The Kansas City Royals have added another talented rookie into the mix. On Tuesday, the club promoted infielder Cam Devanney from Triple-A Omaha. Royals. Devanney, 28, performed well with the Omaha Storm Chasers. He hit .272 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs in 69 games.

Royals -201, Pirates +165; over/under is 8 1/2 runs. BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Kansas City Royals looking to break a seven-game road slide.

Bobby Witt. Jr. clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs, as Kansas City went deep four times, while rookie Noah Cameron allowed two runs over seven strong innings of the Royals' 9-3 home win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

The sinker that Jac Caglianone hit in the fourth inning Wednesday night was gone as soon as his bat made contact with it -- everyone in the ballpark knew that. But then it just kept going. Caglianone’

The Chicago Cubs are exploring all options to add starting pitching, and Kansas City Royals starter Seth Lugo is a player they could keep their eye on.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz demonstrated his incredible power in his most recent outing vs. the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Cruz faced off against Royals right-handed starting pitcher Seth Lugo in the top of the fourth inning on July 8.

Pittsburgh is 0-5 on its current road trip after going 6-0 on their last homestand prior to the All-Star break.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Mark Canha on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow injury Tuesday. Canha is in his first season with the Royals after being acquired in a trade during spring training. He’s hitting .212 with a .537 OPS in 46 games this season.