KC entered play with a 23-38 record against teams with a winning record. The Cleveland Guardians, who sat at .500 prior to Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader, were 1 ½ games ahead of the Royals in the American League Wild Card standings.

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For John Rave, the All-Star break was much more productive than a four-day hiatus from baseball. Instead, the work-focused break seemed to make quite the impact.

Royals rookie right fielder Jac Caglianone exited the game in the third inning with left-hamstring tightness after his first at-bat of the afternoon. The Royals inserted MJ Melendez into the game as his replacement and John Rave moved from left field to right.

Kansas City Royals rookie right fielder Jac Caglianone had to leave Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians early.

Salvador Perez homered twice and drove in four runs, Jac Caglianone and John Rave added solo shots and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 12-4.

Rave had homered there a decade earlier, shortly after being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft. His father, Mike, had won a trip to Wrigley with John and his brother, Matt.

The fan who caught the first home run hit by Royals outfielder John Rave traded the ball for a ton of goodies.

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Bachar challenged Frazier with a sweeper on the inside part of the plate. Frazier reached down and sent the baseball into right field. Both Jonathan India (in the game as KC’s designated extra-innings runner) and Bobby Witt Jr. came home to score.