Topic: Lucas Duda

Cleveland Indians ace Trevor Bauer tossed a season-high 12 strikeouts and earned his sixth victory of the season in a 5-3 win against the Kansas City Royals.

One of baseball's best collections of young hitters goes head-to-head with one of the National League's best young starting pitchers.

CLEVELAND -- With a 14-game lead in the American League Central, it will not be a high-stress September for the postseason-bound Cleveland Indians.

Manager Ned Yost is coming up with some unique Kansas City Royals lineups as the club is facing a stretch of a plethora of left-handed pitchers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Danny Duffy has been pitching outstanding recently for the Kansas City Royals.

The Cincinnati Reds are much better now than they were a month into the season, and it's partly because Anthony DeSclafani is much better than they anticipated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- These are fun times for the defending World Series champion Houston Astros and trying times for the Kansas City Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals have yet to win a series this year, but they could change that Sunday with a victory over the Detroit Tigers.

The four-game series between the Tigers and Royals continues Saturday with some new faces.

The Kansas City Royals lost a couple key contributors during the offseason when Eric Hosmer signed with the San Diego Padres and Lorenzo Cain joined the Milwaukee Brewers.

BALTIMORE -- Wilson Ramos belted a grand slam, and Evan Longoria added a solo shot as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Friday night.

NEW YORK -- Jaime Garcia allowed one run but came an out shy of qualifying for a win as the New York Yankees scored three times in the top of the second inning and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in a game relocated to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma's impact on Florida.

The Los Angeles Dodgers added a veteran on Friday to bolster their already-strong roster before the postseason begins in a little more than a month.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A return home to Tropicana Field did little to slow down the Tampa Bay Rays' recent slump as the Seattle Mariners won their third straight game, opening a three-game series with a 7-1 win on Friday night at Tropicana Field.

The Milwaukee Brewers beefed up their lineup in an effort to enhance their chances to stay in the hotly contested National League Central race by acquiring second baseman Neil Walker from the New York Mets on Saturday.