Nick Loftin and John Rave homered, Kyle Isbel drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with an 11-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday ...
Kansas City ranks dead last in DH production this season -- and it's not a new problem. The numbers paint a damning picture of an organizational blind spot.
Kyle Isbel and Salvador Perez hit home runs, Michael Wacha allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1.
Fifty-plus seasons of Royals baseball at one address means a deep leaderboard of franchise legends. Perez is climbing, but the top of that list is not close.
Kansas City just swept the Athletics, but Friday's transactions bring fresh roster questions as they opened a homestand without a key piece of their lineup.
Once Kansas City's most reliable late-inning arm, Barlow returned to an organization that desperately needed him but couldn't recapture that late-inning magic.