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Jaylon Thompson writes about the blowout loss on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt stinks for everybody to be out there in that situation,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. \u201cYou never want to be in that spot (late in the game), but that\u2019s the spot we put ourselves in. And you know, with seven more games before an off-day, you\u2019ve got to get a position player out there to keep people fresh to pitch tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anne Rogers talks to J.J. Picollo about the upcoming trade deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n There will be interest in relievers John Schreiber<\/a>, Daniel Lynch IV<\/a> and Alex Lange<\/a>, too. But the most intriguing part of this Deadline will be what the Royals decide to do with their two veteran starters, Seth Lugo<\/a> and Michael Wacha<\/a>, the latter of whom is probably the Royals\u2019 best trade chip this year. But trading them away is not so simple.<\/p>\n \u201cThose [are] two guys we\u2019re going to count on,\u201d Picollo said. \u201cWe already have needs in our rotation. We\u2019ll be open-minded to anything. But we have to be very, very pointed in what we want to get out of any one of those two. And also, they made a commitment to us. I think that\u2019s important to the morale of the team. Where you have two guys that have done what they\u2019ve done in their careers, and they want to be here.<\/p>\n \u201cWith that being said, teams want to talk about them \u2014 it\u2019s never going to hurt to at least listen. I think those guys understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Salvador Perez hit career home run #315<\/a>, two shy of George Brett\u2019s franchise record.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, every day I hear somebody tell me about that,\u201d Perez said of the record. \u201cSo it\u2019s hard not to think about it. I don\u2019t try to think about it when I\u2019m hitting. I don\u2019t like to put too much pressure on myself, you know.<\/p>\n \u201cI try to see the ball and hit the ball. When it happens, I\u2019m happy. Hopefully, I can do that quick.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Stephen Kolek<\/a> had an injury setback in his rehab start and will hit the Injured List.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe said he didn\u2019t feel great playing catch, but then as he got on the mound, he felt better,\u201d manager Matt Quatraro said Sunday morning. \u201cThe first couple of innings were pretty good. In the third inning, he felt more aggressive discomfort. They thought it was best to get him out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Royals first round pick Zion Rose met with the media this weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m grateful to be here, with an organization that cares about their players, cares about their development, cares about the team,\u201d Rose said. \u201cA city that backs their team. I\u2019m excited to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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