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On the heels of a brutal 4-10 skid that dropped them 5.5 games back of the Rays for first place in the AL East, the Yankees pulled consecutive victories out of a hat, winning both in the ninth. The latter win came yesterday against the Royals, with embattled shortstop Anthony Volpe lining a two-run single […]
From Robert Falkoff: For 10 consecutive regular-season games, the Yankees had figured out ways to beat the Royals. The post Yankees.com: With backs against wall, Yanks rally in 9th to beat KC for 11th straight time appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
In baseball, there is only one finite resource. We can argue endlessly about which is more exciting, a perfectly executed bunt single or a smash through the hole, a triple or a home run. But none of that matters for winning games as much as managing that one resource as effectively as humanly possible. Outs. […]
Six hundred and fifty-plus episodes in, and the Royals Rundown Podcast is still finding new angles on Kansas City Royals baseball. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco mark the milestone with one of the more wide-ranging conversations, from a series victory over the Seattle Mariners to a daunting date with the New York Yankees on the […]
Cole Ragans had a slight setback in his rehab. On Monday, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the 28-year-old left-handed pitcher is still dealing with left-elbow discomfort stemming from Valgus Extension Overload (VEO) or “pitcher’s elbow.” Ragans, who made a strong rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday, will be sidelined 2-3 days before being re-evaluated […]
After a disappointing series loss to the Royals where the offense looked blinkered, the Mariners now have to contend with the high-flying Athletics offense in their pint-sized ballpark. Sounds like a recipe for a good time. Also, per Shannon Drayer, it’s looking like it will be a windy game in Sacramento. Surely that won’t lead […]
The Yankees hadn’t lost to the Royals in 11 consecutive games, dating back to Game 2 of the 2024 ALDS. That almost changed this Memorial Day afternoon. After grabbing a pair of early runs, the Yankee offense appeared to rest on their laurels, watching passively as the Royals battled back to take a 3-2 lead […]
Another ninth-inning meltdown wasted a great start from Michael Wacha in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees. This is just brutal to watch. It’s infuriating. The Royals held a 3-2 lead going into the 9th inning, which currently belongs to Lucas Erceg. I’m not sure it will for much longer. In that inning, Salvador Perez […]
Will Warren (#29, 27, RHP, 6-1, 3.61) vs. Michael Wacha (#52, 34, RHP, 4-2, 2.70) YANKEES CF T. The post Yankees (31-22) @ Royals (22-31), Monday, May 25, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
The Yankees got out of town at a good time. Aaron Judge’s walk-off home run salvaged the tail-end of a lackluster (not to mention rainy) homestand for the Bombers, who will spend their Memorial Day in a much warmer neck of the woods. The forecast calls for sunny skies with game-time temperature somewhere in the […]
The AL Central 4th place 22-31 Royals play at home on Memorial Day against the 31-22 Yankees, who are in 2nd place in the AL East behind the Rays. I was at the game yesterday and got to see all the good parts. I skipped the bad parts at the end to go home. In […]
The Royals will shut down starting pitcher Cole Ragans for a few days after he experienced discomfort with his elbow in his rehab start for Omaha. Manager Matt Quatraro addressed the setback with the media today, telling them, “He did not recover well from his start, so he’s gonna be shut down for a couple […]
Pre-season prognosticators were virtually unanimous: The Seattle Mariners will win the AL West. And they may well do so, but if they win the division it will not be on the strength of the season’s first 1/3. The Mariners completed their 54th game yesterday, an 8-6 loss to the Royals that left them 25-29 for […]
Good morning! The Mariners suffered another disappointing defeat yesterday as some defensive miscues led to a 6-8 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Bryan Woo finished his 4.2 innings of work with four earned runs on six hits and four strikeouts as the Royals took advantage of a fifth-inning rally to secure their series win. […]
The last time the Royals beat the Yankees was on October 7, 2024 – Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series. The Royals dropped the last two games of that series, and have not won a regular season game against the Bronx Bombers since in nine tries. They were swept in New York against […]
The Yankees’ weekend series against the Rays had plenty of buildup and ultimately left us with a taste of wanting more, as a postponement on Saturday prevented either team from actually gaining a game on the other in the AL East. All the excitement of Aaron Judge’s walk-off, two-run blast on Sunday would have been […]
[Verse 1] You may find yourself Living in the strike zone And you may find yourself in another part of the country (Kansas City) And you may find yourself Behind the wheel of another late-game loss And you may find yourself on a beautiful day With a beautiful team And you may ask yourself “Well…how […]
Through 4 and half innings, the Royals looked like they were bound for a disappointing, low scoring loss, which many fans have been accustomed to this season. But Michael Massey battled back from a 1-2 count to earn a walk to start the bottom half of the 5th. Kyle Isbel bunted on a 2-2 pitch, […]
Royals 8, Mariners 6 Going 1-5 against the Royals: Bryan Woo, -.22 WPA; Luke Raley, -.11 WPA At least it ended fun: Colt Emerson, +.14 WPA Game thread comment of the day: (Kids, Google him if you don’t understand that reference. Also, to be fair, the entire defense looked sloppy today. Our thoughts and prayers […]
The Kansas City Royals, who have been scuffling since the first week and a half of May, got a much-needed win yesterday against the Mariners, behind a complete game shutout from Stephen Kolek. The Royals evened the series, and clinched a season series win against Seattle. Today, right-hander Seth Lugo takes the bump for the […]
In today’s game thread, I wrote that Stephen Kolek’s second-best career start probably came against the Mariners last September, and we might need him to do even better if they were going to win today. As it turned out, they probably didn’t need him to be quite that good, but he absolutely was anyway. Things […]
Royals 5, Mariners 0 Good: Luke Raley, +.07 WPA Bad: George Kirby, -.22 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
The Mariners will look to make it back-to-back series wins Saturday. George Kirby takes the mound for the Mariners. He’s looking to bounce back after a shelling against the Padres last week. Kirby has been good overall this year with a 3.54 FIP, but he’s done it in a weird way, with a career-low strikeout […]
Well, the Royals won’t be getting a series sweep against the Mariners this time. But perhaps they could still win the series and begin to right the ship that is their rapidly sinking season. If they can do it, a lot will depend on the offense finally getting going again. But it will also depend […]
The Kansas City Royals sit at 20-30 with nine losses in their last ten games, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are not here to sugarcoat it. This episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast takes an unflinching look at a team that has the talent to compete but has struggled to put it together consistently […]