The Chicago Cubs need a third reliable starting pitcher, and the Kansas City Royals have the man for the job in last season's Cy Young runner-up, Seth Lugo.

The market is heating up in the last week before the July 31 trade deadline. Arizona sent Josh Naylor to Seattle on Thursday.

The Cubs’ biggest need, with about a week before the July 31 deadline, is starting pitching. Lugo, who held the Cubs to four hits and two runs in six innings, will be highly sought after by contending teams if the Royals make him available. But their trade-deadline direction is unclear.

The Royals won the series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field and knocked Chicago out of first place in the NL Central.

The Twins are now listening to offers for their rental players, reports the New York Post. They would have to be blown away to move controllable players like Jhoan Duran and Joe R

(KMAland) -- The Cubs destroyed the Royals while the Cardinals were doubled up by the lowly Rockies in MLB on Tuesday. Check out the scores and leading stats in regional MLB below.

It’s a lot closer: Cardinals have three (1982, 2006, 2011) and the Royals have two (1985, 2015). In 2024, the Cardinals, while avoiding a second consecutive losing season, missed the playoffs ...

Maikel Garcia homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 n the second game of a day-night doubleheader.

(KMAland) -- The Royals demolished the Cubs at Wrigley while the Cardinals also picked up a win in MLB on Monday. Check out the scores and leading stats in regional MLB below.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .257 batting average, 2.57 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs. Cardinals: 9-1, .275 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by ...