Kansas City Royals

Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-3 in a win over the Blue Jays with a home run, two walks, two runs scored and three RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday's win over Toronto, Pasquantino is batting .239 with 11 homers, 46 RBI, 44 runs scored and five steals across 97 games. He's homered in two of his last three games and has 10 XBH in his last 18 games since being activated from the IL.

Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in win over the Blue Jays with a home run, one walk, one run scored and two RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday's win over Toronto, Perez is slashing .226/.271/.383 with 19 home runs, 68 RBI, 48 runs scored, one stolen base, a .284 wOBA and a .247 BABIP across 134 games. He's having a much better second half, where he's batting .262 with 17 extra-base hits (XBH) in 45 games compared to .209 and 25 XBH in 89 first-half games.

Randy Dobnak allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks while striking out three over six innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact: Dobnak allowed seven hard hits and picked up eight whiffs on 83 pitches. After the win, he now has a 2.54 ERA and 1.32 WHIP with a 3-3 record across 10 starts. He'll face the Red Sox on the road next.

Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Jac Caglianone is dealing with a Grade 1 flexor strain. (Source: Anne Rogers on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Caglianone remains hopeful to avoid a stint on the injured list. He is day-to-day for now.

John Rave went 1-for-3 against the Blue Jays with a home run, a walk, one run scored, and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Saturday's loss, Rave is batting .225 with four homers, nine RBI, 17 runs scored, and four stolen bases across 35 games. He's started just three of his team's last eight games.

Seth Lugo allowed three earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact: Lugo allowed eight hard hits and picked up just six whiffs on 95 pitches. After the outing, he owns a 5.04 ERA and 1.44 WHIP with a 6-8 record through 29 starts. He'll face the Red Sox next.

The Royals sent Drew Waters outright to Triple-A Omaha.

Fantasy Impact: Waters passed through waivers unclaimed after he was designated for assignment. He will remain in the Royals organization.

Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Blue Jays with a home run, a walk, one run scored and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss, Witt Jr. is batting .283 with 17 home runs, 51 RBI, 79 runs scored and 38 stolen bases across 123 games. He needs just three homers to match Julio Rodriguez's MLB record of reaching 20 homers and 20 steals in each of his first five seasons.

Daniel Lynch allowed five earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out zero over five innings in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact: Lynch allowed five hard hits and picked up just two whiffs on 70 pitches. After the outing, he owns a 3.51 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with a 4-5 record through six starts and 52 appearances overall. He was having one of the few productive seasons in the Royals' bullpen, but the move to the rotation has been a disaster. In 20.2 innings across those six starts, he's allowed 16 earned runs while walking eight and striking out only 11 batters. The only positive is that he was able to complete five innings in this one and got up to 70 pitches. He'll face the Diamondbacks next.

Tyler Tolbert swiped a bag and scored a run as a pinch-runner for Salvador Perez in the eighth inning.

Fantasy Impact: After this outing, Tolbert is up to 21 steals in 24 tries while batting .307 in 132 plate appearances. He's been a great option off the bench for the Royals this season.

Carter Jensen went 3-for-4 in a win over the Marlins with a home run, a triple, a double, three runs scored and three RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Thursday's win, Jensen is now slashing .231/.316/.442 with 22 home runs, 67 RBI, 66 runs scored and two stolen bases across 131 games. He's got three straight multi-hit games and three homers in his last two games.

Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

Fantasy Impact: Wacha allowed five hard hits and picked up 20 whiffs on 96 pitches. He's got three quality starts in a row and now has a 3.36 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with a 9-8 record through 28 starts this season. He'll face the Diamondbacks next.

Craig Kimbrel left Thursday’s game against the Marlins with an illness.

Fantasy Impact: Kimbrel is day-to-day going into Friday.

Michael Massey went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Marlins with a double, one RBI and one stolen base.

Fantasy Impact: After Wednesday's loss to Miami, Massey is slashing .276/.313/.448 with 11 home runs, 45 RBI, 46 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .328 wOBA across 111 games. He's four homers and 10 RBI away from new career highs.

Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in loss to the Marlins with one run scored, two walks and one stolen base.

Fantasy Impact: After Wednesday's loss, Loftin is batting .238 with seven home runs, three stolen bases, a .320 wOBA and a 16% strikeout rate across 100 games. He's got a career high in homers and steals, but that's not saying much.

Noah Cameron allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven over five innings in Wednesday's loss to the Marlins.

Fantasy Impact: Cameron allowed six hard hits and picked up 16 whiffs on his 86 pitches. After the outing, he owns a 4.08 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with a 9-8 record and an 8.0 K/9 across 26 starts. He'll face the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Carlos Estévez will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. (Source: Jaylon T. Thompson on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Estevez had been attempting to work his way back, but he'll now undergo surgery. He'll hope to be fully healthy by spring training next year.

Beck Way was scheduled to be re-evaluated last week. (Source: MLB)

Fantasy Impact: Way returned from his rehab assignment after feeling right mild shoulder discomfort. There should be an update soon.

Nick Mears will undergo season-ending surgery. (Source: MLB)

Fantasy Impact: Mears had been dealing with shoulder issues for most of the summer.

The Yankees are signing RHP John Schreiber. (Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Schreiber was waived by the Royals on Saturday. He will add depth in the bullpen for the Yankees.