It was a frustrating series finale for Royals fans on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. After evening up the series on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory, the Royals’ bats couldn’t solve the reigning AL Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, in a 5-0 loss. In seven innings of work, Skubal didn’t allow a run and… Read More After Disappointing Sunday Against Tigers, Royals Make Waves With Moves
The Royals won a big series over the White Sox in Chicago this week, improving their record to 69-65 and Fangraphs playoff odds to 13.2%, as of Thursday. While the postseason is still a bit of an uphill battle for Kansas City, they are just three games behind Seattle in the Wild Card race and… Read More Four Important Royals Roster Questions For September
This will be a brief post, but I wanted to share a couple of items I’ve produced, including my latest post on Just Baseball and my Sleeper MLB picks for tonight’s games. Just Baseball: Breaking Down Vinnie’s Hot Second Half and Future in Kansas City Today, my second post for Just Baseball dropped this morning,… Read More Just Baseball: Do the Royals Think Extension With Vinnie? (Plus: Sleeper MLB Picks)
The Royals are off to a brutal start at the Rate on Monday, as they are down 3-0 after one. That is not the start in Chicago they wanted, especially after losing two of three in Detroit over the weekend. Noah Cameron hasn’t had his best outing so far, as he has given up three… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Massey Returns; Castro Earns IL Honors; Panzini Called Up to Omaha
The Royals avoided the sweep on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit, beating the Tigers 10-8 in a surprising Sunday slugfest. It was definitely a rollercoaster of a game, emotions-wise, for Royals fans. Things didn’t look good early on for Kansas City. In the second inning, Riley Greene launched his 31st home run of… Read More Maikel Garcia and the Royals Keep the Line Moving
The Royals dropped the first game against the Tigers 7-5 in Detroit on Friday night. After getting off to a 3-0 lead, the Royals allowed seven unanswered runs, including two in the sixth inning and four in the seventh. This was despite another sterling outing from Ryan Bergert, who hasn’t gotten a win yet this… Read More The Royals’ Dilemma With Bailey Falter
The Royals finished off the Rangers on Thursday afternoon, beating Texas 6-4 in the series finale. With the win, the Royals won three of four in the series and improved their record to 66-62 for the season. A Bobby Witt Jr. error erased a three-run Royals lead in the fifth. However, a Vinnie Pasquantino home… Read More Three Metrics That Stand Out From the Royals’ Successful Homestand
The Royals are trying to clinch the series on Wednesday evening against the Texas Rangers, as they are tied 3-3 going into the eighth inning. Even though they have five hits and drawn three walks, they have cooled off a bit since Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run blast off of Rangers starter Caleb Boushley in… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Bobby Hits 100; Kurdna’s Omaha Debut; First Article at ‘Just Baseball’
If there’s one thing the Royals have had a hard time doing this year, it’s finishing off teams in the final game of a series. Earlier this week, against the Nationals, Kansas City had a prime opportunity to complete the sweep of a Washington team that’s been the second-worst club in the National League this… Read More Royals Take Care of White Sox With Much-Needed Sweep
On Friday night, I attended my 21st Royals game of the season at Kauffman Stadium. With a 3-1 victory, my record improved to 10-11 for the season at the K. Ironically, according to my MLB Ballpark app, it was also the ninth-straight loss I have seen from the White Sox in my history of tracking… Read More Friday Night’s Royals Win Over the White Sox Was More Than Just A Baseball Game