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Kansas City Royals news: Eight in a row!
Michael Wacha continues to churn out quality starts, writes Jaylon Thompson. “When you are giving up one run, you are going to have a pretty good chance to win,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “And two runs yesterday. That’s usually the name of the game. When your pitching is solid, you’ve got a better chance […]
The Royals complete a perfect homestand with a Sunday sweep of the Tigers
Win number eight wasn’t pretty, but the Royals got the job done in an 11-7 victory over the Tigers to extend their wining streak. The Royals won all seven games of their homestand, just the fourth time in club history they have had a perfect homestand of seven or more games. If you had “Salvador […]
Royals vs Tigers, August 23 live discussion
The Kansas City Royals are the hottest team in the MLB currently, and no it’s not a typo. They have ripped off seven straight victories and won 8 of their last 9 games. The Royals are now 57-74 on the season. They sit 11 games back of the White Sox and 7.5 games out of […]
Wacha eats ghosts of losses past, Royals win seventh straight
It was a remarkably quick game as both teams combined for only 10 runners total. The Royals evened the season series and took the weekend series with a 3-1 victory over one of the teams that bedeviled them so much earlier in the season. Watching this game, you might not have realized just how well […]
Royals vs Tigers, August 22 live discussion
The Royals are already riding their longest winning streak of the season and look to make it even longer tonight. The team’s most consistent pitcher, Michael Wacha, will take the mound for the Royals. Wacha is tied for the AL lead in Quality Starts and is fourth overall. So he’s not just consistent, but he’s […]
Kansas City Royals news: Major changes to coaching staff unlikely
Anne Rogers has an update on Maikel Garcia’s injury. The Royals placed Garcia on the 10-day IL ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Tigers after the third baseman strained his left hamstring while running the bases Thursday against the A’s. An MRI revealed a Grade 1-plus strain, so Garcia could be out anywhere from […]
History does not repeat; Royals win sixth straight
Noah Cameron pitched five scoreless, and the Royals swatted three home runs as KC beat Detroit 5-2. Almost a month ago on July 23rd, the Royals faced Troy Melton and the Tigers in Detroit. Randy Dobnak did Randy Dobnak things, not allowing any runs, but not pitching deep into the game. Troy Melton did Troy […]
Royals vs Tigers, August 21 live discussion
For a few weeks now, I have tied my enjoyment of Royals games to two factors. If Jac Caglianone has a good game, I’m happy. But also if Noah Cameron pitches well, I’m happy. Sure, there are lots of other fun players, lots of other important players, and wins are always nice. But these are […]
Maikel Garcia lands on the Injured List, Matthew Lugo called up
The injuries continue to pile up for Maikel Garcia. Less than a week after he returned to action, Garcia is back on the Injured List with a hamstring strain. He exited yesterday’s game against the Athletics after he injured himself rounding third base in the first inning. Outfielder Matthew Lugo was called up from Omaha […]
Tigers series preview: It doesn’t take much to be in the Wild Card race
The Tigers are five games under .500 and traded their two-time Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, to the Dodgers at the trade deadline. And yet, they are just 1.5 games back of a Wild Card spot in what has become a race for mediocrity. The team has lost six of their last eight, and have […]
Tyler Tolbert should be playing every day
The Kansas City Royals have no shot at making the playoffs this year and no shot at a winning record. They are playing out the string, not quite mathematically eliminated but counting down the days until they are—recent winning streak notwithstanding. This is not ideal. Ideally, we’d be freaking out about every game because the […]
Royals Reacts Results: Jac has earned a payday!
