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Royals will get a second chance to end a long broadcast shutout on Sunday

Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen (22) moves toward third base during the game vs. the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen (22) moves toward third base during the game vs. the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. dowilliams@kcstar.com

Let’s try this again.

The Royals are scheduled to play a Sunday night game this week when they face Detroit at Kauffman Stadium. It’ll end a long television shutout for Kansas City, which hasn’t had a Sunday night home game broadcast nationally since 2016.

Two weeks ago, the Royals were set to play their first Sunday night home game in a decade, but the threat of inclement weather moved the start to the afternoon.

Peacock will have its own broadcasters for Sunday night’s game.

For the games on Royals.TV this week, Ryan Lefebvre and Jeremy Guthrie will call the action, while Joel Goldberg will be the pregame and postgame host, with Bridget Howard serving as the sideline reporter.

Here is how to watch and listen to Royals games this week.

Monday: vs. Guardians, 6:40 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Tuesday: vs. Guardians, 6:40 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Wednesday: vs. Guardians, 6:40 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Thursday: vs. Guardians, 1:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Friday: vs. Tigers 6:40 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Saturday: vs. Tigers, 6:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)

Sunday: vs. Tigers, 6:20 p.m. (NBCSN/Peacock and 96.5 The Fan)

This story was originally published May 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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