The Kansas City Royals have all of a sudden started to play much better baseball as of late. With a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, they came t

This past offseason, the Kansas City Royals needed to address their leadoff woes. Even though the Royals went 86-76 in 2024 and made the postseason, they got little production at the leadoff spot, which Maikel Garcia primarily manned.

When he faced Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia in the third inning of Sunday's game in Toronto, Blue Jays stater Chris Bassitt got ahead early in the count. It was a 1-2 when Bassitt threw a sinker in on the hands of Garcia, who spun away from the plate. Bassitt's next pitch was another sinker and this one was up and in to Garcia.

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Seth Lugo bounced back to throw a quality start, and Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino each homered in a 5-2 win over the Rangers Tuesday night. The Royals are four games over .500 for the first time since May 25 when they were 29-25.

Maikel Garcia ranges to his left for the stop and makes a spinning throw, as Vinnie Pasquantino applies the tag at first to complete an impressive play

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Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. hits a milestone homer and helps his team inch a little closer toward playoff picture

Maikel Garcia hits a solo home run to left field to give the Royals a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th inning