Category: Royals Recap

Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: June 6th-8th (White Sox) (Plus Underdog Fantasy Picks)

The weekend started pretty poorly for the Royals as they lost two of three to the last-place White Sox. However, on Sunday, the Royals avoided the sweep, beating Chicago 7-5 (though relievers Trevor Richards and Carlos Estevez gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth). Kansas City is 34-32 and is 8.5 games… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: June 6th-8th (White Sox) (Plus Underdog Fantasy Picks)

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Royals Fans Shouldn’t Adjust Expectations With This Team Just Yet (But It’s Getting Close)

The Royals lost a brutal game on Friday night against the Chicago White Sox in front of a sold-out crowd at the Rate Field that was celebrating Mexican Heritage Night. The Royals and White Sox were tied at two going into the 8th inning. Furthermore, Kansas City looked to be primed to take the lead… Read More Royals Fans Shouldn’t Adjust Expectations With This Team Just Yet (But It’s Getting Close)

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Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 30th-June 1st (Detroit) (RFG Road Trip: St. Louis)

Bigger things are going on in the world of the Kansas City Royals right now. After all, the call-up of Jac Caglianone has Royals fans more excited than ever, with radio hosts hitting I-70 in the evening (after 5 p.m. commuter traffic died down, of course). Still, before the series with the Cardinals starts this… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 30th-June 1st (Detroit) (RFG Road Trip: St. Louis)

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“Reporter Jottings”: Moose Retirement Ceremony; Loftin Surging; Lopez Hits for Cycle in ACL

The odds were certainly against the Royals on Saturday as they faced Detroit ace Tarik Skubal. Unsurprisingly, the reigning AL Cy Young award winner was masterful at Kaffuman yesterday afternoon. One would think that with that kind of line, the Royals lost. Thankfully, Michael Wacha was just as masterful, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Moose Retirement Ceremony; Loftin Surging; Lopez Hits for Cycle in ACL

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Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 26th-28th (Cincinnati)

After losing the first two games of the series, the Royals bounced back on Wednesday to beat the Reds 3-2, thus avoiding a sweep to start this week’s homestand. It was a classic 2025 Royals victory on Wednesday night. The Royals’ pitching staff carried the weight in this one, and opportunistic hitting ended up sealing… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 26th-28th (Cincinnati)

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The Salvy Dilemma (And Other Royals Thoughts From Monday Against the Reds)

The Royals lost the opening game of their homestand on a rainy Monday. I was one of 18,002 in attendance at Kauffman Stadium on Memorial Day, which felt even less crowded with so many huddled in the concourse or sitting in sections that were fortunate to have overhangs (which was the case for me and… Read More The Salvy Dilemma (And Other Royals Thoughts From Monday Against the Reds)

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Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 19th-21st (San Francisco)

After losing three straight series (Boston, Houston, and St. Louis), the Royals got back on the winning track in the Bay Area. On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City beat Giants ace Logan Webb 8-4, which helped the Royals earn their first series win since the White Sox series at Kauffman Stadium in early May. With the… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 19th-21st (San Francisco)

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Three Questions After the Royals’ Loss to the Cardinals in Game 1 of the I-70 Series

There was a different anticipation for this weekend’s 2025 edition of the I-70 Series at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals were celebrating the anniversaries of the 1985 and 2015 World Series, with major ceremonies taking place before first pitch on Friday and Saturday. Furthermore, they were going into this weekend’s series against the Cardinals with a… Read More Three Questions After the Royals’ Loss to the Cardinals in Game 1 of the I-70 Series

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