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Jenzo jack not enough; Royals lose
Randy Dobnak Time mostly continued, and Carter Jensen hit yet another home run, but the Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox 5-1. Randy Dobnak’s line is perhaps a bit deceiving. When he left the game, he had allowed 1 run in 5.2 innings on 4 hits, no walks, and 4 strikeouts. Unfortunately, two of […]
Royals at Red Sox, September 12 live game discussion
The Royals pulled off their first win against Boston in over a year last night. If they win tonight, it would be their first series victory over the AL East team since they took three of four in August 2022 and their first series victory in Boston since July of 2017. The first win of […]
Kansas City Royals news: Is Jac close to being back?
Maureen Mullen at MLB writes that Jac Caglianone took some BP on Friday. Jac Caglianone took on-field batting practice before Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox at Fenway Park for the first time since suffering a Grade 1 flexor strain in his left elbow in Saturday’s loss to the Blue Jays. Before taking a regular rotation with […]
Carter Jensen does the Monster Mash; Royals beat Red Sox
Carter Jensen hit a pair of doubles, drove in a run, and scored a pair to lead the Royals to their second straight victory and first win against Boston since August 6 of last year. The final score was 3-2 in favor of Kansas City. It was kind of a weird start for Seth Lugo. […]
Royals at Red Sox, September 11 live discussion
The only team Seth Lugo has a worse career ERA (min. three appearances) against than tonight’s opponent, the Boston Red Sox, are the Cleveland Guardians. And considering how poorly Lugo has pitched since the All-Star Break and how often the Red Sox get to him, it doesn’t take much imagination at all to see his […]
Royals Reacts Results: True Q
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 you whether manager Matt Quatraro could be looking for another job this offseason: […]
Red Sox series preview: What a turnaround
On April 25, the Red Sox were 10-17, tied with the Royals for the second-worst record in the American League. Boston management shocked the baseball world by firing popular championship-winning manager Alex Cora and replacing him with minor league manager Chad Tracy. Since then, the Red Sox have gone 70-50, the second-best team in the […]
Is this year one of the most disappointing seasons in Royals history?
Some Royals seasons suck. When a team is expected to be bad and finishes with a bad record, there isn’t much mystery to it. When Scott Elarton pitches on Opening Day, what do you expect? But the truly painful seasons are the ones that begin with optimism, only for things to go terribly, terribly wrong. […]
Kansas City Royals news: What is a “three-fastball” pitcher?
At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about pitching coach Brian Sweeney and the “three-fastball” trend: Kansas City Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney chuckled when approached about the latest trend sweeping Major League Baseball. Sweeney is generally on top of analytical changes. And even he couldn’t truly pinpoint when the league leaned toward the “three-fastball” strategy. […]
Which baseball movie has the best cast?
When news broke over a week ago that Arte Moreno had reached an agreement to sell the Los Angeles Angels to Stan Kroenke, my buddy who lives in Mississippi texted me the—dare I say—iconic GIF from Angels in the Outfield: That child actor is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and he’s gone on to quite the acting career […]
Kansas City Royals news: Off to Boston
Bobby Witt Jr. hit his 18th homer last night, which was the difference in a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks In the fifth inning, D-backs reliever Michael Soroka left a 94.9 mph sinker over the heart of the plate in a tie game. It seemed like a customary get-me-over fastball after Soroka walked Carter Jensen […]
Bobby blast propels the Royals to victory
After a late start due to stormy weather, the Royals found a couple of big home runs from Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt to take the game from Arizona 5-2. Daniel Lynch has had some significant struggles in the first inning after returning to a starting role for the first time in several years. That […]
Royals vs. Diamondbacks September 9th game discussion
The Royals have won just 2 of their last 9 games since the hot stretch ended. Last series they were able to salvage game three to avoid the sweep and will attempt to do so again. tonight. On paper it looks like a very lopsided pitching matchup with Daniel Lynch IV facing Zac Gallen, but […]
Royals Review Reacts Survey – Q-less or Q-pid?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. We are fewer than three weeks from the end of the season. Despite the crummy ball the Royals have played, this summer has really flown by. The […]
We need to realign expectations about Bobby Witt Jr.
Wins Above Replacement is a statistic that aims to give proper value to every part of what a baseball player does, be it defensively, at the plate, and on the basepaths. It even gives extra credit for players who are playing demanding positions. Bobby Witt Jr., meanwhile, is a shortstop who runs the bases like […]
Kansas City Royals news: Witt’s future looks Golden
MLB.com names Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. as the favorite to win this year’s AL Gold Glove at shortstop. Witt seems poised to win his third consecutive Gold Glove Award, and this may very well end up as his best defensive season yet. He’s accumulated 23 Outs Above Average, which equals his total […]
Royals postpone the inevitable, but the inevitable still came
You know, it’s a good thing that Idris Elba’s character, Marshal Stacker Pentecost, yelled in his iconic Pacific Rim speech, “Tonight, we are cancelling the apocalypse!” Postponing the apocalypse is not as definitive nor as interesting, not just because it would imply that the mediocre sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising was on eventually on its way, […]
September 8 game discussion: Diamondbacks vs. Royals
One of the first games at Kauffman Stadium I attended was when the Arizona Diamondbacks were in town. At the time, we had just moved to Kansas City from the Cleveland area, and as someone who perused the Sunday morning league leaders in the newspaper and watched SportsCenter, one of my favorite players was Randy […]
How have the new dimensions changed Kauffman Stadium?
The Kansas City Royals decided to change the dimensions of Kauffman Stadium during the winter. As a reminder, here are the changes the team made, courtesy of the Anne Rogers article about the change at the time it was announced: According to a team-provided diagram, the left- and right-field corners are being pulled in nine […]
The Daniel Lynch IV starter experiment has gone exactly as anybody could have predicted
Baseball is impish, unpredictable. Weird things happen every single game, and player development is nonlinear, and revelations can change the fortunes of individuals or groups. But some things are extremely predictable, and Daniel Lynch IV not cutting it in his second go-round as a starting pitcher is the type of thing that the Kansas City […]
Path from 2026 to 2027 Royals Roster Starts Now + League News!
The Kansas City Royals are suffering through a brutal, heat-soaked homestand, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco give it a quick reality check before shifting the conversation to what actually matters heading into 2027. The focus has moved from wild card math to a genuine evaluation of which current roster pieces fit a competitive Royals […]
This Week in the Minors: Quad Cities is playoff bound
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 (62-73, 19.5 games back) The Storm Chasers split their isx-game series against the St. […]
Kansas City Royals News: Maybe Jac will be back soon
Jaylon Thompson writes about a statistical oddity that occurred in yesterday’s loss to the Diamondbacks. The Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks dueled at Kauffman Stadium. Neither side scored through nine innings, and it set up for a fantastic finish. The teams combined to score nine runs in the 10th frame. According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, […]
Royals comeback attempt in extras falls short in loss to D-Backs
Craig Kimbrel came on in the 10th inning of a 0-0 tie game and allowed five singles en route to giving up five runs in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas snuck a bunt under Kimbrel’s dive, and then a sacrifice fly scored the first run of the game for either team. From […]
Royals vs. Diamondbacks, September 7 Live Discussion
Here on Labor Day, in the midst of a heat wave, the Arizona Diamondbacks come to a cooler environment than Phoenix for a series. The 76-68 D-Backs are hanging on to the third Wild Card slot in the NL, with a half-game lead over the San Diego Padres. The Royals can play spoiler a little […]
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