The Kansas City Royals scratched catcher Salvador Perez from the starting lineup of their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Monday night because of an illness. Perez was supposed to catch for starter Michael Wacha and bat fifth in the opener of an important four-game set between teams clinging to wild-card hope.

The Kansas City Royals scratched veteran Salvador Perez, who was supposed to catch for starter Michael Wacha and bat fifth in the lineup, from the starting lineup of their series opener against the Texas Rangers on Monday night because of an illness.

As the Royals and Rangers meet, Texas is looking to get its revenge after being swept by Kansas City earlier in the season. Kansas City enters on a three-game winning streak and i

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Jonathan India and Adam Frazier hit two-run homers, rallying the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for a series sweep. The White Sox led 2-0 before India tied it in the seventh with his 451-foot shot,

Mike Yastrzemski and John Rave each homered, and Michael Lorenzen returned from the injured list with four scoreless innings, as the Kansas City Royals extended their home winning streak over the Chicago White Sox to 13 games with Saturday night's 6-2 victory.