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The Royals fell behind early and made a couple of pushes to cut the deficit to one run, but couldn’t overcome three and four run deficits, as they dropped the rubber match 8-5 to the Brewers. Kris Bubic got two quick outs to start the game, but a four-pitch walk to William Contreras set the […]
Happy Easter to all who celebrate! The Kansas City Royals have a chance to take the series this afternoon against a really good Brewers ballclub. Early offense propelled the Brewers to a 5-2 win yesterday in game one of the doubleheader, while a big 6th inning led the Royals to an 8-2 victory in the […]
The day started poorly, but by the time we had finished things were looking a bit brighter. Let’s talk about the afternoon game first. Luinder Avila got his first major league start and, at times, you could see why the Royals are still so high on him as a starter. His stuff is electric, especially […]
Let’s try this again, shall we? First, here’s what I wrote last night about the expected starters for that game who will both still pitch in today’s first match: In the series opener, the Royals are going to be relying on a rookie making his first MLB start, but not his first MLB appearance. Michael […]
Friday’s game was rained out, to be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday. Anne Rogers has details. Saturday’s originally scheduled game will be moved up to 1:10 p.m. CT, with Friday’s makeup game scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT. Both games will be available on Royals.TV and Brewers.TV, Friday’s tickets will be honored for the rescheduled game Saturday […]
We have achieved one week of Royals baseball, and the Royals, despite an anemic offense outside of one game, have managed not to lose more than they’ve won. Now comes one of the bigger tests for the team in the early-going as Atlanta was without many of their preferred starters, and the Twins simply don’t […]
The Royals announced they have officially called up Luinder Avila to start tonight’s game against the Brewers, and have placed left-hander Bailey Falter on the 15-day Injured List with left elbow inflammation retroactive to yesterday. Falter faced six hitters on Wednesday night against the Twins and gave up three hits and two walks. Michael Wacha […]
The Brewers play in the smallest metropolitan market in baseball, and yet have developed a sustainable model of success that is the envy of other teams. They have reached the playoffs in seven of the last eight years, and haven’t had a losing season since 2016. This year, the Brewers are off to a great […]
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, Carlos Estévez went on the Injured List with a foot contusion. Until he returns, the […]
It is the beginning of a new season, and we likely have some new fans stopping by the site checking out game threads and other articles. Royals Review is a site written by fans like you, part of the SB Nation network of sports blogs. It was founded by Will McDonald 20 years ago and […]
The Royals are underway — and the early storylines are already taking shape. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco, joined by Max Rieper, break down the Kansas City Royals’ recent series against the Minnesota Twins and what it reveals about the team’s early-season identity. From bullpen […]
Since forever, the skills that made a good catcher were consistent: the ability to control the run game, the ability to manage a pitching staff, the ability to block pitches, the ability to call a good game. But then the sabermetric revolution happened, a revolution that was obsessed with measurable metrics. And around the same […]
Whoopsie! Ballplayers are just like the rest of us. Anne Rogers wrote about Carter Jensen’s scratch before yesterday’s game: “Carter had an oversight,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “Overslept. Wasn’t here on time, and we made the decision to scratch him from the lineup. … He’s a stand-up guy, a really hard worker, a great kid. […]
Ever oversleep and miss something important? It has happened to the best of us. And today, it happened to Royals rookie Carter Jensen. The 22-year-old catcher was supposed to be in the starting lineup for the series finale Thursday afternoon against the Twins. With Salvador Perez catching in wet conditions last night, typically teams like […]
The Royals will call up Luinder Avila from Omaha to start Friday’s game against the Brewers, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. Michael Wacha was originally scheduled to start on Friday, but will be pushed back due to illness. Avila was scheduled to start Omaha’s game tonight, but was scratched and replaced by Ethan Bosacker. […]
Well, that didn’t go well. The Royals lost the third game of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins, squandering a fine start by Cole Ragans. For the Royals, quiet bats doomed them. The Royals made things interesting in the later innings. After going down 2-0, Maikel Garcia led off the eighth with a single […]
Hey, what’s up, I’m Cullen, and I’ll be your regular Thursday gameday threader and recapper this season. I dabbled a bit in Spring Training with the game thread, but this is my first one for a regular season game. And it comes for a game in which the Royals look to sweep the Twins to […]
The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is in place, and early on the data shows that Salvador Perez is a tremendous catcher when it comes to overturning calls. Here is the challenge leaderboard for catchers. You can celebrate Salvy’s gift at making umpires look foolish with an ABS t-shirt from our partners at BreakingT. ABS, […]
The Royals will have $15,954,000 to spend on draftees this summer, the sixth-largest draft bonus pool in baseball. The Pirates will have the most money to spend, with a record pool of $19,130,700. The Royals benefit from being selected for the sixth pick through the MLB Draft lottery, the measure instituted to discourage tanking. The MLB […]
Do you think your office is interesting? Most people probably would disagree. Maybe parts of your job are interesting, but the office-y parts? The ones where you’re answering emails or getting a Gatorade from the fridge or politely asking your coworker if they had a good weekend while you pass each other in the hallway? […]
Fans have been wondering where Royals color commentator Rex Hudler is, he will be back, but maybe not as much as you would’ve hoped. For the most part, the reviews for Major League Baseball’s production of Royals games have been positive. It’s a small sample size (three games), but the picture seems clearer, the graphics […]
The bottom third of the Kansas City lineup has taken care of business for the second consecutive game, but in much more spectacular fashion tonight. Scoring started in the second with two out and no one on when Jac Caglianone hit a 110.1 mph rocket to center for a double. Collins hit the next ball […]
After the day off following the home opening win, the Royals are hopefully not going to get rained out for their second game in the Twins series. A win tonight would mean that Kansas City would win their first in division series of 2026 with a potential sweep set up for tomorrow. Standing in the […]
The Royals announced they have placed closer Carlos Estévez on the 15-day Injured List with a left foot contusion and have called up pitcher Steven Cruz. Estévez was hit by a line drive in his only appearance of the year on Saturday and has been wearing a walking boot since then. Estévez looked off in […]
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Carlos Estévez led all of MLB in saves in 2025. He also had a very bad, no-good, […]