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As expected, Vinnie Pasquantino has been placed on the 10-day IL following a pop-up that appeared to injure his right hand during last night’s game. The injury is being described as a right hamate fracture, which is quite bad for the Royals’ first baseman and another brutal injury blow for a team that wasn’t playing […]
Noah Cameron had a rough start, the bullpen couldn’t hold it together, and finally, the defense let the Royals down. In a game where the Astros scored seven of their runs via home run, they finally defeated the Royals with a groundball hit right to Bobby Witt Jr. that the Royals failed to convert into […]
National sports writer Kyle Odegard recently sat down to interview MLB legend, Clint Hurdle. Hurdle has seen time as an MLB player, manager, and now as a coach with the Colorado Rockies. One player that Hurdle is clearly high on is Kansas City Royals’ superstar Bobby Witt Jr. READ MORE HERE: https://www.actionnetwork.com/mlb/clint-hurdle-interview-paul-skenes-rockies-rebuildClint Hurdle Says Witt Jr. […] The post MLB Legend Sends Bobby Witt Jr. An Important ‘MVP’ Message appeared first on HE...
The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals made it into the eighth inning before Mother Nature got in the way. Saturday night's game landed in a rain delay with the two teams deadlocked at 7-7.
After feeling discomfort during a throwing session, Royals left-hander Cole Ragans is headed for testing, manager Matt Quatraro told reporters, including Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star. Ragans is working his way back from an elbow impingement. His rehab process has already been paused once due to renewed elbow stiffness. “Cole woke up yesterday, […]
The Royals are going to take the field again tonight, and there’s nothing you or I can do to stop them. So we might as well see if they can find a win. The good news is that Noah Cameron is pitching for the Royals. After being so bad early that fans were ready to […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Astros continue a six-game road trip with the second game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. RHP Mike Burrows will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite LHP Noah Cameron and the Royals. ABOUT BURROWS: The 26-year old RHP Mike Burrows has been the only […]
Chavo Guerrero comments on Je’Von Evans. At the start of this year, Je’Von Evans was brought to the main roster from NXT. He’s currently eyeing a World Title match while competing in the King of the Ring tournament. Many fans have been impressed by Evans’ work on the main roster so far. Chavo Guerrero is … The post Chavo Guerrero: Je’Von Evans ‘Defies Gravity’ Like Michael Jordan appeared first on Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News .
The Houston Astros watched Yordan Alvarez turn Friday night into a historic showcase at Kauffman Stadium. Alvarez homered twice in the first inning of a wild 10-8 win vs. the Kansas City Royals, giving the Astros a loud start to the three-game weekend series. Alvarez made MLB history by hitting both a multi-run homer and […] The post What Astros superstar Yordan Alvarez said about historic night vs. Royals appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Only the Houston Astros this season could deliver angst and high drama after posting a whopping 9 runs in the first inning. What should’ve been a contest set on cruise control, quickly became a roller coaster affair, between dueling bullpens. Houston would hang on for a 10-8 win. Royals starter Luinder Avila […]
Before the Royals took an at-bat in the first inning, they were down 9-0. Before the Astros took their second at-bat, the Royals had made it 9-5. Neither starter made it through the first inning, but the bullpens held it there until the eighth, when the Royals added 3 more to make 9-8. The Astros […]
Despite all the trade rumors, the Houston Astros are very grateful to have Yordan Alvarez in their lineup. On Friday, Alvarez carved out a place for himself in history as he put on an offensive clinic against the Kansas City Royals, per Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle. He became the first player in franchise history […] The post Yordan Alvarez makes Astros history with 6 run 1st inning vs. Royals appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Royals placed starter Seth Lugo on the seven-day concussion injured list this evening. Righty Eli Morgan is up from Triple-A Omaha to provide an extra bullpen arm for the time being. It was a scary scene on Wednesday when Lugo was struck in the face by a comebacker hit by Brandon Nimmo. The ball came off […]
The Royals start the final series of their Texas homestand tonight, hosting the Houston Astros. Most analysts figured the Royals needed to go 4-2 on this homestand if they wanted to continue to work their way back from the depths they sank to with all their early-season losing. That’s still technically on the table if […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (31-39) continue a six-game road trip with the first game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (28-41) tonight at Kauffman Stadium. RHP Tatsuya Imai (3-3, 5.24 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Luinder Avila (1-2, 4.02 ERA) and the Royals. ABOUT IMAI: […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked how the Royals should handle Kris Bubic as the trade deadline approaches in […]
Like most Astros enthusiasts, it’s always a cringeworthy moment when Houston ventures out to Kauffman Stadium. It’s the site of the 2015 ALDS with flashbacks of falling short Game 5 flooding the memory banks. The landscape today has a few holdover members from that clash, Salvador Perez and Jose Altuve to name a few, but […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Royals yesterday to get their record back to .500. Evan Grant says the Rangers win may have been sparked by the phony rain delay. Elsewhere the Rangers put reliever Jalen Beeks on the IL. Joc Pederson meanwhile is day to day with hip discomfort. And Keith Law has […]
We step outside the lab to look at a situation that is becoming more and more dire. However. we have to constantly remain guarded against the hyperbolic. People are often drawn to the extremes on managers. It was Whitey Herzog that said he was two players away from the pennant when he managed the Kansas […]
The big news yesterday was the Kyle Isbel injury. Anne Rogers reported it: On Thursday, he was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of a portion of his left plantar fascia, which is a severe tear and will take some time to heal before he gets back to baseball activity. The Royals are hoping to […]
Nick Pratto did not have to travel far for his next opportunity. The San Diego Padres signed the first baseman to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso. The Texas Rangers released Pratto earlier this week. The Career That Brought Him Here Pratto was the 14th overall pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 2017 draft out of Huntington Beach, California, a left-handed first baseman who generated a lot of excitement in 2021 when he hit 36 home runs between Double-A an...
The San Diego Padres on Wednesday signed first baseman Nick Pratto to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso. Pratto, a 27-year-old left-handed hitter and former Kansas City Royals first-round pick from the 2017 MLB Draft, joins San Diego after beginning the 2026 season in the Texas Rangers system. He was […] The post Padres sign former Royals first-round pick to minor league contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Kansas City Royals outfield depth took a significant hit Thursday after center fielder Kyle Isbel was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of a portion of the plantar fascia in his left foot, an injury expected to keep him out for an extended period. The team placed Isbel on the 10-day injured list Wednesday […] The post Royals receive unfortunate injury update on CF Kyle Isbel appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rangers series started out so promising, but the Royals dropped the final two games of the series, including a 4-2 loss on Thursday afternoon. The game started after a delay of over two hours over concerns relating to local storms, although no rain ever fell at the stadium. The Royals managed just six hits […]
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Kansas City Royals scored two runs. Methinks the Rangers were feeling a tad aggrieved today with the Royals making the call to delay the game for more than two hours to protect their depleted pitching staff. Despite the sun staying out the entire time, the thought of […]