{"id":1997782,"date":"2025-09-04T22:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1997782"},"modified":"2025-09-04T22:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:12:16","slug":"royals-place-lugo-on-injured-list-with-back-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-place-lugo-on-injured-list-with-back-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals place Lugo on injured list with back strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo was scheduled to start Thursday night\u2019s game against the Los Angeles Angels entering the week. <\/p>\n

Lugo\u2019s anticipated Thursday start was instead skipped, and left-hander Noah Cameron will start for the Royals as the 35-year-old was placed on the injured list Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Royals announced that Lugo was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a lower back strain. <\/p>\n

In a corresponding move, right-handed pitcher Stephen Kolek was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. Kolek made a start for the Royals on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, going 6 innings and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run in a 3-1 Royals win.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)<\/span>(Charlie Riedel | AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lugo has struggled as of late. Dating back to August 8, Lugo made five starts, registering a quality start in just one of them and allowing 6 or more runs in three of them.<\/p>\n

His ERA has ballooned from sub-3.00 to a 4.15 currently.<\/p>\n

On July 27, Lugo and the Royals agreed to a multi-year extension<\/a> after he spent much of June and July rumored to be on the trading block. <\/p>\n

The Royals are currently 2.5 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. They are still without left-hander Cole Ragans, who has been on the injured list since the middle of June.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kctv5.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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