KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals pitcher Nate Karns will undergo surgery next week to remove a rib that’s causing nerve pain in his forearm. He will miss the remainder of the season, though he expects to be ready by the time spring training rolls around. The right-hander was placed on the disabled list May 24th while the Royals began trying to determine the source of his nerve discomfort.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo flared a lazy fly ball down the left-field line with one out in the ninth inning, driving in the only run off Danny Duffy and giving the Texas Rangers a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Texas won its 12th straight win over Kansas City dating to last July.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lance Lynn worked six and one third innings and added a rare run-scoring double at the plate as the St. Louis Cardinals cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Tommy Pham had three hits and an RBI for St. Louis. Matt Carpenter went 2 for 4 with an RBI.

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and John Isner will headline World TeamTennis, which begins its 42nd season on Sunday. Williams, who finished runner-up at Wimbledon on Saturday, will play her sixth season for the Washington Kastles. She’ll travel to Philadelphia to face the Freedoms on July 24th and be home for the Springfield (Missouri) Lasers on July 25th.