Ragans (shoulder) has been playing catch out to 105 feet and is expected to extend his throwing distance during the upcoming week, MLB.com reports.

If Ragans is able to stretch out his distance to around 120 feet and avoids any setbacks with his shoulder, he could be cleared to start throwing off a mound at some point next week. On the mend from a left rotator cuff strain that landed him on the injured list June 11, Ragans is progressing but still has several checkpoints to hit in the recovery process before he returns to the Kansas City rotation. At this point, the southpaw appears unlikely to be activated until the second half of August at the soonest.

Lorenzen (oblique) completed a bullpen session over the weekend and is expected to make one or two rehab starts before returning from the 15-day injured list, MLB.com reports.

Lorenzen is making good progress in his recovery from the left oblique strain that forced him to the IL on July 14, but he'll need more than the minimum 15 days to move past the issue and get stretched back out for starting duty. Before landing on the shelf, Lorenzen produced a 5-8 record, 4.61 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 85:29 K:BB in 99.2 innings over his 18 starts with Kansas City.

Garcia (elbow) struck out three and gave up two hits and one walk over 2.1 scoreless innings in a rehab start with Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday.

Garcia made the fourth appearance of his rehab assignment and his first at the Double-A level. He had originally been scheduled to pitch Sunday but had his start moved up a day and managed to record an additional out relative to his first three outings. Garcia has looked sharp across the entirety of his rehab assignment, throwing a total of 8.1 innings while allowing one earned run and maintaining a 12:1 K:BB. However, he'll likely need to prove he can pitch deeper into games before he is activated from the 60-day injured list.

Hill is slated to start Monday's game against Atlanta at Kauffman Stadium.

The 45-year-old lefty will be making his second straight turn through the Kansas City rotation after he fared reasonably well in his Royals debut this past Tuesday, when he limited the Cubs to three runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks over five innings. Though he'll need to continue delivering serviceable outings to stick around with Kansas City, Hill's path to an extended stay in the rotation appears to have gotten clearer after Kris Bubic (shoulder) recently joined Cole Ragans (shoulder) and Michael Lorenzen (oblique) on the injured list.

Festa has reported improvement since landing on the injured list Wednesday after he received two anti-inflammatory injections for his right shoulder, MLB.com reports.

Festa got injections for both the front and back of his shoulder, and the shots appear to have alleviated most of the swelling that the right-hander had been experiencing. He could be ready to start throwing again in the next few days and may have a chance at returning from the 15-day injured list when first eligible Aug. 6, but Festa won't necessarily have a big-league rotation spot waiting for him once he's activated.

Lopez (shoulder) has resumed throwing off flat ground out to 100 feet and is expected to increase his distance to 120 feet during the upcoming week, MLB.com reports.

Lopez has been throwing fastballs as well as off-speed pitches during his long-toss sessions, and if his shoulder continues to respond well once he stretches his throwing distance out another 20 feet, he's expected to be cleared for mound work. The right-hander was projected to miss around 8-to-12 weeks when he was placed on the injured list June 11 due to a right teres major strain, and based on where he currently stands in the recovery process, he seems to have a good chance at returning around the short end of that timeline.

Bieber (elbow) had been scheduled to make a rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Columbus before the game was postponed due to rain, Lori Schmidt of The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Bieber had been in line to pitch the first game of a doubleheader, but rain rolled through the area and cancelled both games. The Guardians will need to adjust their plans for Bieber, who threw 43 pitches in his most recent rehab outing Tuesday with High-A Lake County.

Cameron (5-4) picked up the win Sunday against Cleveland, allowing three hits and one walk with six strikeouts over five scoreless innings.

Cameron didn't allow a run for the third time in five starts, blanking the Guardians over five innings. It was a nice bounce-back effort for the 25-year-old, who had yielded four runs and two homers to the Cubs in his previous start. In 14 starts this season, Cameron has a 2.44 ERA and a 71:23 K:BB over 81 innings. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Blue Jays his next time out.

Scherzer (1-1) yielded three runs on three hits over seven innings Sunday, striking out 11 and taking a loss against Detroit.

Scherzer had one hiccup in the outing, and it resulted in a three-run shot by Gleyber Torres in the third inning. Aside from that frame, Scherzer did not allow another baserunner in his best and longest start of 2025. He forced 15 whiffs on 96 pitches and produced his first double-digit strikeout performance since 2023. Scherzer had completed six innings just once in his first six outings this season. He's sporting a 4.89 ERA with a 39:8 K:BB across 35 innings. Scherzer is lined up to face the Royals at home next weekend.

Lugo and the Royals agreed on a two-year, $46 million contract extension Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Lugo will now stick around Kansas City for at least two more years, while his deal will also include an option for a third season. The right-hander has been supremely effective over his first two seasons in Kansas City, combining to produce a 2.98 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 280 strikeouts over 319.2 innings in 52 starts.