KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals’ AAA affiliate, the Omaha Storm Chasers, were in for quite a treat yesterday when OF Drew Waters hit the cycle: a single, double, triple and home run. Waters is the first Omaha hitter to record the cycle in over a decade, Jimmy Paredes did in May of 2024.

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“We played each other tough every time out,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said of the Royals. “It just makes me excited because the AL Central is in such a good space. And to see the growth that the Royals had last year, it’s going to continue to be a battle every single night. …

Inning after inning, the Royals’ pitching staff gave the offense another chance to put Wednesday’s game away. Six pitchers struck out 17 batters and mostly held the Brewers quiet, giving the Royals their best collective pitching performance of the season,

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Outfielder Drew Waters was the first minor-league player to get a single, double, triple and home run in a game when he accomplished the feat for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers. And Waters did it the hard way, hitting an inside-the-park home run and an infield single.

Brice Turang dropped a perfect bunt to score Oliver Dunn in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday. Pinch-runner Dunn advanced from second base on Garett Mitchell’s groundout off Sam Long (0-2).

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Stanton torched the Royals in the American League Division Series, which the Yankees won three games to one. He led New York in batting average (.375), OPS (1.132), doubles (two) and hit one of the Yankees’ three homers in the series.

Royals RHP Lucas Erceg entered the game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday afternoon with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning. Taking the mound of American Family Field, he hadn't delivered a pitch outside of spring training since Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees Oct. 10.

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