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Carlos Correa delivered a walk-off single with the bases loaded and no outs in the 12th inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Correa lined a 1-1 fastball from Royals right-hander Justin Grimm (1-3) into right-center field, scoring George Springer from third base. Springer was 0-for-5 before working a leadoff walk and reaching third on a popup single by Alex Bregman that dropped in shallow right. Continue to Article

June 23, 2018 11:27:pm EST

Luke Heimlich, Oregon State ace's left-hander who went undrafted this month for the second year in a row largely due to a past sexual-assault conviction, might yet land a pro baseball job. The Kansas City Royals are looking into signing the 22-year-old Washington state native. In 2012, when Heimlich was 15 years old, he admitted to sexually assaulting his 6-year-old niece. Continue to Article

June 23, 2018 9:15:pm EST

Rosell Herrera followed a marvelous defensive play in the bottom of the eighth inning with a run-scoring triple in the top of the ninth as the visiting Kansas City Royals snapped a nine-game losing skid with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park. Herrera scored Adalberto Mondesi with his drive to center field off Astros right-hander Ken Giles (0-2), who surrendered a leadoff single to Mondesi to open the ninth. Herrera opened the eighth by snatching a home run from Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, timing his jump in right field to make the catch at the wall. Continue to Article

June 22, 2018 11:34:pm EST

Jun 23 (OPTA) - Box score from Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals on Friday Kansas City 1, Houston 0 Kansas City ab r h rbi bb so avg Merrifield cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .285 Herrera rf Continue to Article

June 22, 2018 11:22:pm EST

Austin Bibens-Dirkx earned his first victory of the season, shutting down a struggling Kansas City Royals squad that's wondering when it will get its next win. Bibens-Dirkx pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Rougned Odor homered and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high five games with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Bibens-Dirkx (1-1) allowed one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first win since last Sept. 6 in a relief appearance at Atlanta - and sent the Royals to their ninth straight loss. Continue to Article

June 21, 2018 12:41:am EST

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