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This Week in the Minors: Brett Squires mashes in first week at Omaha
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 (21-23, 5.5 games back) It was a good week for the Storm Chasers; they […]
Kansas City Royals News: Kris Bubic hits IL
Kris Bubic heads to the IL. “It’s frustrating,” Bubic said. “I want to be available. A big goal of mine, I don’t set many numericals, but in terms of just being available, I wanted to make a full season of starts this year. And the goal is to keep this at a couple weeks, which […]
Gray outjunks Lugo in 3-1 loss to Red Sox
In a matchup of kitchen sink junkballers, only one team was able to make anything happen in a low-scoring 3-1 Royals loss. Seth Lugo gave up a two-run home run to Willson Contreras in the sixth inning, his 10th homer of the season, and that was 50% of the runs scored from either team the […]
Royals vs. Red Sox, Game 48 Gamethread
The 20-27 Royals have fallen back into a tie with the Detroit Tigers for last place in the AL Central. The Royals managed to blank the Cardinals in a 2-0 victory yesterday, but that was after six straight losses. This team seems to ping-pong from elation to despair a lot. Right now, there’s a little […]
Kris Bubic placed on the Injured List
The Royals are already missing one member of their starting rotation, and now they’ll try to overcome the loss of another. With Cole Ragans already on the shelf, the Royals announced that Kris Bubic has been placed on the 15-day Injured List with left-elbow soreness. Eli Morgan was called up to replace him on the […]
Red Sox series preview: Disappointment
The Red Sox and The Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals each entered the season with postseason aspirations. But while the Royals have merely stumbled out of the gate, the Red Sox have barreled into May as a full-blown dumpster fire. President of baseball operations Craig Breslow fired manager Alex Cora and most of […]
Royals Break the Streak but Questions Remain: Lineups, Mechanics, and Mojo
The Kansas City Royals snapped a losing streak with a win against the Cardinals, but one win does not erase the questions that have been building, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are not shying away from any of them. The episode opens with an honest assessment of where this team stands relative to expectations, […]
Kansas City Royals news: Will this weekend get Salvy going?
Stephen Kolek tossed a gem to salvage the series. “Salvy and I had a little bit of experience together last year, but it was pretty brief,” Kolek said. “I think when we had that outing in Chicago, it was still kind of like, you know, let’s learn each other a little bit. Going into today, […]
Stephen Kolek gem gets Royals back in the win column 2-0
Sunday’s game started out with an encouraging first inning. Maikel Garcia singled up the middle and then two batters later Vinnie Pasquantino also singled to center where Victor Scott II fumbled the ball and allowed Garcia to advance to third. Salvador Perez then picked up his first RBI of the night by hitting a sac […]
Royals vs Cardinals game 47 thread
The sixth and final game of the road trip and the Royals are still looking to get a win. Kansas City has become a mercurial team swinging from long losing streaks to looking great and back again. We will see if they can salvage one in St. Louis this afternoon before heading back to the […]
Royals drop sixth in a row to Cardinals, 4-2
We could go through this game play by play and try to deeply analyze it, but they’ve lost six in a row. For the third straight game, the offense looked completely outmatched by a pitcher who has never shown the ability to dominate a lineup. So let’s just hit some highlights and then try to […]
Game thread XLVI – Royals at Cardinals
The Royals are now in the midst of their second losing streak of at least five games. They only have a single five-game winning streak to counter them. They could start another one of those today, but it’s hard to believe it while they’re losing. Noah Cameron was surprisingly good for the Royals last year. […]
Matt Strahm to Injured List
The Royals have made a roster move this morning, sending Matt Strahm to the Injured List. In his place, Bailey Falter will return from the Injured List. Jaylon Thompson with a few more details: During the game last night, I remember Strahm threw a couple of odd pitches and Matt Quatraro and the training staff […]
Royals Face Hard Truths While the Rotation Faces More Issues
Not every week goes according to plan, and this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast tackles a tough stretch head-on with the honest, analytical conversation Royals fans have come to expect. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco open with a full breakdown of the series loss against the Chicago White Sox, examining the starting pitching struggles […]
Royals drop fifth straight, falling 5-4 to the Cardinals in 11 innings
The Royals’ bats continued the vanishing act they have taken on the road so often this year, and the Royals dropped the series opener to the Cardinals. Michael Wacha, for the first time since his last start, did his job. He pitched six innings, allowing three runs. Would you like more innings and fewer runs? […]
Game thread XLV – Royals at Cardinals
The last time we gathered here for one of my recaps, the Royals had just won the second of two straight against the Detroit Tigers. It was the third straight weekend the Royals had won the first games of a weekend series, and the first two weekends had ended in a sweep. Things were looking […]
What should the Royals do with a struggling Salvador Perez?
No one wants to watch a legend fade, and yet that’s often what happens when it comes to larger-than-life figures in the world of entertainment. Marlon Brando stars in The Island of Dr. Moreau. Willie Mays stumbles in a Mets uniform. Michael Jordan lags for the Wizards. Johnny Unitas lumbers for the Chargers. Gordie Howe […]
Cardinals series preview: A rebuild that works
The Cardinals have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, suffering losing seasons in two of those years. After losing 84 games last year, they traded away veterans Willson Contreras, Brendan Donovan, Nolan Arenado, and Sonny Gray. They now have the second-youngest lineup and fourth-youngest pitching staff, and have gotten off to […]
Kansas City Royals news: Do the Royals need a lineup shuffle?
Anne Rogers writes about the Royals’ road frustrations, particularly from Salvador Perez. Need to figure [it] out myself,” Perez said. “Left a couple of guys with runners in scoring position the last three games, so I need to figure out how to get better and help my team to win. “… Everything changed after that, […]
Kansas City Royals news: Need help with replays? We might know a guy
Jaylon Thompson profiles… Bill Duplissea! It’s the Royals ace replay man. “The first four innings, I’ve got to be 100%,” Duplissea said. “I can’t lose a challenge in the first four innings. The fifth and sixth (innings), a little tougher for me. And the seventh, I’ll roll the dice. “… I try to play it […]
Royals lose 6-2, swept by White Sox
With tonight’s 6-2 loss, the Royals were swept by the White Sox for the first time in three years. The Royals dominated the White Sox for the past couple of seasons, but that hasn’t been the case through the first seven games of 2026. The teams split their first series of the year, in Kansas […]
Royals vs White Sox, game thread 44
The Royals are back at it tonight on the South Side of Chicago versus the White Sox. Entering tonight’s contest, the Royals are 19-24 and tied for third in the American League Central. The Pale Hose, meanwhile, are 21-21 and in second place in the AL Central, just a game-and-a-half behind the inevitable Guardians. Chicago’s […]
Why can’t the Royals win away from Kauffman?
The Royals have not been happy road warriors. Their loss to the White Sox last night ensures they will have lost six of their first seven road series, the only success being a sweep in Seattle. They are just 6-14 overall on the road, the second-worst record in baseball. The road woes have been a […]
Kansas City Royals news: Another series loss on the road
The Royals are now 2-4 vs the White Sox this year, after dropping a second straight game 6-5, writes Jaylon Thompson. These aren’t your older brother’s White Sox. During the previous two seasons, the Royals won 22 of 26 games against the South Siders. But things have changed now. The White Sox beat the Royals […]
Royals battle back in the ninth, but lose 6-5
If you were categorizing where the Royals were struggling the most this season, you would probably go with on the road, hitting with runners in scoring position, and against left-handed pitching. All three of those problems arose again today in a 6-5 loss to the White Sox, though the team fought and kept themselves in […]