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 how much money you’d be comfortable giving Jac Caglianone in a theoretical […]
Polarizing Royals Stadium Vote Overshadows On-Field Hot Stretch
Kansas City officially approved a $600 million funding commitment for a downtown Royals stadium by an 11-to-2 vote, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down everything that led to it. Jeremy’s interview with Councilman Duncan, who voted no, adds real texture to the conversation, particularly his concerns about the lack of a completed financial […]
A Q&A with KCMO Councilmember Johnathan Duncan about a potential downtown Royals ballpark
Yesterday, the Kansas City Council voted to approve the plan negotiated by the city manager with the Kansas City Royals to provide funding of $600 million to help the team build a new downtown stadium new Crown Center. Councilmember Johnathan Duncan has been one of the more vocal people about the situation, so I reached […]
Kansas City Royals news: The City Council approves ballpark funding
The City Council approved a $600 million funding commitment for a downtown ballpark on Thursday. More information about the financing will be published tomorrow ahead of the TIF Commission’s meeting, officials said. The City Council would be expected to vote on creating a TIF district and on formally issuing bonds for the stadium. The council […]
Royals mop the Athletics, win fifth straight
Bobby Witt Jr. homered in the bottom of the first inning to give the Royals the lead over the Athletics, a lead Kansas City would never relinquish as they completed the four-game mop, winning 6-2. What’s a mop? you might ask. Well, on the radio, Jake Eisenberg mentioned how the baseball podcast Cespedes Family BBQ […]
Royals vs Athletics August 20th game discussion
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to Thursday Afternoon Baseball featuring the Kansas City Royals. In today’s episode, the Good Guys look for win no. 5 in a row (which would also be six out of seven) against the dastardly Athletics, who, once upon a time, called Kansas City home. Now, they’re the only team […]
Kansas City Royals news: A late inning surge brings joy
Before the comeback last night, Jac Caglianone left the game with a sore ankle. That hot streak continued in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-7 win over the Athletics, as Caglianone collected an infield single. Two innings later, Caglianone was hit by a pitch. But in the fifth inning, John Rave unexpectedly pinch-hit for […]
Royals stage another comeback to take the series from the Athletics
The Athletics have the only bullpen worse than the Royals by ERA in 2026. For the second night in a row, they let Kansas City take away a Sacramento lead. The Royals took the game 9-7 and set up a possible four game sweep for tomorrow afternoon. The day started poorly for Seth Lugo who […]
Royals vs. Athletics August 19th game discussion
Game 3 with the Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s will see the Royals going for a series win before the day game finishes off the four-game set tomorrow afternoon. This evening will feature Seth Lugo versus Gage Jump. Lugo has had an up and down season with some pretty disappointing overall numbers. Jump is a lefty whose […]
The Royals went all-in on college pitchers in 2018. How did it turn out?
In 2018, the Royals received two compensatory draft picks for the departure of free agents Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer, in addition to a Competitive Balance Round A pick, giving them 5 of the top 60 picks. They sought to replenish their farm system following the breakup of their championship squad, and used their first […]
What can San Diego teach Kansas City about downtown baseball?
A recent business trip took me to San Diego for a few days, and I was able to squeeze in several baseball experiences. First, we got a look at the site of old Lane Field, which is on the waterfront west of downtown. There’s nothing left of the old ballpark, which was home to the […]
Kansas City Royals news: Stadium renderings, process dominate KC headlines
David Lesky looks at the Kansas City Royals lineup being back to a familiar sight after Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia’s returns Monday. The first pitch of the game could not have gone any more poorly. The rest of the game was probably a whole lot more like what JJ Picollo and Matt Quatraro envisioned […]
Royals score three in the ninth inning to walk off the Athletics
Tonight, the Kansas City Royals played an “Uno reverse” card on their opponents, the Athletics: most of the time this season, it’s been the boys in blue who have blown the ninth inning. Not tonight. On this eve, the Royals scored a trio of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to claim a […]
Royals vs. Athletics August 18 game discussion
The boyz are back, baby!!!! Jac, Vinnie, Maikel, Bob, everyone’s here—on offense, as it were. Yesterday, they scored a bunch of runs. It was delightful. Today, they will need to score a bunch of runs. The Royals are inexplicably sticking Daniel Lynch IV in the rotation. Lynch’s career splits are super obvious: as a starter, […]
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