with a win today. That would be a first for the team as the Royals are 0-4 in rubber matches so far this year. Seth Lugo will make his seventh start of the season today. He has a 1.66 ERA and has completed the sixth inning in five of his six st ..read more

Garrett Hampson #2 of the Kansas City Royals reacts to being struck out by Bryan Shaw #27 of the Chicago White Sox during the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium on April 6, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They’re very top-heavy When the Chicago White Sox were on route to a 3-22 start, their offense was truly hard to watch. The White Sox were held scoreless eight times in that stretch, and they were held to either one or two runs another seven times. Kansas City Royals fans gleefully enjoyed the schadenfreude of watching the White Sox flounder at the plate so mu ..read more

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Omaha Storm Chasers have a couple of guys who should probably be in the big leagues. April has ended, and the Royals have managed to not bury themselves like they have the last two seasons. What they need to avoid is a repeat of 2021 where they came out of the gate 16-9 only to finish 74-88 and 19 games back in the AL Central. This team is better than that one, I think, but has enough flaws to concern me. The main concern right now is the offense, which started out hot, averaging more than 5 runs per game as recently as April 20th. Since that day, they ha ..read more

It’s gonna be May. It is May. Today! While Cole Ragans leaving the field accompanied by the trainer was a gut-twisting sight, it was just a cramp. Here’s Anne Rogers on the game: The only blemish on Ragans’ line was three walks, and two of them came in his final inning. He was at 105 pitches after a second consecutive walk in the seventh and was likely coming out anyway, but something concerned head athletic trainer Kyle Turner enough to go onto the field and check on Ragans. While walking off the mound, Ragans screamed into his glove in frustration, and the Royals announced later that he le ..read more

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Anything to stop the losing streak... Coming off their third-straight loss, the Royals used a stellar performance from Cole Ragans to end the skid with a 4-1 win. It’s the second time in a week that Ragans has defeated the Blue Jays. As was the same for Toronto in facing Ragans twice in a week, Kansas City was tasked with Round 2 against Jose Berrios. Similar to last week’s matchup, the Royals didn’t waste much time in tagging the right-hander for a pair of runs. With Salvador Perez on first, Michael Massey belted his first homer of the year to right-center field ..read more

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Can Ragans beat the same team twice in one week? Kansas City Royals (17-13) @ Toronto Blue Jays (15-15) LHP Cole Ragans (1-2, 3.90 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Berrios (4-1, 1.23 ERA) First Pitch — 6:07 p.m. CT Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada TONIGHT’S LINEUP: Cole Ragans heads to the mound tonight as we look to even the series in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/KkV2fTYT5C — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 30, 2024 ..read more

Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Sunflower State is making a pitch for the Chiefs and Royals. The Kansas Senate is expected to vote today on a bill to authorize new incentives to lure the Royals and Chiefs across the state line, by potentially fully funding new stadiums. The proposed legislation would create a new STAR bond program specifically for sports projects costing $1 billion or more, authorizing the Department of Commerce to enter negotiations with sports teams. Lawmakers indicate they have not yet spoken to the teams. If the Senate passes a bill ..read more

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images I’ve never seen Carter Jensen and Scarter Sjensen in the same room. ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” This Week in the Minors: Tuesday, April 23 to Sunday, April 28 AAA Omaha Storm Chasers (14-10, 2.0 GB, International League West) The Storm Chasers played a short week this week. The team went 2-1 in a shortened week as a result of the devastating storms and tornadoes that ravaged ..read more