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 had an off day on Thursday after winning two of three against the Nationals to begin their homestand. However, while winning a series is important, it felt like the Royals let one slip away against a Washington team that sits in the cellar of the NL East. Kansas City lost 8-7 to the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Lugo and Estevez’s Struggles; Salvy Affected By Catching Workload?
I went to the game on Monday night, which was a scorcher at Kauffman Stadium with a heat index in the upper 90s for most of the game (I also had seats on the first-base upper decks, which don’t get shaded until later). While the 10-7 score hinted at a slugfest, in reality, it was… Read More Can The Royals Overcome Their Recent Pitching Slide?
The Royals made positive ground in the Nation’s Capital this week in their second-to-last series of the 2024 season. Kansas City completed a sweep of the Nationals by the score of 7-4, the most runs the Royals have scored in a game since Friday the 13th against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. This recent series was… Read More The Royals Are So Close to Completing the Turnaround
The Royals will begin the second game of their series with the Nationals in an hour. It will be another important game in the most important five-game stretch of the 2024 season. Kansas City got a huge win in extra innings on Tuesday, beating Washington 1-0. The win snapped a 7-game losing streak that included… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Three Important Royals Questions for the Next Five Games
The Royals have been rumored to be active players in the position player trade market leading up to the July 30th trade deadline. JJ Picollo has already made a significant move in the relief market, trading for Hunter Harvey from Washington in exchange for Cayden Wallace and the 39th overall pick in the 2024 MLB… Read More Lane Thomas is a Peculiar Trade Option for the Royals
The Royals lost two of three in Boston to close out the first half of the 2024 season. They are currently 52-45 and sit two games behind the Red Sox in the Wild Card race and seven behind the Guardians in the AL Central. Even though the Royals lost on Saturday and Sunday to the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Royals Acquire Hunter Harvey; Select Caglianone and Shields; Waters Time Running Out?
On Sunday, the Royals swept the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. On one end, it was a meaningless game for a team that has been out of the postseason hunt since the year pretty much started. As of Monday, the Royals are 54-102 and will need to win two games in their last six… Read More This Royals September Feels Different (Even If the Rebuild is Still In Progress)
On Monday, Nick Kappel, the Royals’ Director of Media Relations, posted this interesting Tweet regarding the performance of the Royal’s starting pitchers over the past 10 days. Of course, this is a small sample size, and figuring out which pitchers are lumped into this group is hard. Do “openers” like Carlos Hernandez and Josh Staumont… Read More Are Things (Finally) Looking Up for Royals Starting Pitchers?
The Royals avoided the sweep on Sunday with an exciting finish as Michael Massey drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth off of Washington’s Chad Kuhl. I was there in person for the wild game (MJ Melendez nearly blew the moment after nearly tripping on the way to second after Dominic… Read More Three Royals Takeaways From the Month of May