Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo will miss his upcoming start on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. Lugo is dealing with inflammation in his right middle finger. The injury occurred in his last start against the Boston Red Sox.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals All-Star pitchers Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo were placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday. Left-hander Ragans was moved to the list with a left groin strain and right-hander Lugo with a third finger sprain.

The Kansas City Royals have placed their top two starting pitchers on the injured list. The team announced Saturday that Cole Ragans (left groin strain) and Seth Lugo (sprained middle finger, move retroactive to May 14) are both now on the IL with lefties Noah Cameron and Evan Sisk coming to the majors in corresponding moves.

Sometimes, a bargain in Major League Baseball can be almost too good to be true. The Kansas City Royals signed free-agent starting pitcher Seth Lugo to a three-

The Royals are skipping Seth Lugo's turn in the rotation on Saturday as last season’s American League Cy Young Award runner-up deals with inflammation in his right middle finger.

The Royals placed both Lugo and Ragans on the injured list Saturday. Ragans is suffering from a groin strain, while Lugo has a finger sprain. The latter's IL stint is retroactive to May 14. Ragans suffered his injury against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night as he allowed four runs in five innings while striking out eight in the Royals' 10-3 loss.