Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night. The first pitch was moved up 30 minutes because heavy thunderstorms were forecast for later Monday.

The Royals went on the road last week and won just one of six games, although the win on Sunday allowed for them to return home with some momentum, which they desperately needed after being swept out of Chicago and losing the series in St.

The Kansas City Royals have lost another important member of their starting rotation to injury. Left-handed starting pitcher Kris Bubic was placed on the 15-day IL with left elbow soreness, as the Royals announced on Monday.

The Kansas City area is likely to see severe weather Monday evening, and in effort to get as much of their game in as possible, the Royals announced their first pitch will now be at 6:10 p.m. The Royals return to Kauffman Stadium for a nine-game stretch with series against the Boston Red Sox,

The Kansas City Royals placed southpaw starter Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list with left elbow soreness on Monday, according to reports. The move is retroactive to May 15, a day after Bubic's shortest outing of the year against the White Sox in Chicago.

Royals lost 3-1 to the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. That defeat was Kansas City’s sixth loss in their last seven games. Royals managed four major opportunities but produced only one run. If the Kansas City Royals are going to terminate their current residency within the American League Central’s basement,

Rafaela is given the day off on Monday.