Jordan Lyles

RHP Ervin Santana will face his former club for the first time when the Royals open a four-game series against the Angels on Thursday. Santana went 96-80 over eight seasons in Anaheim and will become the 10th Dominican-born pitcher to reach 100 wins...

MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH When manager Ned Yost needed to protect a three-run lead in the eighth inning Tuesday night at Houston, he summoned Aaron Crow, not Kelvin Herrera. Crow logged his eighth hold as the Royals scored...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Jose Cisnero couldn't follow up his first career win with his second. Cisnero, 24, allowed one hit and one run Tuesday during a crucial eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals....

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Astros 3, Royals 1 HOUSTON -- One night after their bullpen imploded following an exceptional outing from their starter, the Houston Astros turned three quality innings of redemptive relief...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Astros 3, Royals 1 Astros 3, Royals 1: J.D. Martinez clubbed a two-run homer to lift host Houston to victory in the rubber match of the three-game series. Jordan Lyles (2-1) limited Kansas City to one run on six hits in a...

 J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night.     Lyles (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in his 50th career game. Travis Blackley and Hector...

      HOUSTON (AP) - J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night.         Lyles (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in his 50th career game....

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Astros hold off Royals behind fine relief work HOUSTON -- One night after their bullpen imploded following an exceptional outing from starter Bud Norris, the Houston Astros received a...

RF Jimmy Paredes smacked his first home run of the season in the fourth inning, a three-run shot off Royals RHP Wade Davis. Paredes' homer was his first since Aug. 23, 2011 against the Rockies. He also matched his career high with three hits. RHP...

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' record shows little improvement and the team was 20 games under .500 at the start of the week. But a club that lost a late lead to the Royals on Tuesday, eventually falling 7-3 at Minute Maid...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Salvador Perez has a deep right hip bruise and did not play in the 7-3 victory Tuesday night over the Astros. Perez, who had started 37 of the first 41 Royals games, injured the hip...

The Kansas City Royals finally put an end to their four-game losing streak, rallying for all of their runs over the final three innings in Tuesday's 7-3 victory over the host Houston Astros. The Royals had lost each game by one run, including Monday's...