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)
The Royals’ five-game win streak came to a screeching halt on Saturday evening, as Kansas City lost 10-1 against Boston at Kauffman (they ended up losing the series on Sunday after a 3-1 loss). It was a deflating loss for the Royals in what was a matchup between two aces: Cole Ragans and Boston’s Garrett… Read More Should Royals Fans Be Worried About Cole Ragans?
The Royals’ hot play continues. On Thursday afternoon, Kansas City beat the White Sox 10-0, completing a four-game sweep of their division rival. The Royals are now 23-16, putting them 2.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central division. Kansas City is 9-1 in its last 10 games, an impressive feat. However, the… Read More Crown Talk’s Royals Three-Star Awards: May 5th-9th (White Sox)
The Royals’ three-game winning streak ended on Friday, as Kansas City lost 3-0 to the Orioles in Baltimore. Royals fans are pretty aware of the club’s struggles on the hitting end this season (they had only four hits against Dean Kremer and the rest of the Orioles bullpen yesterday). However, the Royals are 17-16 despite… Read More The Three Best Royals Pitches (From the First Month of Play)
We will be rescheduling our Crown Talk podcast recording date for Monday evening, which means the episode will be released on Tuesday instead of Monday. We may make this a permanent thing based on our availability. Sunday has typically been a better recording date for our work schedules, but Tuesday is a more ideal release… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Hunter Brown, Royals Reliever Comparisons, and Underdog “Sunday Slider” Picks
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
Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium is just two days away, and it seems like the Royals are ready to go for Thursday’s 2025 kickoff against the Cleveland Guardians. On Tuesday, before their final spring exhibition game, the Royals announced another slew of roster moves. Although the Royals have yet to announce an official 26-man roster,… Read More Five Bold Royals Predictions for 2025
The Royals have five Cactus League games remaining, including split-squad contests today against the Mariners and Athletics. At this point, GM JJ Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro seem to be in the final days of roster deliberation. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Opening Day roster announcements either Sunday or Monday, even though two Spring… Read More Predicting the Royals’ 2025 Opening Day Roster (Final Edition)