Kansas City Royals closer Carlos Estévez tied a franchise mark with his 16th save of the season. Estévez worked a scoreless ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium. He navigated the top of the Tigers lineup in securing a 1-0 victory.

A players-only meeting intended to relieve the pressure that comes with a losing streak and poor play was well-received Saturday evening, and, in the eyes of many, absolutely the right time to have the team talk about its issues.

Royals entered Sunday’s game looking for a clean slate after holding a players-only meeting in the clubhouse following Saturday’s loss, their fifth straight.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs and Royals have opted to go their separate ways on stadium plans, signaling a potential end to the Truman Sports Complex setup. With political power shifts, business leaders calling for urgency, and Kansas’ offer set to expire, the next few months could reshape Kansas City’s sports landscape dramatically.

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.

Pasquantino dropped to seventh, from his usual third spot, in the Royals lineup because of Detroit's starter left-hander Tarik Skubal. He blooped a hit into short left field off Beau Brieske (1-2). Loftin had two of KC's four hits, including a double in the eighth.

Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings, but the Tigers managed just 1 hit while he was in and 2 hits overall in a 1-0 loss.

LOUIS — Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit ... to pitch 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Carlos Estévez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 17th ...