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Cardinals News
#1 2B
Brendan Donovan: Laces four hits in loss
May 18th
Donovan went 4-for-5 with a double in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Royals.
#4 P
Matthew Liberatore: Notches sixth quality start
May 18th
Liberatore took a no-decision in Sunday's 2-1 loss at Kansas City, allowing one run on six hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out five.
#1 RF
Jordan Walker: Beginning on bench Sunday
May 18th
Walker is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against Kansas City.
#1 CL
Ryan Helsley: Notches ninth save
May 18th
Helsley picked up the save Saturday against the Royals. He didn't allow a baserunner or record a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
#3 P
Miles Mikolas: Fires six scoreless frames
May 18th
Mikolas (3-2) earned the win Saturday, allowing two hits and two walks over six scoreless innings against Kansas City. He struck out four.
#1 1B
Willson Contreras: Extends on-base streak to 15 games
May 16th
Contreras went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 10-4 win over the Royals.
#1 C
Ivan Herrera: Stays hot with four RBI
May 16th
Herrera went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-4 win over the Royals.
#5 P
Andre Pallante: Continues to pile up groundouts
May 16th
Pallante (4-2) earned the win Friday against the Royals after allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks in seven innings. He struck out four.
#1 CF
Victor Scott: Swipes two bags in win
May 14th
Scott went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in a 14-7 win over the Phillies in Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader.
#1 LF
Lars Nootbaar: Stays hot with homer
May 14th
Nootbaar went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in a 14-7 win over the Phillies in Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader.
#1 DH
Alec Burleson: Lifts homer in three-hit game
May 14th
Burleson went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and two additional RBI in a 14-7 win over the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
#1 SS
Masyn Winn: Strong showing Wednesday
May 14th
Winn went 5-for-8 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored as the Cardinals split Wednesday's doubleheader with the Phillies.
#1 P
Sonny Gray: Escapes with no-decision
May 14th
Gray allowed seven runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
#2 P
Erick Fedde: Walks four in no-decision
May 14th
Fedde allowed three hits and four walks while striking out three over 5.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Phillies in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader.
#1 PROS
Quinn Mathews: Ready to return
May 13th
Mathews (shoulder) will make a rehab start this week with the Cardinals' Florida Complex League affiliate, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#10 PROS
Chen-Wei Lin: Makes High-A debut
May 12th
Lin (undisclosed) was reinstated from High-A Peoria's 7-day injured list Sunday and allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out three over 2.2 innings in his Midwest League debut.
#1 3B
Nolan Arenado: Breaks homerless streak Sunday
May 11th
Arenado went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-1 win at Washington.
#2 C
Pedro Pages: Set to lose time to Herrera
May 11th
Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
#2 2B
Nolan Gorman: Enters lineup as replacement
May 7th
Gorman entered Wednesday's lineup versus the Pirates after Nolan Arenado was scratched, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#7 BP
Gordon Graceffo: Notches rare save Tuesday
May 6th
Graceffo secured the save in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Pirates after throwing a clean ninth inning with no strikeouts.
#2 3B
Jose Barrero: Goes deep in victory
May 5th
Barrero went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Monday's 6-3 win against the Pirates.
#3 PROS
Michael McGreevy: Headed back to Triple-A
May 5th
The Cardinals optioned McGreevy to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
#3 BP
JoJo Romero: Shows better velocity Sunday
May 5th
Romero averaged 95.3 mph during a scoreless appearance Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader versus the Mets, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Royals News
#18 PROS
Frank Mozzicato: Joins Double-A
May 18th
Mozzicato was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Sunday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
#1 PROS
Jac Caglianone: Promoted to Triple-A
May 18th
Caglianone was promoted to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
#1 CL
Carlos Estevez: Locks down 13th save
May 18th
Estevez picked up the save in Sunday's 2-1 victory over St. Louis, allowing a hit in a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
#3 P
Michael Wacha: Stuck with no-decision
May 18th
Wacha did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 2-1 win against St. Louis, allowing one run on eight hits and no walks over five innings. He struck out six.
#9 BP
Jonathan Bowlan: Rejoins MLB club
May 18th
The Royals recalled Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.
#1 RF
Drew Waters: Out of Sunday's starting nine
May 18th
Waters is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
#1 LF
Jonathan India: Scratched with sore knee
May 18th
India was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against St. Louis due to knee soreness, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
#3 PROS
Noah Cameron: Handed tough-luck loss
May 18th
Cameron (1-1) took the loss Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and no walks over 6.1 innings against the Cardinals. He struck out three.
#10 BP
Evan Sisk: Called up from minors
May 17th
Kansas City recalled Sisk from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.
#1 P
Cole Ragans: Moved to 15-day IL
May 17th
Kansas City placed Ragans (groin) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.
#2 P
Seth Lugo: Lands on 15-day IL
May 17th
The Royals placed Lugo (finger) on the 15-day injured list Saturday.
#1 SS
Bobby Witt: Tallies another triple in loss
May 16th
Witt went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 10-4 loss to St. Louis.
#8 BP
Taylor Clarke: Goes on paternity list
May 16th
The Royals placed Clarke on the paternity leave list Friday.
#2 CF
Dairon Blanco: Activated from injured list
May 16th
The Royals activated Blanco (Achilles) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
#5 P
Michael Lorenzen: Continues to provide length in loss
May 14th
Lorenzen (3-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Astros after allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk in 7.1 innings. He struck out five.
#1 3B
Maikel Garcia: Gets back on track with homer
May 14th
Garcia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Houston.
#1 CF
Kyle Isbel: Taking seat versus southpaw
May 14th
Isbel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
#3 BP
John Schreiber: Serves up walk-off homer Tuesday
May 13th
Schreiber (1-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Astros after giving up a walk-off home run before recording an out in the ninth inning.
#4 P
Kris Bubic: Dominates Astros with nine Ks
May 13th
Bubic didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Astros after allowing one run on six hits and one walk in 6.1 innings. He struck out nine.
#1 2B
Michael Massey: Pops second homer
May 12th
Massey went 1-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk and an additional run scored in Monday's 7-5 win against the Astros.
#1 C
Freddy Fermin: Could lose catching opportunities
May 12th
Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
#7 BP
Sam Long: Ramping up bullpen sessions
May 9th
Long (elbow) threw a bullpen session on May 8 at 85 percent intensity and has another bullpen session scheduled for May 11, MLB.com reports.
#7 P
Kyle Wright: Pulled off rehab assignment
May 9th
Wright has been pulled off his rehab assignment due to right shoulder fatigue.
#2 BP
Hunter Harvey: Slowing down rehab
May 7th
Harvey (shoulder) came away from his most recent live batting practice session Tuesday with a bit of soreness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
#7 PROS
Steven Zobac: Recovering from knee injury
May 6th
Double-A Northwest Arkansas placed Zobac on its 7-day injured list April 16 due to right knee patella tendinitis, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
#10 PROS
Javier Vaz: Move past hand injury
May 6th
Vaz (fingers) has produced a .238/.304/.262 slash line with zero home runs and three stolen bases in 10 games since being activated from Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 7-day injured list April 22.
#1 1B
Vinnie Pasquantino: Homer, three hits in win
May 4th
Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Orioles.
#1 DH
Salvador Perez: Returning to lineup Sunday
May 4th
Perez (hip) will serve as the Royals' designated hitter and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
#3 1B
Cavan Biggio: Launches first homer
May 3rd
Biggio went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 4-0 win against Baltimore on Saturday.