Josh Naylor homers as Indians edge Royals 5-4
Josh Naylor homered in the ninth inning, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City RoyalsMAY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
JORGE SOLER #2 - RIGHT FIELDER - LOS ANGELES ANGELS
21 HR •
64 RBI •
.241 AVG
21 HR
64 RBI
.241 AVG
Knocks in two runs Soler went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 8-6 loss to Cleveland.
Impact Soler opened the scoring in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to bring home Andrew Benintendi. In the seventh, Soler plated Carlos Santana with an RBI double before scoring on a Hunter Dozier homer. The 29-year-old Soler is up to two home runs, 14 RBI and 11 runs scored through 27 contests. He's slashing just .202/.288/.360 across 104 plate appearances, but Soler ranks among the league leaders in hard-hit rate and average exit velocity, and he's actually trimmed his strikeout rate noticeably from last season (from 34.5 percent to 28), so he presents an intriguing buy-low opportunity.
MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rosario's 3-run homer sends Indians to 8-6 win over Royals
Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent the Cleveland Indians to an 8-6 win over the Kansas City RoyalsMAY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals love to run -- and they've raced to MLB's top mark
The Kansas City Royals have the best record in baseball — and an identity that should be pretty familiar by nowMAY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Strong performance Wednesday Soler went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.
Impact Soler has been extremely inconsistent so far and was coming off three straight hitless appearances before breaking out here -- the three hits tied a season-high mark for the outfielder, who also ended a streak of four games without an RBI. Soler has had just four multi-hit games this season and is hitting .213 with a .705 OPS across 88 plate appearances in 2021.
APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Soler’s three hits, three RBIs lead Royals over Pirates 9-6 PITTSBURGH - Jorge Soler had two doubles among his three hits and drove in three runs to lead Kansas City over the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6 on...
APRIL 29, 2021 • THESTAR.COM
Soler's three hits, three RBIs lead Royals over Pirates 9-6
Jorge Soler had two doubles among his three hits and drove in three runs to lead Kansas City over the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6 and improve the Royals’ record to a major league-best 1...APRIL 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Singer sharp, and unearned run lifts Royals over Tigers 2-1
Brady Singer pitched seven impressive innings, and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of some defensive sloppiness by Detroit in a 2-1 victory over the TigersAPRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Minor sharp as Royals roll to 6-2 win over Mize, Tigers
Mike Minor held Detroit hitless until the fifth inning, and Andrew Benintendi and Ryan O’Hearn homered off Casey Mize to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Tiger...APRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Falls triple short of cycle Soler went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Rays.
Impact Soler had a massive day at the plate, taking Michael Wacha deep to left to begin the fourth and doubling off the top of the wall in the sixth. The home run was his first since Opening Day. Soler can hit the ball as hard as anyone in the league, but his slugging numbers haven't quite been what fantasy managers are looking for so far this season. The 29-year-old now owns a slash line of .208/.328/.377 with five extra-base hits, six RBI and six runs scored through his first 17 games.
APRIL 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Royals beat Rays 9-8 on Perez's game-ending single
Salvador Perez hit a game-ending RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals avoided a sweep by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 9-8APRIL 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rays' Fleming delivers in home state, TB beats Royals 4-1
Josh Fleming pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Kevin Kiermaier led a strong effort from the bottom of Tampa Bay’s batting order and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4...APRIL 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two-hit effort Thursday Soler went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Impact Soler hit a double in the fourth inning and scored on Hunter Dozier's double. This was just the second multi-hit effort for Soler in 11 games this season. He's slashing .171/.310/.286 with a homer, four RBI and four runs scored across 42 plate appearances.
APRIL 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Shaky Royals bullpen hangs on for 7-5 win over Blue Jays
Jakob Junis ran his scoreless streak to 14 innings and the Kansas City Royals staked him to a seven-run lead before their bullpen gave most of it back in a 7-5 win over the Toronto...APRIL 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers, makes no outs in opener Soler went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI, a pair of walks and two runs scored during Thursday's Opening Day win over the Rangers.
Impact Coming off an oblique injury that derailed most of his 2020 season, Soler sprung out with a solid start against Texas, reaching base in each at-bat. The 29-year-old added an exclamation point by evening the score at 8-8 with a solo home run against Kyle Cody in the fourth inning. After a 48-homer campaign in 2019, Soler scuffled to a .228/.326/.443 line last year, but he's a prime candidate to bounce back this season.
APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Mad Bum gets opener for D-backs; Kluber is Yanks' No. 2
The Arizona Diamondbacks are ready to open the season in familiar fashion: with Mad Bum on the moundMARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chisox star Jiménez out 5-6 months, Rays' Anderson ailing
A week before opening day, the Chicago White Sox found out slugger Eloy Jiménez will be closed down for most of the seasonMARCH 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day
Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington NationalsMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
After big offseason, Royals confident they can compete again
After four consecutive losing seasons, the Kansas City Royals are done with rebuildingMARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LeMahieu HR ends inning, no more early exits for pitchers
New York Yankees star DJ LeMahieu launched a three-run homer in an exhibition game Saturday, and that was all for Pittsburgh starter JT BrubakerMARCH 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hitting for power early in spring Soler went 1-for-1 with a home run and a walk in Wednesday's 9-3 Cactus League win over the Reds.
Impact The home run was the second in as many days for Soler, who had been off to a 2-for-15 start to the spring before this recent power surge. The 29-year-old hit .228 and mashed only eight homers in 43 games during an injury-plagued 2020 season, but he'll be eyeing a bounce-back campaign in 2021 after reporting to camp at full health.
MARCH 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
'This guy's a force': Soler belts another HR SURPRISE, Ariz. -- For the second time in as many days, Jorge Soler hit a ball so high into the air that some were wondering whether it woul...
MARCH 11, 2021 • MLB.COM
Mets celebrate World Series title -- in their minds
Michael Conforto and his New York Mets sprinted to celebrate the World Series titleMARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Now in Chisox 'pen, Kopech makes debut after 2020 opt-out
Michael Kopech is getting used to his new relief role with the Chicago White SoxMARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sigh and Cy: Bieber tagged, Bauer sharp in Dodgers debut
Reigning Cy Young Award winners Shane Bieber and Trevor Bauer got off to different starts in spring training action MondayMARCH 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
