Jonathan India had a two-run double and Bobby Witt Jr. recorded two RBI singles as the Royals evened this three-game set with their sixth win in nine games. Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna homered for the Braves, who removed Ronald Acuna Jr. in the sixth inning after he struggled to corral Pasquantino's double. The team described the ailment as Achilles tightness.

Fresh off signing a two-year, $46 contract extension to stay in Kansas City, Seth Lugo (8-5) held the Braves off the scoreboard for five innings. He wound up allowing seven hits, three runs and four walks over 5 2/3 innings while registering five strikeouts.

Ozuna, subject of consistent trade rumors, added an RBI single in the seventh for the Braves, who have lost eight of 10. Recently acquired Erick Fedde (4-11) made his first start for the Braves and allowed four runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Fedde retired the first two batters he faced, then Pasquantino sent the ball just inside the right-field foul pole for a 1-0 Kansas City lead.

In the bottom of the second, India hit the left-field fence on a ball that drifted away from Atlanta's Jurickson Profar to drive in two. Witt followed with a run-scoring hit.

Lugo was cruising until two out in the sixth. Riley took him deep over the center-field wall. After Michael Harris II singled, Ozuna clubbed his second homer of the series to make it 4-3. Lugo then loaded the bases, but Hunter Harvey entered and got Profar on a lineout to center.

The Royals, on the other hand, didn't waste their bases-loaded opportunity in the sixth. Isbel cleared the bags with a hit off Enyel De Los Santos that Profar appeared to take the wrong angle on. The ball reached the left-field wall for a 7-4 Kansas City edge. Isbel scored on another hit from Witt, who then scored on Pasquantino's ground-rule double.

Hill, 45, pitched for the Royals on July 22 and 28, losing both times and compiling a 5.00 ERA over nine innings.

Hill was the oldest player in the majors and competing in his 21st major league season. His appearances with the Royals allowed him to tie fellow pitcher Edwin Jackson's record by playing for a 14th team.

Before being recalled, Hill made nine starts for Triple-A Omaha this year, going 4-4 with a 5.36 ERA.

Kansas recalled right-hander Thomas Hatch from Omaha in a corresponding move.

Hill also pitched for the Chicago Cubs (2005-08), Baltimore Orioles (2009), Boston Red Sox (2010-12, 2015, 2022, 2024), Cleveland (2013), Los Angeles Angels (2014), New York Yankees (2014), Oakland (2016), Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-19),

Minnesota Twins (2020), Tampa Bay Rays (2021), New York Mets (2021), Pittsburgh Pirates (2023) and San Diego Padres (2023).

His career record is 90-74 with a 4.01 ERA, 543 walks and 1,428 strikeouts in 1,409 innings over 386 games (248 starts). In 13 postseason appearances (12 starts), Hill is 1-2 with a 3.06 ERA.

Hatch, 30, is back in the majors for the first time since 2023 when he split the season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 4-4 with a 4.96 ERA in 39 appearances (six starts) for the Blue Jays (2020-23) and Pirates.

This season, Hatch is 5-6 with a 4.22 ERA in 18 starts for Omaha. He spent the 2024 season pitching in Japan.

The Royals tied a franchise record by issuing 14 walks, a mark reached four times previously. The Braves' offense matched its best-ever walk total, equally a record achieved twice before.

Riley broke things open with a three-run double in the eighth for the Braves, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Atlanta's Spencer Strider (5-8) allowed two first-inning runs but no more while grinding into the sixth.

Meanwhile, 45-year-old Rich Hill (0-2) walked six and allowed four runs and three hits in four innings during his second start for Kansas City, which had won five of the previous seven.

Kansas City's Jonathan India opened the first with a single and eventually scored on Maikel Garcia's two-out double that split the right field gap. Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single.

The Braves tied it in the third. After Hill yielded a two-out walk to Matt Olson, Acuna cleared the fountains over the left field fence. Then in the fourth, another Hill walk eventually set the stage for Ozuna, subject of trade rumors, to go deep for a 4-2 Atlanta edge.

The Braves added on in the seventh when Riley clubbed a two-out solo homer to right off Sam Long. Kansas City got a run back in the bottom of that frame through consecutive doubles by Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino.

