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Royals vs. Tigers Thursday gamethread
The Royals will look to avoid a sweep and try to get the offense going. They’ve score more than two runs in a game just once in their last eight contests. Kris Bubic goes for the Royals, after seven shutout innings and a career-high 11 strikeouts his last time out. He’ll have to pitch around […]
Why do the Royals always seem to struggle offensively to start the year?
The Royals are averaging just 3.11 runs-per-game, second-fewest in baseball. They have scored three runs or less in 12 of their 18 matchups so far. But for long-time Royals fans, this is just business as usual. If the calendar reads April, that means taxes are due, Midwestern showers are common, and the Royals are leaving […]
Kansas City Royals news: It’s getting really old watching the same thing over and over again
Well, the Royals lost another low scoring game last night, where have you heard that before? Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star talked about it. The Royals rode their starting rotation once again. This time, Seth Lugo carried the load and recorded a no-decision in the Royals’ 2-1 loss. “You know, starting pitchers just […]
Royals’ ineptitude costs them again in 2-1 loss in Detroit
The Royals did it again. They lost 2-1. The offense has now scored 2 or fewer runs in 11 of their first 18 games and in 7 of their last 8. The offense was miserable and missed the few opportunities they had to do something, per usual. The pitching was awesome again, unfortunately perfection has […]
Gamethread 18: Royals at Tigers
If you read the little text under this article, I dubbed this a must win game for the Royals. While this is just game 18 on the season, this game tonight is huge for the vibes and direction of the team. The Royals are 7-10 on the season, mostly because of inept offense, they’ve scored […]
Davey Lopes, Whit Merrifield and late starts
Davey Lopes, the late-blooming star of the Dodgers’ 1970s dynasty, passed away on April 8 at the age of 80. Lopes had no connection to the Royals, but his story is worth a closer examination. Lopes was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and played high school baseball for the LaSalle Academy. Getting noticed […]
Kansas City Royals news: The roadtrip starts with a familiar style of loss
The Kansas City Royals lose another low-scoring affair, wasting six scoreless innings from starter Cole Ragans. The Royals have scored two or fewer runs in six of their last seven games, but managed a pair of wins when starters Kris Bubic and Michael Wacha blanked the White Sox on Friday and Saturday, with seven and […]
Royals offense overpowered as bullpen blows lead in 2-1 loss to Tigers
In what is becoming a theme in this short season, the Kansas City offense no-showed and the bullpen again blew a slim lead as the Tigers beat the Royals 2-1 in Detroit. Until the late innings, the first inning and half contained all the action, and it started very quickly. With one out in the […]
Royals vs. Tigers April 14 game preview and thread
Imagine being the Detroit Tigers: you went out and loaded up on a $200 million payroll. You’re paying five players—Jack Flaherty, Framber Valdez, Gleyber Torres, Javier Baez, and Tarik Skubal—$20 million or more. You expect to win the division, or at least grab a playoff spot. And here we are on April 14 and you’re […]
Tigers series preview: Two teams with disappointing starts
The Royals and Tigers were projected by many models to be the top two teams in the division, but both have stumbled out of the game to a sub-.500 record. The Tigers perhaps hit rock bottom after suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the Twins, but righted the ship last weekend with a […]
How loyal should managers be to their players?
Managers are hired to be fired. This is not news to anyone who has watched baseball for a significant period of time. It is exceedingly rare for a baseball manager to ever retire on his own terms. Heck, even some recent Hall of Fame-caliber managers who retired found themselves managing other teams in relatively short […]
Early-Season Patience Wearing Thin with Royals’ Early Bullpen, Lineup Issues
The Royals are one-tenth of the way through the season — and the early trends are starting to matter. In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco take a focused look at the Kansas City Royals’ performance so far, breaking down lineup struggles, bullpen decisions, and where the team […]
This Week in the Minors: Kendry Chourio has a fantastic start
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (7-7, 3.5 games back) The Storm Chasers took 3 of 5 from the Iowa Cubs, […]
Kansas City Royals News: There is still a lot of season left
Seems like a slow news day. Vahe Gregorian writes about the Royals start to the season. The Royals’ starting rotation entered the game with a 2.56 ERA — second in MLB only to the Yankees (2.50). Meanwhile, its offense with 54 runs through Sunday is tied for second-worst in baseball. So there is many a […]
It’s time for a significant Royals lineup switcheroo
There are a lot of things that you can’t control in baseball. Pitchers can’t control where a batter hits a ball, or even if they swing at all. Batters can’t really control where they hit the ball. And neither party can perfectly place or avoid the defense for any given hit. A lot of baseball […]
Is the ABS good or bad? Two writers, two arguments
It’s been a few weeks since the start of the 2026 MLB season, and therefore it has been a few weeks since the Automatic Ball-Strike, or ABS, system kicked off in regular season games. It’s also been enough time to develop an opinion on it. And whenever there are opinions, there are arguments. Obviously, ABS […]
Kansas City Royals news: Michael Wacha is dealing
Michael Wacha was in control all night in a win on Saturday, writes Anne Rogers. Since joining the Royals in 2024, Wacha has recorded a quality start in all seven outings against the White Sox. He’s pitched to a 1.31 ERA in that stretch, and has tossed seven scoreless frames in four of those seven […]
Royals blow lead, split series with White Sox in 6-5 loss
After a three-hour rain delay, the Kansas City Royals blew a lead, dropping the series finale to the Chicago White Sox, 6-5. The first three games all had final scores of 2-0, but this one was a fun, back and forth affair. The White Sox got on the board first, in the second inning. After […]
Game Thread XVI: White Sox vs Royals
The Kansas City Royals have won back-to-back games by a final score of 2-0, after losing the opening game of the series, 2-0. In the series and home stand finale, can someone finally score more than two runs? Noah Cameron will go for the Royals, the lefty has had two great starts to begin his […]
It’s Deja Vu all over again, Royals win consecutive 2-0 contest against White Sox
Michael Wacha saw Kris Bubic’s seven-shutout-inning performance and decided to try to one-up him. Wacha knew he couldn’t get the same strikeouts, but he could go even deeper into the game. In the end, Wacha was able to go eight shutout innings, striking out seven, walking only one, and allowing only four hits. The White […]
Game threads XV – White Sox at Royals
The Royals finally came through with a win last night after Kris Bubic absolutely shoved for seven innings and Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg did their jobs for an inning each. Today would be a really fun day to just absolutely kick some White Sox butt, though. Make us all feel a bit better about […]
Kansas City Royals news: Kris Bubic strikes out a career high
Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11 in his win over the White Sox last night. “I think being able to locate those in zone and get chase on them when you get ahead in counts (was key),” Bubic said. “I think to be able to do both of those successfully was huge tonight. “I’m […]
Royals Reacts Results – Can’t get no relief
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 posed the question of which position group on the roster worried you the most. […]
Royals repay White Sox with their own 2-0 victory
The story of tonight’s game is unequivocally Kris Bubic. The long-time Royals carved up the White Sox all night. He struggled in the first inning compared to the rest of the outing again, but even then, he looked good, striking out a pair and walking one in a scoreless first. Scoreless was the name of […]
Game threads XIV – White Sox at Royals
When last I sat down to write a game thread, the Royals were at .500, and while they had just lost to the Twins, they’d absolutely whalloped them the night before in the rain. Things were looking up as a really tough opponent came into town. That night, I got to write a recap about […]
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