David Lesky recaps the weekend and appraises the Wild Card race.

The Royals are suddenly just 2.5 games back of the reeling Red Sox and Mariners in the battle for the wild card.

Bobby Witt Jr. logged an RBI single and Salvador Perez added a two-run double. Both hits came in the third inning. The Royals ...

The Kansas City Royals have fought their way back into postseason contention after a few rough months. With a 6-4 series ...

The return of Cole Ragans from the injured list could change the entire dynamic of the American League playoff race. Ragans, the Kansas City Royals' opening day ...

Kansas City Royals (66-63, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (77-53, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (8-9, 3.34 ERA, 1.17 ...

Quietly, the Kansas City Royals brought back a key arm over the weekend. Sadly, ace Cole Ragans is still on the injured list, and it's tough to determine how good his chances are at a return this year ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Texas Rangers trying to continue a four-game home winning streak. Kansas City is ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Texas Rangers. Kansas City has a 65-61 ...

Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .266 batting average, and has 21 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 41 walks and 30 RBIs. Ezequiel Duran is 10 for 23 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, leading the Kansas City Royals to ...

Ragans (shoulder) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Monday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.