Larnach was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday with turf toe, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
#1 P
Pablo Lopez: Goes seven strong to earn win
Mar 28th
Lopez (1-0) tossed seven innings, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts to earn the victory in Minnesota's 4-1 win at Kansas City on Thursday.
#2 BP
Brock Stewart: Earns first hold
Mar 28th
Stewart threw a scoreless eighth inning to earn his first hold of the season in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.
#1 BP
Griffin Jax: Records first save
Mar 28th
Jax threw a scoreless inning with a walk and strikeout to record the save in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.
#1 SS
Carlos Correa: Three hits in Opening Day win
Mar 28th
Correa went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.
#1 C
Ryan Jeffers: Bats second in season opener
Mar 28th
Jeffers started at catcher and went 0-for-5 in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City. He hit No. 2 in the lineup for the second time in his career.
#1 RF
Max Kepler: X-rays clear on right leg
Mar 28th
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli noted after Thursday's 4-1 win over the Royals that X-rays on Kepler's right leg came back negative, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Triple-A St. Paul manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Lee won't join the affiliate for 3-to-4 weeks as he gets treatment for back spasms, Patrick Borzi of MinnPost.com reports.
The Twins selected Duarte's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.
#5 BP
Jorge Alcala: Returns to action Sunday
Mar 25th
Alcala (hand) gave up five runs (three earned) on three hits and one walk while striking out two over 1.1 innings of relief Sunday in the Twins' 8-3 loss to the Orioles in Grapefruit League play.
Santana is likely to bat leadoff against left-handed pitchers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. "I think he will hit leadoff. I don't know if it's going to be the whole year," manager Rocco Baldelli said this week.
Royals News
#1 3B
Maikel Garcia: Hits leadoff home run
Mar 28th
Garcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout during Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Twins.
#1 P
Cole Ragans: Strikes out nine in tough loss
Mar 28th
Ragans (0-1) tossed six innings of two-run baseball, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out nine while taking the loss Thursday against the Twins.
#1 2B
Michael Massey: Heads to IL
Mar 28th
The Royals placed Massey on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a low-back strain.
#9 BP
Josh Taylor: Goes on injured list
Mar 28th
The Royals placed Taylor on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left arm/biceps nerve injury.
#4 P
Michael Wacha: Not expected to miss time
Mar 25th
Manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Wacha won't miss time due to a bruised right middle finger, Jackson Stone of MLB.com reports.
#1 CF
Kyle Isbel: Set to start in center field
Mar 24th
Isbel is positioned to begin the season as the Royals' starting center fielder after Drew Waters was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, which was reported by Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
#2 LF
Dairon Blanco: Makes roster as extra outfielder
Mar 23rd
Manager Matt Quatraro informed Blanco that he'll be on the Royals' Opening Day roster, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports Saturday.
#2 2B
Nick Loftin: Secures roster spot
Mar 23rd
Manager Matt Quatraro informed Loftin that he made the Royals' Opening Day roster, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports Saturday.
#8 BP
Jordan Lyles: Starting season in bullpen
Mar 21st
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Thursday that Lyles will open the season in the bullpen, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
#5 P
Alec Marsh: Named fifth starter
Mar 21st
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Thursday that Marsh has won the final spot in the rotation, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
#6 P
Daniel Lynch: Optioned to Triple-A
Mar 20th
The Royals optioned Lynch to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
#2 BP
Angel Zerpa: Returning to bullpen
Mar 20th
Manager Matt Quatraro said Wednesday that Zerpa will begin the season in the Royals' bullpen, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.