Salvador Perez homered and Brady Singer took a no-hitter into the fifth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Friday evening.Singer (7-6) retired the first 11 batters before walking Seiya Suzuki with two out in the fourth.Dansby Swanson's broken-bat single in the fifth broke up the no-hitter but Kyle Isbel kept the game scoreless, throwing out Mike Tauchman trying to score on Miguel Amaya's fly to shallow center to end the inning.Singer allowed two singles and two walks and also hit a batter while striking out five in seven innings. He escaped jams in the fifth and seventh innings with inning-ending double plays and has thrown 14 straight scoreless innings.Kyle Hendricks matched Singer with four scoreless frames before the Royals collected six straight two-out hits in the fifth, taking a 6-0 lead.Isbel's perfectly placed hit-and-run single and stolen base set the stage for Adam Frazier's two-run bloop hit, breaking the scoreless tie.Vinnie Pasquantino drilled an RBI single before Perez lined a three-run homer to left, his team-leading 19th.Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out four.Frazier was hit by a pitch leading off the first, but home plate umpire Junior Valentine ruled that he moved his right elbow into the pitch, denying him a free pass. Frazier subsequently lined out as second baseman Nico Hoerner made a highlight-reel play, diving to his right.

Gabriel Moreno's go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning on Wednesday evening rallied the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks past the Kansas City Royals 8-6 to capture the rubber game of the series.Moreno drove James McArthur's slider to the wall in right-center with one out to push Arizona ahead 5-4. After Corbin Carroll's infield hit, Ketel Marte followed with a three-run homer to straightaway center.Marte homered in all three games of the series and has 22 this season.McArthur (4-4) allowed five runs on four hits and a walk for his fifth blown save.Joe Mantiply (4-2) struck out one in the eighth to earn the win for the Diamondbacks, who have won eight of their last 11 games and have not lost a series since June 25-27.The teams traded leads through the first four innings.With two outs in the second, Eugenio Su�rez connected on his 12th homer to put Arizona up 1-0.The Royals promptly tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on Drew Waters' RBI double.The Diamondbacks regained the lead in the fourth on consecutive homers by Joc Pederson - his 14th - and Christian Walker - his 23rd. Pederson's homer was the 200th of his career.Wednesday marked Arizona's first four-home run game since July 3 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ketel Marte homered in left-hander Jordan Montgomery's return as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Tuesday night, evening the series.Activated from the 15-day injured list for his first start since June 27 due to right knee inflammation, Montgomery (7-5) retired 14 of the last 16 batters faced in going five innings. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.Montgomery is 4-1 in his last five starts, and the Diamondbacks are 9-5 in his appearances this season.Arizona loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning and jumped to a 3-0 lead. Marte walked and eventually scored on Christian Walker's sacrifice fly. Two more runs came across on Gabriel Moreno's two-out single.Royals right-hander Alec Marsh, making his first start since game one of a July 10 doubleheader at St. Louis, settled in to retire 10 of the next 11 hitters, six on strikeouts, before surrendering Marte's two-run homer in the fifth.Marte pulled Marsh's 2-0 changeup around the right field foul pole for a 5-1 lead. Ignoring first base umpire Brian O'Nora's foul ball call, Marte continued to circle the bases. After a short umpire conference, the ball was ruled fair.It was Marte's for Marte's 21st homer of the season and his fourth in his last nine starts. He scored three runs, collected two of the Diamondbacks' eight hits and is batting .355 with 15 RBIs in 20 games since June 27.Four Arizona relievers allowed one run over four inning, and Kansas City had seven hits overall.

Bobby Witt Jr. collected three hits for the fourth consecutive game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.Witt tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third and blasted a three-run homer in the fourth.Attempting Kansas City's cycle since George Brett in 1990, Witt was hit by a pitch and flied out in his final plate appearances. His fourth consecutive game of at least three hits matches Johnny Damon (2000) for the Royals' second-longest such streak. Brett had six straight games with three or more hits in 1976.Witt has five extra-base hits in four games since appearing in the All-Star Game. He leads the majors in home-game batting average at .411.Cole Ragans earned the win, tossing six innings while allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts.Ragans (7-6) surrendered five hits and three runs in the third inning, which included Ketel Marte's two-run homer.Kansas City jumped ahead with a two-out, second-inning rally when Drew Waters walked, Maikel Garcia singled and Kyle Isbel hit an RBI single.The Diamondbacks answered quickly in the third with doubles by Kevin Newman and Alek Thomas before Marte's 20th home run produced a 3-1 lead.Witt doubled leading off the bottom of the third, then scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's hit. Then Arizona's Yilber Diaz, making his third career start, left a fastball in the middle that Salvador Perez pounded 425 feet to straightaway center for a 4-3 Kansas City advantage.The Royals added to their lead in the fourth on Isbel's RBI hit-and-run double following a single by Garcia.

