The Royals had an off day on Monday as they traveled to Tampa for this week’s three-game series against the Rays, marking the start of their road trip, which also includes a visit to Baltimore this weekend. With no Royals game on TV (no Minor League affiliates either), Jared and I recorded on Monday night… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 25th-27th (Houston)
After losing six of seven on the road last week, the Royals have won four straight games, including three straight at home against the Colorado Rockies. On Thursday, the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Rockies, winning 7-4 in game one and 6-2 in game two. That completed a series sweep of Colorado. The… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 22nd-24th (Colorado)
Our latest episode of the Crown Talk podcast came out this morning, as we pushed back our release this week by a day due to both of us having conflicts on Easter Sunday. In episode four, we talked about MJ Melendez and his demotion to Omaha, once again grumbled about the state of the Royals’… Read More Crown Talk Podcast: Episode Four (A Brutal Week for the Royals)
The Royals snapped a six-game losing streak on Easter Sunday, beating the Tigers 4-3 in extra innings in the series finale. The win improved their overall record to 9-14 for the season. It was a “gutty” win in every sense, something Royals fans didn’t see much in the Yankees series or the three previous games… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 17th-20th (Detroit)
The Royals salvaged the final game of their weekend series against the Guardians. On Sunday, Kansas City won 4-2 thanks to Salvador Perez‘s second home run of the year. The Royals are back at .500 with an 8-8 record entering Monday’s game against the Yankees, with whom they begin a three-game set. It will arguably… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 11th-13th (Cleveland)
After a tough 4-0 loss on Wednesday night, the Royals returned to the K on Thursday afternoon and won 3-2 against Minnesota. The victory helped Kansas City clinch a 3-1 series over the Twins and a 5-2 homestand (which included a 2-1 series win over the Orioles). The Royals’ record is 7-6, which puts them… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 7th-10th (Minnesota)
The Royals took their first series of the year, taking two out of three games against the Baltimore Orioles this weekend at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City clinched the series on Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 victory. While they collected 13 hits in the win, they only scored four runs, all coming in the first two… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: April 4th-6th (Baltimore)
The Royals dropped their second straight series, losing 3-2 to the Brewers in extra innings on Wednesday in the rubber game. That brings the Royals’ record to 2-4 for the season. Thankfully, Kansas City is still in the thick of things in the AL Central, as every team in the division has a 2-4 record.… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three Stars Awards: March 31st-April 2nd (Milwaukee)
After a 1-2 homestand on Opening Weekend, the Royals bounced back with an 11-1 win in Milwaukee on the Brewers’ Opening Day at American Family Field. Kris Bubic was masterful in this one as he produced the Royals’ first quality start in 2025. In six innings pitched, he allowed zero runs, three hits, and two… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Crown Talk Podcast; Tolbert Up; India Strong Start