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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The squeeze play executed by Nicky Lopez and Kye Isbel broke the ice for the Kansas City Royals, then rookies MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr. punched through in a big way as a five-run inning swung the night in a completely different direction.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everything about this season so far has pointed to the Los Angeles Dodgers being a special team. Well, the Kansas City Royals got an up-close view of just how overwhelming the Dodgers can be when they’re clicking on all cylinders.

BALTIMORE — After three days off, the Kansas City Royals offense didn’t light the world on fire. But it sure was opportunistic as the Royals turned three errors by the Baltimore Orioles into three unearned runs — more than enough to swing the outcome of Sunday’s first game.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cardinals have epitomized in the past two days the missing offense in Major League Baseball. In two different cities, they have scored two runs in two games and were fortunate to win one of them.

ST. LOUIS — The easy narrative is that Albert Pujols had his first three-hit game and first homer as a Cardinal since September 2011. But there was so much more going on at Busch Stadium Tuesday night in the Cardinals’ 6-5 interleague victory over the Kansas City Royals before an…

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SURPRISE, Ariz. — The best-laid plans of the front office, coaching staff and players are no match for the winds of fate. Kansas City Royals fans need look no further back than last spring training to appreciate that cruel fact.

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