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.

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

The Kansas City Royals suffered a tough 6-3 loss against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night, harming their playoff chances in the process. Kansas City is 65-6

The Texas Rangers (63-65) visit the Kansas City Royals (65-62) for the finale of their 4-game series Thursday. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is set for 2:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rangers vs. Royals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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.

Fans will have multiple opportunities this week to see if the Royals can make up ground in the race when the team plays host to the Nationals and White Sox. As usual, the Royals’ six games this week are on FanDuel Sports Kansas City and Sunday’s game also will be simulcast on two local stations in Kansas City.

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.

Garcia logged into his X account and typed three words. Garcia told me Wednesday afternoon that the message was directed at fans and media members who doubt the Royals, who are 2 1/2 games behind the Mariners for the final wild-card spot.