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Torkelson hits two homers but Tigers lose slugfest against Royals, 11-10

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before the game, Spencer Torkelson stirred up a portion of Royals Nation with his half-serious response to a Twitter photo clearly showing Kansas City’s Monday night starter Jordan Lyles with a strip of sticky stuff on his left wrist.

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Tigers Slugger Roasts Royals Pitcher With Sticky Substance Allegation

Umpires didn’t detect anything amiss, but viewers on Twitter sure did.

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Tigers rally with three runs in eighth inning to beat Royals 3-2 in opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's always that moment in a baseball game, that pivotal moment where the outcome hangs in the balance. It can come early, late or somewhere in the middle innings.

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Jordan Lyles makes promising return for Royals, but bullpen, offense falter vs. Guardians

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals continue to fall victim to their sixth-inning woes. On Thursday, the Royals surrendered four runs in the pivotal frame against the Cleveland Guardians.

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How Jordan Lyles made a $50m career out of the art of losing

Why does the Kansas City pitcher keep getting chances to lose? Sometimes it’s easy to underestimate those athletes for whom availability is a virtue

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Royals Finally Win Game Started by Jordan Lyles, Snapping Bafflingly Historic Losing Streak

Kansas City ended a disappointing streak for their veteran right-hander on Saturday against the team with the best record in baseball.

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Tigers post comeback win over Royals on Carpenter's 3-run homer in seventh inning

DETROIT — It was looking like the Tigers were going to get beat by a starting pitcher who had amassed the most losses (11) and allowed the most earned runs (61) in baseball Monday night.

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The losing streak reaches 8 as Kansas City Royals are in danger of 3rd straight sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals couldn’t have asked for a better situation.

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Opportunity knocks for Royals and White Sox, but only Chicago answers in win over Kansas City

CHICAGO — It was defeat by a thousand cuts for the Royals in their 5-1 loss to the White Sox on Saturday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.

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Late night with Lucas: Giolito’s latest strong start helps White Sox defeat Royals

Giolito lowers ERA to 3.59, strikes out nine over six innings as White Sox defeat Royals 4-2

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox, Royals delayed by rain in Kansas City

Lucas Giolito is scheduled to start for the White Sox against Jordan Lyles of the Royals; Tim Anderson gets a rest

Chicago Sun-Times

Ward, Trout, Ohtani hit 3 straight homers as Angels rally past Royals

ANAHEIM, Calif. ― As an offensive strategy, putting the ball in play against Kansas City Royals pitcher Jordan Lyles wasn’t getting the job done for the Angels on Sunday afternoon.

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Kansas City Royals 1-hit by Texas Rangers, fall to 1-10 this year at Kauffman Stadium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals’ latest letdown left plenty to examine in its own right — a 4-0 Monday eveninv loss to the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium, where the result was basically settled before the clock hit 7 p.m. on a 6:40 start.

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Orioles in agreement with veteran starting pitcher Kyle Gibson on one-year contract: reports

BALTIMORE — The Orioles have supplied their rotation with a veteran presence for 2023, agreeing to terms with right-hander Kyle Gibson on a one-year contract, according to multiple reports. ESPN and The Athletic reported the deal is pending a physical.

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Nathan Ruiz: Even with latest 40-man additions, Orioles can aim higher in rotation, infield

The Orioles’ 40-man roster got deeper Tuesday evening when Baltimore added a handful of its top prospects to protect them from being selected in next month’s Rule 5 draft.

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Nathan Ruiz: Other teams have locked up their young stars. Will the Orioles do the same with Adley Rutschman?

BALTIMORE — The Atlanta Braves announced on Monday that they signed strikeout-inducing starter Spencer Strider to a deal that could last through the 2029 season, keeping the rookie right-hander under team control one to two years beyond when he otherwise would have become a free agent.

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It’s back to the Bronx for Aaron Judge and Yankees as slugger aims for No. 62

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge will surely get a hero’s welcome when he returns home to the Bronx on Friday night. And further history may be in the making as No. 99 needs just one more — as John Sterling would say — “Judgian blast” to break the American League…

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Kyle Stowers’ rare appearance vs. left-hander ends in homer, but Orioles drop series with 5-3 loss to Red Sox

BOSTON — Kyle Stowers threaded the needle earlier this series when asked for his thoughts on his opportunities to face left-handed pitching — or lack thereof. He walked a diplomatic line, acknowledging how the Orioles have ample right-handed hitters who can face southpaws.

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With new MedStar Health pitching lab, Orioles hoping to find ‘best version’ of organization’s arms

BALTIMORE — Austin Voth’s time with the Orioles has taught him a great deal about who he is as a pitcher. Last week, he headed to Bel Air, Md., to see if the organization could help to answer another question.

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Anthony Santander blasts 2 homers, Gunnar Henderson ends extended skid as Orioles outslug Red Sox, 14-8

The at-bats leading up to the sixth inning for Gunnar Henderson were promising, displaying the plate discipline that has made him such a standout player despite being the youngest in baseball. But with a crack that split the late evening chatter at Fenway Park, Henderson’s resounding swing broke him out…

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Orioles bullpen falters in 11-10 loss to Astros, wasting standout offensive performance

BALTIMORE — There won’t be any second-guessing the pitch selection. Félix Bautista, who has been a stout closer for the Orioles this season, was one strike away from sealing a fourth victory for Baltimore. With Kyle Tucker at the plate, Bautista hurled his splitter — a pitch that ranks among…

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Dean Kremer’s shutout, Adley Rutschman’s homer lead Orioles to 6-0 win over Astros

BALTIMORE — Adley Rutschman did something he never had in the majors Friday night. A 2-1 curveball from Dean Kremer got by the Orioles’ standout rookie catcher, the first passed ball of Rutschman’s career. He entered the game with the Houston Astros with the second-most innings caught without one this…

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Tigers' nine-game win streak against O's ends abruptly

BALTIMORE — Under different circumstances, manager AJ Hinch very likely would’ve pulled starting pitcher Matt Manning after five laborious innings Wednesday night.

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Orioles allow 3 homers in 6-3 loss to Blue Jays to open crucial series between wild-card contenders

TORONTO — Jordan Lyles was one pitch away from getting out of the fifth inning unscathed. Instead, the full-count curveball left the bat of Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer in a hurry, sailed over the outfield fence and brought the Rogers Centre crowd to its feet, creating the kind…

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Blue Jays, Alek Manoah cruise past Orioles in 4-1 win as Baltimore falls 4 1/2 games back of AL wild-card spot

BALTIMORE — For the third time in their four-game series with Toronto, the Orioles made a day-of change to their pitching plans. But all that mattered Wednesday was that the Blue Jays kept theirs intact.

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