down to five teams<\/a>. The Royals join the Texas Rangers (72-69), Tampa Bay Rays (70-69) and the Cleveland Guardians (69-69) in pursuit of that spot.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Each team is within three games of catching the Mariners.<\/p>\n
Lugo\u2019s injury comes at an inopportune time. However, the Royals have confidence in Kolek and others to pick up the slack moving forward.<\/p>\n
And Quatraro is optimistic Lugo will be able to come back and contribute.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not exactly sure what they will do for the treatments,\u201d Quatraro said, \u201cbut hopefully it\u2019s the minimum (number of games he\u2019ll miss).\u201d<\/p>\n
The Royals were to conclude their three-game series against the Angels on Thursday. Cameron was KC\u2019s starting pitcher, opposite Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks. First pitch is 6:40 p.m. Central.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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