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After 11 games, the Kansas City Royals own a mediocre 5-6 record. That actually has them tied for the third Wild Card spot, which goes to show how early is still is in the season. It’s frustrating that Bobby Witt Jr. is off to a slow start and concerning that Vinnie Pasquantino is once again […]
The rubber match of the first Cleveland series of the year will be played at noon like yesterday’s game. The difference is that they are not trying to have the sun help with the frigid temperatures, it is just when the game was scheduled to be, and it will be relatively balmy with much of […]
I’ve watched a lot of baseball in the last 60 years and have rarely been moved like I was on Opening Day when young Zane Gore stepped to the mound and threw a perfect strike to Alex Gordon. I’m not ashamed to admit that it brought me to tears, and judging by social media, many […]
The Kansas City Royals are trying to improve their baserunning processes, but the results still leave much to be desired. The Royals have been caught stealing four times, however, tied with four teams for second most in MLB. The Brewers, for example, are one of those teams — but they’ve stolen 21 bases already this […]
In the second inning, Rookie of the Year candidate Carter Jensen crushed a belt-high cutter to the empty right field bleachers for a line drive home run. The homer was Jensen’s third of the year, and put the Royals ahead 1-0 against their divisional rivals, the Guardians. But that hit turned out to be the […]
It’s my first regular season gamethread of the year. We’ve made it! Last week’s Tuesday was an off day, so it’s the first Tuesday game of the year. Honored to be back. Now, we will all be watching this one from the comfort of our homes and, let’s be honest, offices. But if you made […]
After the team’s first full week, plus a little, the Royals are 5-5. That’s not where they want to be, but there are some positive takeaways from that first week. The losses still count, but they were never going to go 162-0. Even the most optimistic Royals fan can’t look at this team and expect […]
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (4-5, 4 games back) After getting swept opening weekend, the Storm Chasers took 4 […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about the 5-6-4-3 double play from last night’s game. Anne Rogers also covered it here. The Royals pulled off a rare 5-6-4-3 double play to end the fourth. Guardians designated hitter Rhys Hoskins lined a ball off Maikel Garcia’s glove. The baseball trickled over to Bobby Witt Jr., who fired to Jonathan […]
For such a cold environment for a baseball game, the Royals hitters sure seemed red-hot today. I realize that’s not something you usually say after a simple 4-2 victory, but there was a ton of loud contact. Carter Jensen’s home run in the sixth inning was a 111mph scorching line drive that just barely cleared […]
After losing 2 of 3 against the Brewers, the Royals now take a short road trip to Cleveland early this week before returning home to face the White Sox later this week. The weather will be pretty cold in Cleveland for this series, so they’ve already moved tomorrow’s game up in time to be during […]
Cleveland in April is not a vacation destination. As a former resident of Ohio, I can tell you that that “Lake Effect” is real. With temperatures on Tuesday expected to hover around freezing, the game has been moved from a night game to a day game. The Royals dropped lost their April series in Cleveland […]
The Royals announced they have activated Michael Massey off the Injured list and have demoted Nick Loftin to Triple-A Omaha. Massey had missed the first nine games with a calf injury. He spent three games on rehab with Omaha and hit 3-for-12 (.333) With a home run. Massey is facing an important season after missing […]
Some of us hardcore fans track Royals players from the moment they are signed. Some of these players spend some time in Royals blue at the big league level, only to depart, others never make it to Kansas City, but continue their career bouncing around in other organizations. Some former Royals signed multi-year contracts last […]
A deep dive into the Kansas City Royals, from the bullpen to the blogosphere. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, host Jeremy “Hokius” Greco sits down with Craig Brown of Into the Fountains for an in-depth conversation on the current state of the Kansas City Royals. From recent series takeaways against the Brewers […]
The Kansas City Royals will play their 10th game today, and went 4-5 in the first nine games of the year. Great? No. Awful? Also no. When the baseball season starts, it’s really hard to keep things in perspective. The season is 162 games for a reason: it takes a long time for trends to […]
Salvador Perez talks about the big six-run inning that led to Saturday’s win. “I think every time we’re doing something good, everybody gets excited,” Perez said. “The guy behind me is trying to do his job, you know, just try to keep the line moving.” Anne Rogers has more on the rally. “India getting it […]
The Royals fell behind early and made a couple of pushes to cut the deficit to one run, but couldn’t overcome three and four run deficits, as they dropped the rubber match 8-5 to the Brewers. Kris Bubic got two quick outs to start the game, but a four-pitch walk to William Contreras set the […]
Happy Easter to all who celebrate! The Kansas City Royals have a chance to take the series this afternoon against a really good Brewers ballclub. Early offense propelled the Brewers to a 5-2 win yesterday in game one of the doubleheader, while a big 6th inning led the Royals to an 8-2 victory in the […]
The day started poorly, but by the time we had finished things were looking a bit brighter. Let’s talk about the afternoon game first. Luinder Avila got his first major league start and, at times, you could see why the Royals are still so high on him as a starter. His stuff is electric, especially […]
Let’s try this again, shall we? First, here’s what I wrote last night about the expected starters for that game who will both still pitch in today’s first match: In the series opener, the Royals are going to be relying on a rookie making his first MLB start, but not his first MLB appearance. Michael […]
Friday’s game was rained out, to be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday. Anne Rogers has details. Saturday’s originally scheduled game will be moved up to 1:10 p.m. CT, with Friday’s makeup game scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT. Both games will be available on Royals.TV and Brewers.TV, Friday’s tickets will be honored for the rescheduled game Saturday […]
We have achieved one week of Royals baseball, and the Royals, despite an anemic offense outside of one game, have managed not to lose more than they’ve won. Now comes one of the bigger tests for the team in the early-going as Atlanta was without many of their preferred starters, and the Twins simply don’t […]
The Royals announced they have officially called up Luinder Avila to start tonight’s game against the Brewers, and have placed left-hander Bailey Falter on the 15-day Injured List with left elbow inflammation retroactive to yesterday. Falter faced six hitters on Wednesday night against the Twins and gave up three hits and two walks. Michael Wacha […]
The Brewers play in the smallest metropolitan market in baseball, and yet have developed a sustainable model of success that is the envy of other teams. They have reached the playoffs in seven of the last eight years, and haven’t had a losing season since 2016. This year, the Brewers are off to a great […]