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Yankees demolish Royals 13-4
The Royals will probably win another game this year, but you’d be forgiven if you doubted it. Royals fans were hoping for a different result from the previous six games, and it was different, alright, just not the way they hoped. The Royals were blown out in New York. The Yankees hit four home runs […]
Game thread XXI – Royals at Yankees
The Royals have lost five in a row, including every game on this road trip. But today is a new day. And today could be the start of a long winning streak! It could happen! Manager Matt Quatraro seems to be feeling the pressure to shake his team out of their funk, if the lineup […]
What’s Going Wrong for Kansas City Royals — and What’s Still Right
The Royals’ early-season story is starting to take shape — and it’s a mix of promise, frustration, and big questions. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco break down the Kansas City Royals’ recent performance against the Detroit Tigers, focusing on the team’s offensive inconsistencies, bullpen volatility, […]
Kansas City Royals news: Will the Royals ever win again?
Jaylon Thompson writes about how the Royals lost again late in New York. Lange threw a changeup that caught too much of the plate. McMahon got just enough of the pitch, as the baseball landed in the first row beyond the left-field wall. “I feel like when you fall behind guys, bad things happen,” Lange […]
Royals lose fifth straight, 4-2 in New York
The Royals have now lost five straight. Those five losses all have a lot in common. The most obvious similarity is that they were all close games decided in the seventh inning or later. Tonight’s was the first game where they lost by more than a single run. It did, unfortunately, continue the streak of […]
Game thread XX – Royals at Yankees
There is never a good time to play the Yankees, one of MLB’s most consistently good teams throughout its long history. But the Royals still have to do it. From a certain perspective, maybe this is a good time to face them; if you’re already losing, what’s a few more losses? Then, when you get […]
Yankees series preview: Not a team you want to face during a losing streak
The Royals have stumbled out to a 7-12 start and are winless on this road trip as they travel to the Bronx. The Yankees are always expected to be one of the top teams to contend for a title, although a championship has eluded them now for 16 seasons. They got off to a great […]
Everything you need to know about the proposed downtown Royals ballpark
It has been a long journey since the Royals first began conversations in 2021 about moving to a new ballpark, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel. On Thursday, the KCMO City Council approved a plan to direct City Manager Mario Vasquez to negotiate a terms sheet, lease and development agreement […]
Kansas City Royals news: KCMO City Council approves stadium financing ordinance
The Kansas City Royals are 7-12 and just lost a heartbreaker to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Despite that, I imagine that there were still plenty of smiles at 1 Royal Way yesterday after the KCMO City Council passed a stadium financing ordinance that could provide up to $600 million for the construction of […]
Royals lose a heartbreaker to Tigers, 10-9
In a game marred by delays, it looked like the Royals would take the series finale against the Tigers to avoid the sweep, and this after trailing by five runs midway through the game. Unfortunately, the top of Detroit’s lineup had other plans. The game started after an hour-plus rain delay. Detroit struck first in […]
Royals vs. Tigers Thursday gamethread
The Royals will look to avoid a sweep and try to get the offense going. They’ve score more than two runs in a game just once in their last eight contests. Kris Bubic goes for the Royals, after seven shutout innings and a career-high 11 strikeouts his last time out. He’ll have to pitch around […]
Why do the Royals always seem to struggle offensively to start the year?
The Royals are averaging just 3.11 runs-per-game, second-fewest in baseball. They have scored three runs or less in 12 of their 18 matchups so far. But for long-time Royals fans, this is just business as usual. If the calendar reads April, that means taxes are due, Midwestern showers are common, and the Royals are leaving […]
Kansas City Royals news: It’s getting really old watching the same thing over and over again
Well, the Royals lost another low scoring game last night, where have you heard that before? Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star talked about it. The Royals rode their starting rotation once again. This time, Seth Lugo carried the load and recorded a no-decision in the Royals’ 2-1 loss. “You know, starting pitchers just […]
Royals’ ineptitude costs them again in 2-1 loss in Detroit
The Royals did it again. They lost 2-1. The offense has now scored 2 or fewer runs in 11 of their first 18 games and in 7 of their last 8. The offense was miserable and missed the few opportunities they had to do something, per usual. The pitching was awesome again, unfortunately perfection has […]
Gamethread 18: Royals at Tigers
If you read the little text under this article, I dubbed this a must win game for the Royals. While this is just game 18 on the season, this game tonight is huge for the vibes and direction of the team. The Royals are 7-10 on the season, mostly because of inept offense, they’ve scored […]
Davey Lopes, Whit Merrifield and late starts
Davey Lopes, the late-blooming star of the Dodgers’ 1970s dynasty, passed away on April 8 at the age of 80. Lopes had no connection to the Royals, but his story is worth a closer examination. Lopes was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and played high school baseball for the LaSalle Academy. Getting noticed […]
Kansas City Royals news: The roadtrip starts with a familiar style of loss
The Kansas City Royals lose another low-scoring affair, wasting six scoreless innings from starter Cole Ragans. The Royals have scored two or fewer runs in six of their last seven games, but managed a pair of wins when starters Kris Bubic and Michael Wacha blanked the White Sox on Friday and Saturday, with seven and […]
Royals offense overpowered as bullpen blows lead in 2-1 loss to Tigers
In what is becoming a theme in this short season, the Kansas City offense no-showed and the bullpen again blew a slim lead as the Tigers beat the Royals 2-1 in Detroit. Until the late innings, the first inning and half contained all the action, and it started very quickly. With one out in the […]
Royals vs. Tigers April 14 game preview and thread
Imagine being the Detroit Tigers: you went out and loaded up on a $200 million payroll. You’re paying five players—Jack Flaherty, Framber Valdez, Gleyber Torres, Javier Baez, and Tarik Skubal—$20 million or more. You expect to win the division, or at least grab a playoff spot. And here we are on April 14 and you’re […]
Tigers series preview: Two teams with disappointing starts
The Royals and Tigers were projected by many models to be the top two teams in the division, but both have stumbled out of the game to a sub-.500 record. The Tigers perhaps hit rock bottom after suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the Twins, but righted the ship last weekend with a […]
How loyal should managers be to their players?
Managers are hired to be fired. This is not news to anyone who has watched baseball for a significant period of time. It is exceedingly rare for a baseball manager to ever retire on his own terms. Heck, even some recent Hall of Fame-caliber managers who retired found themselves managing other teams in relatively short […]
Early-Season Patience Wearing Thin with Royals’ Early Bullpen, Lineup Issues
The Royals are one-tenth of the way through the season — and the early trends are starting to matter. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco take a focused look at the Kansas City Royals’ performance so far, breaking down lineup struggles, bullpen decisions, and where the team […]
This Week in the Minors: Kendry Chourio has a fantastic start
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 (7-7, 3.5 games back) The Storm Chasers took 3 of 5 from the Iowa Cubs, […]
Kansas City Royals News: There is still a lot of season left
Seems like a slow news day. Vahe Gregorian writes about the Royals start to the season. The Royals’ starting rotation entered the game with a 2.56 ERA — second in MLB only to the Yankees (2.50). Meanwhile, its offense with 54 runs through Sunday is tied for second-worst in baseball. So there is many a […]
It’s time for a significant Royals lineup switcheroo
There are a lot of things that you can’t control in baseball. Pitchers can’t control where a batter hits a ball, or even if they swing at all. Batters can’t really control where they hit the ball. And neither party can perfectly place or avoid the defense for any given hit. A lot of baseball […]
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