After a couple solid, yet wobbly starts, Danny Duffy shoved on Monday. The Royals bats jumped on his Cardinal counterpart. And the Royals held on for a 6-2 victory to open a four-game set against their cross-state rival. Dominant Duffy I say “wobbly” because the sharpness he exhibited in the starts as his pitch count […]
Day: June 27, 2016
Series Preview: Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, June 27-30
The Royals begin their annual home and home series with the St. Louis Cardinals with two games at The K before heading to St. Louis for the final two games of the series. After posting the best record in their respective leagues last season, the Missouri rivals have identical records heading into this four-game set. Both […]
Paulo Orlando’s Big Adjustment
An unsung bright spot for the Royals this year has been the offense of Paulo Orlando. Remember, at the start of the season it looked like Orlando would be sharing right field with Reymond Fuentes and then, after he returned from a spring training injury, Jarrod Dyson. In fact, Orlando didn’t start on Opening Day […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-26-16
The affiliates had a losing day with with wins at only Double-A and rookie ball in Idaho Falls. HR Roll Call: Jorge Bonifacio (12), Frank Schwindel (12), Alfredo Escalera (2), Brandon Dulin (3), Gabriel Cancel (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Ryan O’Hearn 3-5, 2R, 3-2b BP KC Pitcher of the Day Yender […]