The Royals won their 4th straight to open a home series vs. the Rangers. Here’s how it affects the AL Wild Card playoff chase.

While Seth Lugo looks to turn around his recent fortunes on the mound for the Kansas City Royals, fellow right-hander Merrill Kelly still is searching for his first win as a member of the Texas Rangers.

Salvador Perez hit a tie-breaking home run in the fourth inning, and talented rookie Noah Cameron yielded one run while pitching into the sixth, as the Kansas City Royals extended their home winning streak over the Chicago White Sox to 12 games with a 3-1 victory on Friday night.

When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball hist

Royals opened 10-game homestand with 7-4 comeback win over Nationals Home runs by Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel fueled sixth-inning surge Royals bullpen held late lead to stay four games back in wild-card race The Kansas City Royals are running out of time.

Salvador Perez is on a tear at the plate. But that doesn't mean the Kansas City Royals should let his sizzling bat unduly influence their planning for 2026.