Seth Lugo threw a complete game, Bobby Witt Jr. tallied three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday, clinching a three-game sweep.Lugo (12-4) allowed just one run on three hits, while striking out six and walking none en route to Kansas City's ninth win in 10 tries against Chicago this season. Sunday was Lugo's first career complete game.Hunter Renfroe, Maikel Garcia and Dairon Blanco recorded RBI singles in the bottom of the eighth, putting Kansas City ahead for good. Garcia, Blanco and Vinnie Pasquantino each finished 2-for-4.Chicago rookie Drew Thorpe threw six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out five. Thorpe lowered his ERA to 3.03 on the year and has gone at least six innings in five straight starts. Tommy Pham was 2-for-3, driving in the lone Chicago run.The White Sox have lost seven straight.Pham led off the game with a single for the White Sox, but he was caught stealing by Salvador Perez on a strikeout double play with Luis Robert Jr. batting.In the bottom of the first, Adam Frazier was hit by a pitch before Witt singled. However, Thorpe got Pasquantino to ground into a fielder's choice and Perez to ground into a double play to end the first.

Brady Singer threw seven scoreless innings to help lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday.Singer (6-6) allowed just five hits and two walks, while striking out seven en route to the Royals' second win in as many nights and eighth in nine games against Chicago this year. Bobby Witt Jr. finished 3-for-4 with an RBI for Kansas City. Hunter Renfroe drove in two for the Royals.Andrew Benintendi was 1-for-3 for the White Sox, driving in their lone run. Chicago has dropped six in a row and nine of its last ten.After a scoreless top of the first, Kansas City's offense struck in the home half of the inning. Witt and Vinnie Pasquantino each slashed one-out singles off Chicago starter Jonathan Cannon. Witt was caught attempting to steal third by catcher Chuckie Robinson, but Salvador Perez drove in Pasquantino for the game's first run.Michael Massey then tripled, scoring Perez. Hunter Renfroe's RBI double gave the Royals a 3-0 advantage.Maikel Garcia led off the bottom of the second with a double for the Royals, before scoring on Witt's 26th double of the year, putting Kansas City up 4-0 after two innings.The White Sox threatened in the top of the fourth, loading the bases with two outs for Brooks Baldwin. However, Singer escaped the jam, striking out Baldwin on four pitches.Still trailing 4-0 in the seventh, Nicky Lopez and Paul DeJong tallied two-out singles, before Singer retired Robinson for the final out.

Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to lift the host Kansas City Royals to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.Witt scored twice and also walked as Kansas City won for the fifth time in seven games. Michael Massey also drove in two runs for the Royals.The White Sox, who own the worst record in the majors, lost their fifth straight game and eighth in their last nine.Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (7-6) won his third straight start by logging seven scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, walking one and striking out seven.Chicago starter Chris Flexen (2-9) struggled with his control in the fifth, allowing the Royals to break the game open.Maikel Garcia and Kyle Isbel drew walks to open the frame before Adam Frazier dropped a sacrifice bunt down to move Garcia to third and Isbel to second. Flexen then walked Witt, and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a sacrifice fly to put Kansas City up 3-0.After Salvador Perez was intentionally walked, Flexen hit Hunter Renfroe with a pitch to force in another run. Massey lined a two-run single to right to chase Flexen from the game, with Chad Kuhl taking over in relief.Freddy Fermin then capped the five-run rally with a run-scoring base hit, making it 7-0.

The Kansas City Royals released right-hander Nick Anderson on Thursday after he cleared waivers.The Royals had designated him for assignment on Saturday to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Hunter Harvey, whom they obtained in a trade the same day with the Washington Nationals. Anderson declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha.Anderson, 34, was 3-1 with a 4.04 ERA, 15 walks and 29 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings over 37 appearances in his first season with Kansas City.

The Kansas City Royals bolstered their bullpen on Saturday, acquiring right-hander Hunter Harvey from the Washington Nationals in exchange for prospect Cayden Wallace and a competitive balance pick (No. 39 overall) in this year's MLB draft, which begins Sunday.Harvey, 29, is 2-4 with a 4.20 ERA in 43 relief appearances this season, his third with Washington. Harvey spent his first three big-league seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, who drafted him in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2013 draft.Wallace, a 22-year-old third baseman, was the Royals' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. In 34 games this season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, he hit .282 with three home runs and 16 RBIs.