Atlanta pulled away against Steven Cruz in the eighth. Olson delivered an RBI double, and after Acuna was intentionally walked, Riley cleared the loaded with his double to left-center for a 9-3 lead.

Randal Grichuk homered in the eighth and Freddy Fermin had a two-RBI single in Kansas City's three-run ninth. Garcia recorded three hits.

Perez exited prior to the fifth inning after he was hit in the left elbow by a Strider pitch in the third.

Bubic, an All-Star this season, walked the first four batters he faced on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians on just 21 pitches. He left the game with two outs in the third after giving up four runs and three hits.

Bubic told reporters after the game that he had been pitching through shoulder soreness for much of the season. The 27-year-old veteran owned an 8-7 record with a career-best 2.55 ERA in 116 1/3 innings. He posted a 1.43 ERA during his first 12 starts through June 1, but a 4.61 ERA over his final eight starts.

The Royals have dealt with several injuries to their starting rotation this season as left-hander Cole Ragans, right-hander Alec Marsh and right-hander Michael Lorenzen are all currently on the IL.

The Royals called up righty Jonathan Bowlan and 45-year-old Rich Hill from Triple-A Omaha to help fill out the pitching staff.

The Royals are 52-54 and sit four games back of the final wild card spot in the American League.

Lugo will earn $20 million annually plus a $3 million signing bonus, per the reports. The deal also includes a performance-based vesting option for a third season in 2028 for $20 million or a $17 million club option with a $3 million buyout, according to the reports.

The 35-year-old currently has a $15 million player option for 2026 following the two-year, $30 million contract he signed for 2024-25, but he was expected to decline it and become a free agent. Instead, both he and the club appear to want to keep him in Kansas City.

The Royals have not made an announcement as of Sunday night.

The team enters Monday with a 52-54 record for third place in the American League Central and four games behind Seattle and Texas (each 56-50), who are tied for the third AL wild-card berth. Kansas City already added to the roster by trading for veteran Arizona outfielder Randal Grichuk on Saturday in exchange for rookie reliever Andrew Hoffmann.

Lugo is 7-5 with a 2.95 ERA, 33 walks and 99 strikeouts in 113 innings over 19 starts this season.

He was a 2024 All-Star in his first campaign after signing as a free agent with the Royals and finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting. Lugo went 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA, 48 walks and 181 strikeouts in 206 2/3 innings over a major league-high 33 starts.

His career record is 63-45 with 16 saves, a 3.33 ERA, 254 walks and 928 strikeouts in 960 2/3 innings over 353 games (116 starts) for the New York Mets (2016-22), San Diego Padres (2023) and Royals (2024-present).

The New York Mets selected Lugo in the 34th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Centenary College of Louisiana.

Rookie Cameron (5-4) dodged some first-inning trouble to record another solid outing in his 14th career start. The left-hander also allowed three hits with a walk while throwing 83 pitches on a steamy day to lower his ERA to 2.44.

Meanwhile, Garcia led the offense, which managed just four hits, but scored twice in the first inning and cruised to take two of three in this series.

Gabrial Arias clubbed a late solo homer for one of his two hits for the Guardians, who stranded eight runners in falling short of winning their fifth consecutive series.

Meanwhile, the Royals didn't waste their opportunity in the bottom of the first against the Guardians' Joey Cantillo (2-1). Jonathan India opened with a walk and went to third on Bobby Witt Jr.'s double to right field. Run-scoring ground outs from Vinnie Pasquantino and Garcia followed for a 2-0 Kansas City lead.

The Royals added a run in the fourth. John Rave walked, then showed off his speed by scoring from first on Luke Maile's double into the left-field gap that was cut off by Steven Kwan.

Cantillo's day ended after allowing those three runs, three hits and walking four with four strikeouts over four innings. Matt Festa came on in the fifth and yielded that line-drive homer over the left-field fence to Garcia.

Kansas City All-Star Carlos Estevez allowed Arias' lead-off double in the ninth, then retired the next three batters for his 27th save.

The Royals also sent rookie outfielder Jac Caglianone to the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.

Bubic, 27, complained of shoulder stiffness following Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. He lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and four walks.

