Dodgers arenât cashing in scoring chances, and arenât creating them either
Dodgers' offensive woes continue as they fail to score runs and capitalize on chances.
Salvador Perez hits a home run, moving closer to the Royals' franchise record. Cole Ragans is day-to-day with elbow issues but is expected to recover soon.
SEATTLE, WA - MAY 01: Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals bats during the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Friday, May 1, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Eric Hiller/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Salvador Perez moves closer to capturing the Kansas City Royalsâ home run franchise record with his first-inning slam against the Chicago White Sox.
Royals fans get a decent update on southpaw Cole Ragansâ recovery after he hit the 15-day IL once again.
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Tuesday that Ragans (elbow) played catch two of the past three days and remains day-to-day, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Quatraro added that Tuesdayâs throwing session was better than Sundayâs, and the expectation is Ragans will play catch again on Wednesday, as he deals with a case of pitcherâs elbow. Stephen Kolek is starting in Ragansâ place Tuesday night and will fill his rotation spot while Ragans heals up on the 15-day injured list. It doesnât sound like Kansas City expects this to be a lengthy absence for its ace.
Salvador Perez is 8 home runs away from breaking the Kansas City Royals' franchise record.
Cole Ragans is currently day-to-day with elbow issues but has recently played catch and is expected to recover soon.
Stephen Kolek is starting in place of Cole Ragans while he is on the 15-day injured list.
Salvador Perez hit his latest home run during the game against the Chicago White Sox on May 1, 2026.
Dodgers' offensive woes continue as they fail to score runs and capitalize on chances.
A look at FSU softball's journey through the last five NCAA Tournaments.
Analyzing Key Stats for the Blue Jays Hitters in 2026
Arsenal can clinch the Premier League title with two wins; City plays Palace soon.
Virat Kohli makes history as the most-capped player in IPL during KKR clash!

Igor Arrieta del UAE Team Emirates-XRG conquista Potenza en el Giro de Italia tras un final épico.
See every story in Sports â including breaking news and analysis.
The Royals check in at 20th in The Athleticâs latest power rankings, with one clear reason for hope.
One reason to believe in this team:Â The veteran pitchers still have it
Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha migrated to Kansas City from San Diego ahead of the 2024 season and spearheaded the Royalsâ first trip to the postseason in nine years. The unions were so fruitful that the team eventually signed both pitchers to contract extensions. Lugo and Wacha are in their mid-30s now, but theyâre still as productive as ever â and at a critical juncture, with Cole Ragans on the injured list and Noah Cameron enduring a bit of a sophomore slump. Wacha owns a 2.63 ERA, as heâs held hitters to a .188 average. Lugoâs ERA is 3.21, and he has allowed a grand total of one home run in 47 2/3 innings.
The Royalsâ closer situation is just a microcosm of a greater trend league-wide, according to ESPNâs Buster Olney.
Estevez wonât throw for three more weeks, and then heâs hoping to start working his way back â and given the volatility of bullpens around the game, itâs possible that heâll get another chance to close games later this year. âI have hope,â he said. âIâll be fine. I just have to keep working. Iâll be back, right on time, ready for the playoff hunt.â
With Estevez out, Royals manager Matt Quatraro turned to Lucas Erceg, who has been excellent, stabilizing the Kansas City bullpen and allowing just two hits and no earned runs over his past eight outings; he has compiled 10 saves this season.
The Royals might have found a temporary fix, but the closer roller coaster has been a popular ride throughout Major League Baseball this year.
(Self promotion) The Royals promoted first baseman Brett Squires to Triple-A Omaha hours after I proposed the idea at Kings of Kauffman.
The 2026 version of Squires is doing something more interesting. His .244 ISO is among the better power numbers in the Texas League, and a .538 slugging percentage from a first baseman who went undrafted out of college is not a small thing. His 139 wRC+ sits just six points below Kulasingamâs despite a vastly different profile. Squires swings more, walks less, and does his damage in larger doses. His 23.7% strikeout rate is the number skeptics will point to, and fairly so, but corner infielders with real power carry higher strikeout rates at every level of professional baseball. The contact he makes tends to travel.
The Royals feel fairly set at first base in 2026 with Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez handling the primary duties, and Squires knows it. That means the most realistic outcome for a strong season may not be a call-up but a deadline trade, a contender in need of corner infield depth acquiring a first baseman with a .538 slugging percentage and three stolen bases in a single game against Corpus Christi. That would be a reasonable outcome for both sides. In the meantime, Squires keeps hitting, keeps running, and keeps making the case that someone should have drafted him when they had the chance.
Royals Keep updates their top 20 Royals prospects list, including looking at two underperforming arms in Double-A.
Mozzicato rose from No. 20 in the preseason rankings to No. 17 in our latest update. The ERA is brutal at 6.65, but he has a 21.7% K% and has shown some intriguing stuff on his pitches, though control and command have been less than stellar to begin the year. The sooner Kansas City moves Mozzicato to the bullpen full-time (heâs made six starts), the better his outlook (and current statline in Double-A) will be. Also in Double-A, Beam rose from No. 9 to No. 7, despite sporting a 4.88 ERA and 6.63 FIP in 27.2 IP. The strikeouts havenât been there for Beam to begin the year, as illustrated by a 13.6% K%. However, he could be due for a positive bounce-back when the weather heats up, and he gets more settled against Texas League hitting.
Seth Lugo continues to be talked about as a trade block candidate if the Royals fall out of postseason contention.
Long-time Minnesota Twins beat writer Aaron Gleeman talks departure from The Athletic and return to independent coverage.
The negotiation process for baseballâs new labor deal begins in New York City.
How two left-handed Atlanta Braves batters are powering the leagueâs best lineup.
Reigning AL MVP Cal Raleigh is mired in one of the longest hitless streaks for a player of his caliber ever.
René Cårdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster in MLB history, passed away at 96.
Lance Brozdowski ranks the top 100 starting pitchers in MLB.
Jason Collins, the NBAâs first openly gay player and 13-year veteran, died after an eight-month battle with a brain tumor at 47.
Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke died at 29, according to the team and representation.
South Florida police officers are suing Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for too many real-life details in their movie âThe Ripâ.
Olympian Ryan Lochte joins the swimming and diving coaching staff at Missouri State.
Todayâs song of the day is Southern Belle by RenĂ©e Levesque.