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It seems like a long time ago now, but the Royals were in the playoffs as recently as 2024. They vanquished the Baltimore Orioles, setting up a matchup against the Yankees in the ALDS. The series was quickly developing a villain for Royals fans – Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. He had a cocky attitude […]
From Robert Falkoff: The Yankees had the best of all worlds going for them on Tuesday. With the The post Yankees.com: Schlittler doesn’t let up as Yankees pile on in 12th straight win over Royals appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
Even in the games they ended up winning, the Yankees haven’t had a ton of relaxed games recently, but that’s what they had Tuesday night against the Royals. Led by an Amed Rosario home run, the Yankees jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning and kept the offense going from there. […]
ESPN names Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. as the frontrunner for AL MVP. Witt has had a pedestrian start at the plate, posting a batting average and on-base percentage in line with past seasons but with an isolated power number that’s down — or at least it will be until he goes on […]
Another day, another late-inning lead lost by the Detroit Tigers, who saw the visiting Los Angeles Angels put up a five-spot in the eighth inning en route to a 10-6 defeat of the hometown crew. The Motor City Kitties scored six runs for the first time since a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals […]
Tuesday marked the 1,200th game in the already historic career of Aaron Judge. He became the 33rd Yankee to reach that plateau in pinstripes and the player with the most home runs by game 1,200 in MLB history with 385, 58 ahead of Ralph Kiner. The captain and his teammates marked the occasion with aplomb, […]
One of my pet theorems about the Kansas City Royals franchise and their fans is that nobody really knows what winning looks like, what good players look like. It’s a point of view naturally warped by decades of mediocrity punctuated by brief seasons of excitement. Tonight, the New York Yankees crushed the Royals 15-1 and […]
Things are really bleak right now. The Kansas City Royals have five wins since May 6. The New York Yankees, and their many fans, are in town looking for their fifth consecutive win against the Royals this year. That’s underselling it, actually; the Yankees have defeated the Royals in the last 11 consecutive regular season […]
Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 6-2, 1.50) vs. Bailey Falter (#36, 29, LHP, 0-1, 9.82) YANKEES CF T. The post Yankees (32-22) @ Royals (22-32), Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
On the heels of a brutal 4-10 skid that dropped them 5.5 games back of the Rays for first place in the AL East, the Yankees pulled consecutive victories out of a hat, winning both in the ninth. The latter win came yesterday against the Royals, with embattled shortstop Anthony Volpe lining a two-run single […]
From Robert Falkoff: For 10 consecutive regular-season games, the Yankees had figured out ways to beat the Royals. The post Yankees.com: With backs against wall, Yanks rally in 9th to beat KC for 11th straight time appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
In baseball, there is only one finite resource. We can argue endlessly about which is more exciting, a perfectly executed bunt single or a smash through the hole, a triple or a home run. But none of that matters for winning games as much as managing that one resource as effectively as humanly possible. Outs. […]
Six hundred and fifty-plus episodes in, and the Royals Rundown Podcast is still finding new angles on Kansas City Royals baseball. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco mark the milestone with one of the more wide-ranging conversations, from a series victory over the Seattle Mariners to a daunting date with the New York Yankees on the […]
Cole Ragans had a slight setback in his rehab. On Monday, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the 28-year-old left-handed pitcher is still dealing with left-elbow discomfort stemming from Valgus Extension Overload (VEO) or “pitcher’s elbow.” Ragans, who made a strong rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday, will be sidelined 2-3 days before being re-evaluated […]
After a disappointing series loss to the Royals where the offense looked blinkered, the Mariners now have to contend with the high-flying Athletics offense in their pint-sized ballpark. Sounds like a recipe for a good time. Also, per Shannon Drayer, it’s looking like it will be a windy game in Sacramento. Surely that won’t lead […]
The Yankees hadn’t lost to the Royals in 11 consecutive games, dating back to Game 2 of the 2024 ALDS. That almost changed this Memorial Day afternoon. After grabbing a pair of early runs, the Yankee offense appeared to rest on their laurels, watching passively as the Royals battled back to take a 3-2 lead […]
Another ninth-inning meltdown wasted a great start from Michael Wacha in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees. This is just brutal to watch. It’s infuriating. The Royals held a 3-2 lead going into the 9th inning, which currently belongs to Lucas Erceg. I’m not sure it will for much longer. In that inning, Salvador Perez […]
Will Warren (#29, 27, RHP, 6-1, 3.61) vs. Michael Wacha (#52, 34, RHP, 4-2, 2.70) YANKEES CF T. The post Yankees (31-22) @ Royals (22-31), Monday, May 25, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
The Yankees got out of town at a good time. Aaron Judge’s walk-off home run salvaged the tail-end of a lackluster (not to mention rainy) homestand for the Bombers, who will spend their Memorial Day in a much warmer neck of the woods. The forecast calls for sunny skies with game-time temperature somewhere in the […]
The AL Central 4th place 22-31 Royals play at home on Memorial Day against the 31-22 Yankees, who are in 2nd place in the AL East behind the Rays. I was at the game yesterday and got to see all the good parts. I skipped the bad parts at the end to go home. In […]
The Royals will shut down starting pitcher Cole Ragans for a few days after he experienced discomfort with his elbow in his rehab start for Omaha. Manager Matt Quatraro addressed the setback with the media today, telling them, “He did not recover well from his start, so he’s gonna be shut down for a couple […]
Pre-season prognosticators were virtually unanimous: The Seattle Mariners will win the AL West. And they may well do so, but if they win the division it will not be on the strength of the season’s first 1/3. The Mariners completed their 54th game yesterday, an 8-6 loss to the Royals that left them 25-29 for […]
Good morning! The Mariners suffered another disappointing defeat yesterday as some defensive miscues led to a 6-8 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Bryan Woo finished his 4.2 innings of work with four earned runs on six hits and four strikeouts as the Royals took advantage of a fifth-inning rally to secure their series win. […]
The last time the Royals beat the Yankees was on October 7, 2024 – Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series. The Royals dropped the last two games of that series, and have not won a regular season game against the Bronx Bombers since in nine tries. They were swept in New York against […]
The Yankees’ weekend series against the Rays had plenty of buildup and ultimately left us with a taste of wanting more, as a postponement on Saturday prevented either team from actually gaining a game on the other in the AL East. All the excitement of Aaron Judge’s walk-off, two-run blast on Sunday would have been […]