The first-time All-Star is 8-7 with a 2.55 ERA through 20 starts this season. He has struck out 116 batters and walked 39 in 116 1/3 innings.

Bubic is 19-36 with a 4.14 ERA in 117 games (80 starts) since making his major league debut in 2020 for the Royals, who drafted him in the first round in 2018.

Caglianone felt tightness in his hamstring while running down a ball in the gap in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The 22-year-old is batting .147 with five homers and 10 RBIs in 22 games this season.

The Royals recalled right-hander Jonathan Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move.

Bowlan, 28, is 1-2 with a 4.94 ERA in 17 relief appearances this season for Kansas City.

Johnathan Rodriguez doubled in two runs and Brayan Rocchio doubled twice for Cleveland, which bounced back after Jonathan India's three-run walk-off homer against Emmanuel Clase gave the Royals a 5-3, 10-inning victory in the opener.

Tanner Bibee (7-9) allowed four runs on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts over five innings. Nic Enright and Hunter Gaddis combined for three scoreless innings before Clase retired the Royals in order in the ninth for his 24th save.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Freddy Fermin each hit two-run homers for Kansas City, which was held to one hit in the final four innings.

Cleveland scored three runs in the first inning against Kris Bubic (8-7), who walked the first four batters he faced. After Carlos Santana drew a bases-loaded walk, Bubic retired the next two batters before Rodriguez doubled in two runs.

Fermin hit a two-run homer to put the Royals on the board with one out in the second inning. The 379-foot shot was Fermin's third homer of the season.

Jonathan Bowlan replaced Bubic with two outs in the third inning after Jose Ramirez scored on Daniel Schneemann's sacrifice fly.

Bubic allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits with four walks and one strikeout over 2 2/3 innings.

Cleveland tacked on two runs in the fourth inning when Rocchio hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Austin Hedges' sacrifice bunt, and scored on Kwan's ninth homer.

Kwan's 431-foot blast came after he recorded the first two-homer game of his career on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Witt cut the Royals' deficit to 6-4 with a two-run homer in the fifth inning. The one-out shot was Witt's 15th homer of the season.

Kansas City played without right fielder Jac Caglianone, who exited the opener of the doubleheader with left hamstring tightness.

Grichuk, a 12-year veteran, has played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, and the Diamondbacks. This season, he has posted seven home runs and 22 RBIs with a .243/.280/.462 batting line. He logged time at all three outfield positions.

The Diamondbacks continue to be sellers at the deadline. They shipped veteran first baseman Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners earlier this week.

Meanwhile, the Royals made a bold choice to become buyers. At 51-53, the squad is 3.5 games behind in the AL wild card race. Grichuk adds an established bat to an outfield that has been relying on rookies Jac Caglianone and John Rave.

Caglianone exited Saturday's game against the Guardians with a left hamstring injury and is considered day to day.

India came to the plate against Clase (5-3) with one out and deposited a 1-2 slider into the left field seats for his first career walk-off homer.

Kansas City rallied after Cleveland moved ahead in the top of the 10th on Kyle Manzardo's RBI single against Steven Cruz (3-1).

Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who won for the fourth time in their last five games.

Bo Naylor had two RBIs for Cleveland, which left 10 runners on base and went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

The Royals took a 2-0 lead against Gavin Williams in the fourth inning. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a leadoff single and scored on Garcia's one-out homer to left-center field. The 418-foot shot was Garcia's ninth homer of the season.

Pitching on his 26th birthday, Williams allowed two runs on five hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out three.

Cleveland answered with a run against Michael Wacha in the fifth inning. Daniel Schneemann hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Brayan Rocchio's fly out, and scored on Naylor's sacrifice fly.

Wacha departed after giving up one run on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.

The Guardians pulled even with a run in the seventh inning. Schneemann singled against John Schreiber with one out, advanced to second on Rocchio's walk, and scored on Naylor's double. Rocchio was thrown out attempting to score on the play.

The Royals had two runners on with no outs in the second inning, but Williams escaped unscathed when Jac Caglianone grounded into a double play and Adam Frazier grounded out.

Caglianone exited the game with left hamstring tightness following his at-bat.

The clubs' updated pitching plans were not yet known. The Guardians planned to start Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.54 ERA) on Friday opposite the Royals' Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.62).

