CARLOS SANTANA NEWS

Sánchez, Voit lift Yankees over Royals 6-5 in thriller

Gary Sánchez homered off Greg Holland in the ninth inning, Luke Voit hit a winning single and the New York Yankees survived another blown save by Aroldis Chapman to beat the Kansas...

JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole's strikeouts, spin rate down, Royals rally past Yanks

Gerrit Cole’s strikeouts and spin rate dropped as he pitched for the first time since Major League Baseball’s crackdown on sticky substances, and the Kansas City Royals rallied off...

JUNE 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dalbec's 3 hits, 3 RBIs lead Red Sox over Royals 7-1

Light-hitting Bobby Dalbec had three RBIs and was a double short of a cycle, J

JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Castro HR, Tigers rally for sweep over skidding Royals

Willi Castro homered during a three-run rally in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 for a three-game sweep

JUNE 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mize, Cabrera help Tigers send Royals to 5th straight loss

Casey Mize turned in his eighth quality start in his last nine games, Miguel Cabrera got two more hits and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 4-2

JUNE 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slumping Royals look to end 3-game losing streak against Tigers

Kansas City is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit

JUNE 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cranks 11th home run Santana went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss against the Athletics.

Impact Santana hit a solo shot off Yusmeiro Petit in the seventh inning. The 35-year-old has struggled of late, going 5-for-35 in his last nine games. His 11 long balls are second-highest on his team, but he went 16 games since his last home run before Sunday. He is slashing .236/.365/.405 with 37 RBI and 36 runs in 271 plate appearances.

JUNE 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bassitt wins 7th in row, Olson hits 2 HRs as A's top KC 6-3

Chris Bassitt escaped a scary line drive to win his seventh straight decision, Matt Olson homered twice and the Oakland Athletics powered past the Kansas City Royals for a 6-3 win

JUNE 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ohtani's 470-ft shot tops Halos' HR barrage, 8-1 win over KC

Shohei Ohtani hit the longest homer of his major league career in the first inning, and the surging Los Angeles Angels pounded five homers in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Ro...

JUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stassi, Angels make Royal pain of Kowar's major league debut

Max Stassi homered and drove in three runs, and the Angels turned Jackson Kowar’s major league debut into a nightmare as Los Angeles defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-3

JUNE 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On base three times in win Santana went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI single, two walks and a run scored in Friday's 14-5 win over Minnesota.

Impact The first baseman's two-run single came in the second inning, staking Kansas City to a 12-0 lead. Santana continues to show an excellent eye at the plate with a .393 OBP. He's added 10 home runs, 36 RBI, 34 runs scored and two stolen bases across 234 plate appearances.

JUNE 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Royals score 9 in 1st, rout Twins 14-5 for 5th straight win

Whit Merrifield capped a nine-run first inning with a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 14-5 for their fifth straight win

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pérez homers twice again, Royals beat Twins 6-5 with error

Salvador Pérez became only the fourth Kansas City player with consecutive multi-homer games and Jarrod Dyson scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning when centerfielder Gil...

JUNE 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benintendi's slam, Perez's 2 HRs power Royals past Pirates

Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

JUNE 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller expected to start for the Royals against Twins

The Royals will start Brad Keller on Sunday and the Twins are expected to counter with Matt Shoemaker

MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rookie Larnach homers, Twins hang on to beat Royals 6-5

Rookie Trevor Larnach homered and Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins hung on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5

MAY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Happ expected to start for the Twins against the Royals

The Royals will start Ervin Santana on Saturday and the Twins are expected to counter with J.A

MAY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bubic, Royals to take on Dobnak, Twins

The Twins will send Randy Dobnak to the mound Friday and the Royals will give Kris Bubic the start

MAY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays play the Royals after Glasnow's strong outing

Tampa Bay looks to follow up a dominant performance by Wednesday starter Tyler Glasnow

MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Margot hits RBI single in 10th, Rays beat Royals 2-1

Manuel Margot hit a run-scoring single in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1

MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swats 10th homer Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Rays.

Impact His fourth-inning shot off Rich Hill got the Royals on the board. Santana has gone yard in back-to-back games and four times in the last nine, giving him 10 homers and 32 RBI on the year to go along with a .256/.393/.474 slash line.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kansas City visits Tampa Bay, looks to build on Keller's strong performance

Kansas City looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Brad Keller

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays' 11-game win streak ends, fall to Keller, Royals 2-1

The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give the Kansas City Roya...

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller expected to start for the Royals against Rays

The Rays are expected to send Rich Hill to the mound Tuesday and the Royals plan to give Brad Keller the start

MAY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walks it off Sunday Santana went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over Detroit.

Impact Santana came up clutch in the bottom of the ninth, socking a walkoff homer off Detroit reliever Michael Fulmer. The blast was Santana's ninth of the season. The 35-year-old has added 31 RBI, 29 runs scored, a pair of stolen bases and a .257/.396/.461 slash line across 192 plate appearances. He sports an 18.2 percent walk rate and just a 14.1 percent strikeout rate as a key part of Kansas City's offense.

MAY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE