Royals acquire RHP Michael Lorenzen from Rangers

The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Michael Lorenzen from the Texas Rangers on Monday in exchange for left-hander Walter Pennington.

Lorenzen, 32, is 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) in his first season with the Rangers.

An All-Star last season, Lorenzen threw a no-hitter for Philadelphia against Washington on Aug. 9, 2023. He signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with Texas on March 22.

Lorenzen is 45-44 with a 4.08 ERA and 15 saves in 361 games (87 starts) with the Cincinnati Reds (2015-21), Los Angeles Angels (2022), Detroit Tigers (2023), Phillies (2023) and Rangers.

Pennington, 26, made his major league debut for the Royals on July 5 at Colorado and retired both batters he faced with one strikeout.

Since joining the Kansas City organization in 2021, he is 22-11 with a 3.54 ERA in 147 games (four starts) in the minor leagues. Pennington has struck out 255 batters and walked 100 in 241 1/3 innings.

Also on Monday, the Royals placed John Schreiber on the 15-day injured list with a patella tendon injury in his right knee and recalled fellow right-handed reliever Will Klein from Triple-A Omaha.

Schreiber, 30, is 3-3 with one save in four chances and a 4.14 ERA in 43 appearances this season, with 30 strikeouts and 13 walks in 37 innings.

In six seasons with the Detroit Tigers (2019-20), Boston Red Sox (2021-23) and Royals, Schreiber is 11-9 with a 3.69 ERA and 10 saves in 20 chances. In 182 games (two starts) over 180 1/3 innings, he has 195 strikeouts and 66 walks.

Klein, 24, who made his major league debut on April 28, is 1-0 with a 6.35 ERA, six strikeouts and two walks in five relief appearances.

--Field Level Media