The rivals are second and third in the American League Central entering the weekend. The Guardians are 51-51, eight games back of first-place Detroit, and the Royals are 50-53 (9 1/2 games out of first).

The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled and scored in the third and hit a second two-run blast in the fifth. He has 17 home runs on the season.

The Royals took two of three games from the Cubs and collected a pair of four-homer games.

Kansas City starter Seth Lugo (7-5) went six innings in earning the victory, giving up four hits and two runs. The right-hander walked two and struck out six on 95 pitches.

Chicago starter Colin Rea (8-4) took the loss. The right-hander gave up six hits and six runs (five earned) in five innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three on 82 pitches.

Pasquantino gave the Royals the lead early with his first home run in the first inning.

Adam Frazier led off the game with a long fly to right that bounced off Seiya Suzuki's glove as Frazier cruised into second on the fielding error.

With one out, Pasquantino launched a home run 406 feet to right for a 2-0 Royals lead.

The Cubs cut it 2-1 when Reese McGuire singled in Ian Happ in the second.

Pasquantino was far from done, however. He doubled with one out in third and scored in front of a Salvador Perez home run for a 4-1 Royals lead.

Perez' blast was his third in the series and ninth in his last 13 games. He has 18 on the season.

The Cubs cut their deficit to 4-2 in the third, but Pasquantino smashed his second home run in the fifth with Maikel Garcia on base and the Royals led 6-2.

Tyler Tolbert made it 8-2 for Royals with a two-run homer in the sixth.

Matt Shaw hit his fifth home run for the Cubs in the seventh inning. All-Star outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong went deep in the eighth for his 27th home run.

Boyd (11-3) extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings while allowing four hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Matt Shaw each had two hits for the Cubs, who bounced back after losing the opener of the three-game series 12-4 on Monday.

Hill (0-1) began his 21st season in the majors by giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits over five innings. The oldest active player in the major leagues, Hill walked two and had one strikeout.

Kansas City committed three errors and was shut out for the 11th time this season.

Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the second inning by capitalizing on a pair of miscues that put runners at the corners with one out.

Shaw drove in a run with an infield single and the Cubs executed a double steal before Justin Turner scored from third on Hoerner's fielder's choice.

Boyd retired the first 11 batters he faced before Maikel Garcia drew a two-out walk in the fourth inning.

The Royals recorded their first hit on Nick Loftin's leadoff single in the fifth inning. Loftin advanced to third on Freddy Fermin's one-out single, and John Rave followed with a bunt single to load the bases.

Boyd escaped the jam unscathed when Kyle Isbel lined out to Swanson, and the shortstop tagged Fermin out diving back to second base.

Chicago tacked on a run in the bottom of the fifth when Carson Kelly hit a two-out single and scored on Pete Crow-Armstrong's double.

The Cubs added three runs in the seventh inning. With the bases loaded and no outs, Seiya Suzuki singled in a run and Kelly followed with a sacrifice fly. After Crow-Armstrong struck out, Chicago pushed another run across when Kyle Tucker swiped home as part of a double steal.

Crow-Armstrong returned after missing one game with a bruised right knee and went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Starting pitcher Noah Cameron (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Royals.

Cubs reliever Ben Brown (4-7), who replaced Ryan Brasier after the first inning in a bullpen game, was tagged with the loss, giving up six runs on seven hits in four innings.

Down by one, Kansas City grabbed the lead in the fifth and never looked back.

John Rave reached on an infield force out, Kyle Isbel singled and Jonathan India doubled to drive in Rave and tie it 4-4. Isbel came around to score on Bobby Witt Jr.'s infield single for a 5-4 lead.

Witt Jr. then stole second with Vinnie Pasquantino at the plate. Catcher Carson Kelly's throw to second went into the outfield, bringing in India to make it 6-4 and allowing Witt Jr. to advance to third. He scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 7-4.

Rave increased it to 8-4 with a solo home run to right-center in the seventh inning.

In the eighth, Perez's second two-run homer of the night made it 10-4, a single from Rave drove in Jac Caglianone and Rave scored on a force out, pushing it to 12-4.

The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Caglianone knocked a solo shot into the basket on the wall in left-center.

