The Kansas City Royals may have switched gears regarding their trade deadline strategy. They were expected to be sellers at the deadline but recently traded for

A couple of AL Central rivals face off on Friday, July 25 as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Kansas City Royals.

The Royals welcome the Atlanta Braves to Kauffman Stadium on Monday night. KC left-hander Rich Hill (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will make his second MLB start of the season opposite right-handed Braves ace Spencer Strider (4-8, 3.72 ERA).

Friday night’s game at Kauffman will be broadcast on Apple TV+ and Saturday’s contest will air on Fox 4 as part of the network’s weekly national game. The other game Fox will show nationally on Saturday will be the Dodgers at Red Sox.

With three starters now on the IL, could the Kansas City Royals shift their thinking for the MLB Trade Deadline?

The Kansas City Royals placed former Florida Gator and outfielder Jac Caglianone on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to a left hamstring strain.

Royals entered their six-game homestand looking up at the Cleveland Guardians in the American League standings. Both teams hovered around .500 but remain

Atlanta won game one of the series, 10-7 as the offense was prevalent for both teams. Kansas City is now 5-5 since the All-Star break, while Atlanta is 3-7. The win for the Braves yesterday snapped a five-game losing streak.