KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas Rangers ironman second baseman Marcus Semien exited Thursday afternoon’s game against Kansas City after just two innings and one at-bat with an apparent injury.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

As August withers away, every game is starting to make a huge difference for the Kansas City Royals' playoff odds. Entering play on Thursday, the Royals sit 2

Carter was hit by left-handed Daniel Lynch IV on his right (front) wrist in the seventh. He remained in the game to run the bases and played, but was replaced in the field in the bottom of the eighth. “In the moment, you’ve got some adrenaline,” Carter said. “But it started getting really stiff.”

Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha returned from an injury-rehabilitation assignment on Monday and was then designated for assignment, the club announced before its series-opening home game against the Texas Rangers. Canha, 36, was recovering from a left-elbow injury. He had been on the injury list since June 8, missing 32 major-league games.

The Kansas City Royals have been rolling as of late. Despite a 6-3 loss on Wednesday night to the Texas Rangers that snapped their five-game winning streak, the

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Republican Kansas State Senate President Ty Masterson says he thinks there's a good chance both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals move to his side of the state line.

The Royals lost to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday to remain 2.5 games back in the wild card race, but Vinnie Pasquantino put together a solid offensive performance.