The Cubs responded in the bottom half as Kelly homered to tie it 1-1. Dansby Swanson then singled, and Justin Turner doubled before Matt Shaw belted a three-run homer off the left-field pole to put the hosts up 4-1.

With Maikel Garcia on base in the fourth, Perez homered for a third straight game, hitting a first-pitch fastball to left-center to narrow the deficit to 4-3.

Chicago center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong missed the game with a bruised right knee, sustained on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, and is listed as day-to-day.

He will be the oldest active player in the major leagues and will also tie fellow pitcher Edwin Jackson's record by playing for his 14th team.

Hill most recently played for the Boston Red Sox last season. He was 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in four relief appearances before being designated for assignment by his hometown team in September.

He has pitched for the Chicago Cubs (2005-08), Baltimore (2009), Red Sox (2010-12, 2015, 2022, 2024), Cleveland (2013), Los Angeles Angels (2014), New York Yankees (2014), Oakland (2016), Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-19), Minnesota (2020), Tampa Bay (2021), New York Mets (2021), Pittsburgh (2023) and San Diego (2023).

His career record is 90-74 with a 4.01 ERA, 543 walks and 1,428 strikeouts in 1,409 innings over 386 games (248 starts).

The Royals entered Monday 12 games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. They visit the Cubs on Monday night for the start of a three-game series.

The Marlins, who had their four-game win streak broken, are 21-11 over their past 32 games.

Salvador Perez led Kansas City's offense with a homer and a double in four at-bats. It was his second straight game with a homer.

In the three-game series at Miami, Perez went 5-for-10 with four runs, two RBIs, two homers and two doubles.

Bubic (8-6) allowed just three hits - all singles - and one walk. Relievers Steven Cruz, Taylor Clarke and Sam Long each pitched one scoreless innings before Miami finally scored in the ninth.

Carlos Estevez got the last out for his 26th save, which leads the American League.

Janson Junk (4-2) took the loss, allowing six hits, one walk and a season-high six runs (five earned).

Kansas City, which hadn't led in regulation in the first two games of this series, jumped on Miami 3-0 in the top of the fourth.

Bobby Witt Jr. started the rally with a one-out double, and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a single. Maikel Garcia made it 1-0 on a sacrifice fly. After a ground-rule double by Perez, the Royals made it 3-0 on Jac Caglianone's two-run double.

All of that ended Junk's scoreless- streak at 14 1/3 innings.

The Royals doubled their lead in the fifth inning on a rally that began with shortstop Otto Lopez's throwing error on a routine grounder by Freddy Fermin. After a single by Kyle Isbel, Jonathan India slugged a two-run double. Then, after a wild pitch, Pasquantino's sacrifice fly made it 6-0.

Perez jumped on the first pitch of the eighth inning, giving the Royals a 7-0 lead with his 15th homer of the season. Perez's drive was clocked at 109 mph.

With two outs in the ninth, Miami got a two-run bloop single by Xavier Edwards and a two-run double by Agustin Ramirez. All four runs were unearned due to a fielding error on a grounder to second baseman India.

However, Estevez got Liam Hicks on a fly ball for the final out of the game.

Lopez's two-run double in the eighth inning snapped a 1-1 score.

Xavier Edwards added a triple, a double and two runs scored as the Marlins improved to 21-10 over their past 31 games.

Salvador Perez led the Royals with a homer, which tied the score 1-1 in the top of the eighth inning.

The game was decided by the bullpens as Ronny Henriquez (6-1) earned the win, and Anthony Bender pitched a scoreless ninth, earning his third save.

Reliever Lucas Erceg (4-3) took the loss.

Miami's Cal Quantrill pitched a season-high six innings, allowing two hits (both singles), no walks and no runs while striking out three.

Michael Wacha also pitched six innings, allowing three hits, one walk and one run with one strikeout.

Miami got off to a good start. In the top of the first inning, Quantrill got the Royals in order with the help of Lopez, who threw out Jonathan India after making a backhand stab in the hole.

In the bottom of the first, Edwards led off with a triple down the right-field line. The Royals brought the infield in, but Edwards - with his great speed - scored without a throw on Lopez's groundout to third baseman Maikel Garcia.

