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.
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.
#10 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.
#6 BP
Carlos Hernandez: Lands on 15-day injured list
Mar 28th
The Royals placed Hernandez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right shoulder impingement.
#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.
#7 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.
#4 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.