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Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images These O’s ain’t Royal. The Royals swept the Orioles in the 2014 ALCS, eventually falling to the Giants in the World Series. The Royals won it all in 2015, but would see the core of that team depart in 2017, leading to a rebuild that bottomed out with a 106-loss season last year. The Orioles made the playoffs in 2016, but began tearing … [Read more...] about Orioles/Royals Wild Card series preview

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The boys are playing some postseason ball! Kansas City Royals fans, welcome back to the MLB Postseason! It’s been nearly a decade since this franchise has participated in the October tournament leading up to the World Series. In that last appearance, nine years ago, Salvador Perez and company hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy. The captain … [Read more...] about AL Wild Card Game One: Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images A dominant effort from the pitching staff has the Royals on the precipice of the ALDS. In their first postseason game since winning the World Series in 2015, the Kansas City Royals managed just enough offense in a pitcher’s duel to win the Wild Card opener 1-0 over the Baltimore Orioles. Corbin Burnes started the game pounding the … [Read more...] about Cole carves Corbin’s Camden crew, Kansas City captures commencing contest 1-0

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Game 1 victory! Maikel Garcia had a big walk and steal to score the only run of Game 1. “That was the difference,” said Royals manager Matt Quatraro. “He works a tremendous at-bat for the walk, steals second, scores on the hit. That is the difference in the game, and we know his capabilities. We know how good he is at stealing bases. … [Read more...] about Royals Rumblings – News for October 2, 2024

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The momentum has shifted. The Royals won 86 games in the regular season, fewer than any team in the post-season except the Tigers. Twelve of those wins came against the embarrassing White Sox - the Royals went 74-75 against everyone else. For most of the year, they had one of the worst bullpen in baseball, and in September they had THE … [Read more...] about Game 1 of the Wild Card series was played on the Royals’ terms