The Marlins continued to play good defense after that as center fielder Dane Myers made a running catch in the right-center gap to end the second inning; and Quantrill picked off speedy Tyler Tolbert off of first base in the third.

Miami threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs. However, Myers grounded out.

Kansas City tied the score, 1-1, in the eighth as Perez slugged his 14th homer of the season 413 feet to center. The exit velocity was 107 mph.

In the bottom of the eighth, Graham Pauley walked, Edwards doubled, and - after Jesus Sanchez was intentionally walked - Lopez banged his two-run double off the left-field wall. That hit had an exit velocity of 108 mph.

Royals left fielder John Rave, a 27-year-old rookie, had a big game with his first two career homers and four RBIs. Adam Frazier, acquired from the Pirates on Wednesday, added a two-run, two-out, pinch-hit double in the top of the 10th that was soon overshadowed by Stowers.

Miami is 20-10 over its past 30 games.

Stowers slugged a two-run homer and blooped an RBI single in his first two at-bats. Stowers' third-inning single improved him to 8-for-8 with four homers, four singles, one hit-by-pitch, one walk and nine RBIs over consecutive 10 plate appearances.

He finished Friday's game going 3-for-5 with five RBIs. He is the first player in Marlins history to hit five homers in a two-game stretch.

Neither starter earned a decision.

Miami's Sandy Alcantara allowed eight hits, two walks and four runs in six innings, striking out two.

Kansas City's Seth Lugo allowed eight hits and five runs -- both season highs -- in six innings. He struck out five without walking anybody.

There was a scary moment in the third inning as Agustin Ramirez hit a deep drive to left-center. Rave caught the ball a split-second before center fielder Kyle Isbel undercut him, and the two players collided.

Both remained in the game, however.

Miami opened the scoring in the first as Jesus Sanchez clubbed a solo homer on a high sinker, and Stowers slugged his two-run shot following a Ramirez single.

The Marlins increased their lead to 5-0 in the third. Xavier Edwards started the rally with a leadoff double that one-hopped the wall in left-center. Otto Lopez drove him in with a one-out double that bounced high off the wall in left-center before Stowers capped the rally with a two-out bloop RBI single.

The Royals got on the board in the fourth as Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez opened the inning with singles. With one out and runners on the corners, Nick Loftin picked up an RBI with a chopped single to third that bounced about 20 feet high.

Four pitches later, Rave slugged a three-run homer, cutting Kansas City's deficit to 5-4.

Rave homered again in the ninth, tying the score 5-5 and resulting in Calvin Faucher's blown save.

After Frazier's big hit in the top of the 10th off Lake Bachar (5-0), the Marlins scored three of All-Star closer Carlos Estevez (4-3), with Ramirez singling home Derek Hill before Stowers' winning blast.

Frazier, 33, signed as a free agent with the Royals before the 2024 season and with the Pirates before the 2025 season.

Last season in Kansas City, Frazier hit a career-low .202 with four home runs and 22 RBIs in 104 games.

In 78 games in Pittsburgh this season, he has rebounded with a .255 average, three home runs and 21 RBIs.

Frazier was drafted by the Pirates in the sixth round in 2013 and has a career batting average of .263 with 963 hits and 360 RBIs with Pittsburgh (2016-21, 2025), San Diego Padres (2021), Seattle Mariners (2022), Baltimore Orioles (2023) and Royals. He was an All-Star in 2021.

Devanney, 28, was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round of the 2019 draft. He has yet to make his MLB debut.

In 69 games at Triple-A Omaha this season, Devanney hit .272 with 67 hits, 18 home runs and 55 RBIs.

The Pirates assigned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.

The move is retroactive to Friday, with Lorenzen last pitching July 6 when he dominated with seven scoreless innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, while allowing two hits.

Lorenzen, 33, is 5-8 with a 4.61 ERA in 18 starts this season. In 11 career seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (2015-21), Los Angeles Angels (2022), Detroit Tigers (2023), Philadelphia Phillies (2023), Texas Rangers (2024) and Royals, he is 52-52 with a 4.06 ERA in 386 appearances (111 starts).

A corresponding move is expected later this week. The Royals resume play after the All-Star break on Friday on the road against the Miami Marlins.