Royals Review

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Really stretching the definitions of words to produce this headline. The Kansas City Royals could not muster any offense against Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins as they were defeated 4-0 tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Both offenses were quiet early on. Seth Lugo allowed a couple baserunners but otherwise got through Minnesota’s order … [Read more...] about Ryan ruins writer’s ruse, Royals routed 4-0

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Being shut out is no fun. Sam McDowell at the Star has five takeaways from the first two weeks of the season: Those three hitters in the middle of the order combined for a 1.025 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) with runners in scoring position in 2024. Witt was second in baseball at 1.183, Pasquantino 14th and Perez 15th. A year later, … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for April 10, 2025

The first E in HEE - Lucas Erceg | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images HDH set an incredible standard. HEE could be up to the challenge. The Royals made an admirable effort to improve the bullpen starting last year at the trade deadline. They first acquired Hunter Harvey a couple weeks before the trade deadline. Then they grabbed Lucas Erceg at the … [Read more...] about The Royals new backend bullpen might live up to HDH

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Remember how Bobby Witt Jr. flirted with a cycle? It didn’t happen. When is a cycle not a cycle? When the official scorer gets overruled. MLB issued several official scoring changes to Sunday’s game between the Royals and Orioles, changing the stats for some Royals players. That afternoon, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a single, double, and triple, … [Read more...] about Scoring changes show how silly scoring is

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Drew Waters gets a start! The Royals can still take the four-game series this afternoon, but they’ll have to get the bats going. They’re hoping to get a boost from Drew Waters, who was called up this week and is in the starting lineup today. Michael takes the ball in the series and homestand finale. pic.twitter.com/rslHpoFERj— Kansas … [Read more...] about Royals vs. Twins Thursday game thread