This one started in a familiar way. Twins starter Tyler Duffey, the Duffey with the 5.79 ERA and 11.0 H/9 entering the game, retired the first 10 Royals he faced. I can’t say for certain, but I’d be willing to be that that was the first time all season Duffey got 10 consecutive outs. At […]
Day: August 18, 2016
The Season Begins Today
Here we are. With 120 games played, the Royals are basically back where they started. With 60 wins and 60 losses, they are at .500. Even Steven. Technically, they’re not really back to where they started. They weren’t nine games back in the AL Central and 6.5 back in the Wild Card when the season […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, August 18-21
The suddenly red-hot Royals return home to take on the same team they faced last weekend, the Minnesota Twins. You know how the Twins are doing this year, and it makes the Royals struggles seem tame by comparison. The Royals have cleaned up pretty well against the Twins, winning seven of nine, including all three games […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-17-16
Multiple affiliates were rained out on Wednesday HR Roll Call: Ryan O’Hearn 2(20) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Ryan O’Hearn 3-4, 3R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Zach Lovvorn 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 9-3 GO-FO, 102p/62k Omaha Storm […]