Kutter Crawford tossed seven-plus scoreless innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday.Crawford (6-7) limited the Royals to two hits, struck out four and walked one. He exited after allowing a leadoff single to Maikel Garcia in the eighth.The only other hit against him was a double by Garrett Hampson with one out in the third inning.Crawford also pitched seven scoreless innings in his previous start to help the Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees 3-0 on July 10. He threw 68 pitches (54 strikes) in that game.Rafael Devers hit his 22nd home run of the season on Saturday and Dominic Smith added two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who began the day tied with the Royals for the final wild-card spot in the American League.Devers' home run was the 194th of his career and moved him past Jason Varitek and into the No. 11 spot for most home runs by a Red Sox player in franchise history. Devers, Jarren Duran and Reese McGuire also collected two hits for the Red Sox.Kansas City starting pitcher Seth Lugo (11-4) began the day with the lowest ERA in the major leagues (2.21), but allowed five runs on 10 hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out six. His ERA rose to 2.48.The loss ended Kansas City's four-game winning streak.

Rafael Devers and Dominic Smith each hit a two-run home run to propel the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday in each team's final game before the All-Star Break.Devers hit his 23rd home run of the season to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the first inning, and Smith's fifth home run increased the lead to 4-1 in the second. Both home runs came against Kansas City starting pitcher Brady Singer (5-6), who gave up four runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.Jarren Duran went 4-for-5 for Boston, and David Hamilton added three hits. The Red Sox took two of three games against the Royals and have won their last four series.Adam Frazier (No. 3 of the year) and Salvador Perez (No. 17) each hit a solo home run for the Royals. Frazier led off the game with a home run against Boston starter Brayan Bello (10-5), and Perez homered against Bello in the sixth.Bello gave up three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Kenley Jansen pitched two innings of relief to collect his 19th save. Jansen struck out the side in the eighth, but surrendered a run in the ninth.After the home runs by Devers and Smith handed Boston a 4-1 advantage, Kansas City cut its deficit by a run in the fourth. Perez scored when MJ Melendez hit into a fielder's choice. Melendez appeared to injure himself running to first on the play and was replaced in left field by Garrett Hampson the following inning.

Cole Ragans allowed one run in seven innings to help the visiting Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to four games by beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Friday night.Ragans (6-6) gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked one.Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 16 of the year) and MJ Melendez (No. 11) each hit solo home runs for the Royals, who scored a run in the first inning, three in the second, one in the fourth and one in the eighth.Witt's home run came against Boston starting pitcher Cooper Criswell (3-4). Witt will be among the contestants in Monday's Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities.Melendez homered against Greg Weissert. Melendez has eight home runs in 14 career games against the Red Sox.Witt, Melendez and Adam Frazier each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City. Melendez and Frazier each scored twice, and Salvador Perez drove in two runs.Ceddanne Rafaela collected two of Boston's five hits. The Red Sox struck out 10 times.Chris Stratton and Nick Anderson both tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the Royals. Stratton struck out three after Boston's first two batters reached base in the eighth.

Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 Wednesday night to complete a day-night doubleheader sweep.The Royals won the opener 6-4 as the teams played two following a Tuesday rainout.Kyle Isbel hit home run and scored three times and MJ Melendez also homered for the Royals, who won their third straight game.Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (6-6) allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked one.James McArthur tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 17th save.Lars Nootbaar paced the St. Louis offense with a homer, a double and two runs.Cardinals pitcher Gordon Graceffo (0-1) allowed three runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first start and second appearance in the big leagues. He fanned two without issuing a walk.St. Louis took a 1-0 lead on Nootbaar's second-inning homer before the Royals tied the game on Melendez's third-inning homer.Kansas City moved ahead 3-1 in the fourth inning. Bobby Witt Jr. led off with a single and moved to third on Vinnie Pasquantino's double.After Perez hit a sacrifice fly, Matthew Liberatore replaced Graceffo and allowed Hunter Renfroe's two-out RBI single.

Salvador Perez homered and added an RBI single as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the first half of a split doubleheader.Garrett Hampson added a two-run double as the Royals erased a 3-0 deficit to earn their second straight victory.Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh (7-6) allowed three runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out eight batters and walked one.James McArthur worked the ninth inning to earn his 16th save.Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer, and Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt each hit solo shots for the Cardinals, who lost for just the third time in nine games.Cardinals starter Andrew Pallante (4-4) allowed four runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five and did not issue a walk.St. Louis struck first with Arenado's second-inning homer to take a 1-0 lead.The Cardinals pushed their lead to 3-0 in the third inning when Pedro Pages walked and Burleson smacked his homer.Pallante cruised through his first four innings while allowing just one baserunner, but the Royals broke through in the fifth to tie the game 3-3.

The St. Louis Cardinals postponed Tuesday night's game with the visiting Kansas City Royals due to inclement weather.The contest will be made up Wednesday with a split doubleheader at Busch Stadium, with the first game starting at 12:45 p.m. CT and the nightcap at 6:45 p.m. CT.The Cardinals (48-42) have won two straight and four of their last five games. The Royals (49-43) have dropped four of their last five.

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. announced Monday that he will compete in the Home Run Derby.Witt, 24, was already headed to Arlington, Texas, as a first-time starter for the American League All-Star squad.Witt, who grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, will participate in next Monday's derby for the first time."It's an honor just to be able to be asked to do that and kind of represent the Royals," Witt said.Other confirmed entries in the slugging exhibition are the Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson and two-time winner Pete Alonso of the New York Mets. More participants will be announced in the coming days.

Brady Singer threw seven dominant innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.Singer (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking a pair, earning his first victory since May 19. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Royals.Bobby Witt Jr. finished 3-for-5, including a three-run home run, while Maikel Garcia tallied a pair of hits and a three-run homer of his own.Tanner Gordon (0-1) started for Colorado, making his MLB debut. The 26-year-old right-hander threw 6 1/3 innings of five-run, eight-hit ball while striking out four.Jake Cave was 2-for-3 for the Rockies, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.After a scoreless first inning, Salvador Perez and Michael Massey led off the top of the second with singles for Kansas City. Freddy Fermin then laced a ground ball up the middle, scoring the game's first run.After Gordon retired MJ Melendez, Garcia launched his sixth homer of the year, a 382-foot shot, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead.The Rockies threatened in the bottom of the third as Michael Toglia walked, then advanced to second on Nolan Jones' sacrifice bunt. Aaron Schunk then laced the first hit of his career, placing runners at the corners for Colorado. Singer, however, struck out Charlie Blackmon and Ezequiel Tovar to escape the jam.

Brenton Doyle hit a two-run homer and Austin Gomber tossed seven strong innings to help the Colorado Rockies notch a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night at Denver.Ryan McMahon reached base four times on three hits and a walk and had the other RBI as Colorado won a third straight game for the second time this season. The Rockies won seven straight games in May.Doyle reached base three times and is 11-for-17 over the last five games.Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Hunter Renfroe had three hits for the Royals, who have lost three straight games and four of their past five.Gomber (2-5) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings. He struck out three and walked none.Gomber was 0-3 with an 8.69 ERA over his past six starts.Tyler Kinley worked a scoreless eighth before Victor Vodnik escaped trouble in the ninth and posted his first career save.Renfroe hit a bloop single into left center with one out and Freddy Fermin drew a two-out walk. Vodnik then induced pinch hitter Michael Massey to ground out to first to give Colorado its second win in two nights against the Royals.

Brenton Doyle went 3-for-4 with a tiebreaking two-run double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Denver.Brendan Rodgers had two hits and Michael Toglia homered for the Rockies, who notched their fourth victory in the past six games.Freddy Fermin reached base four times on three hits and a walk for Kansas City, which lost for the fourth time in its last six contests. Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. added two hits apiece.With the game tied at 2, Rodgers led off the eighth inning with a single off John Schreiber (3-3) and Ryan McMahon followed with a double to right-center field. Elias Diaz walked to load the bases.Doyle came up and laced a double down the right field line that bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double, scoring pinch-runners Aaron Schunk and Sam Hilliard.Victor Vodnik (2-1) gave up one hit in the eighth for the Rockies before Jalen Beeks encountered trouble in the ninth. He allowed singles to Fermin and Nick Loftin before retiring three straight batters for his eighth save.Kansas City's Cole Ragans gave up two runs and five hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three.Colorado's Kyle Freeland also pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and seven hits. He struck out five and walked one.

The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Adam Frazier from the injured list and selected the contract of left-hander Walter Pennington on Friday in advance of a road game against the Colorado Rockies.The club optioned third baseman CJ Alexander and right-hander Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A Omaha, while right-hander Dan Altavilla (oblique) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.Frazier, 32, had been out with a right thumb strain after batting .211 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in his first 57 games this season. In nine major league seasons with five clubs, including parts of six with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Frazier is a career .266 hitter with 58 home runs and 327 RBIs in 1,019 games.