High stakes. Thin margins. Plenty of stress. Welcome to Royals baseball in August. Now with a nine game winning streak. It was kind of the typical Yordano Ventura tightrope start. Through the first four innings, he retired the side in order only once. Dee Gordon touched him for a couple of hits, including a single with […]
Day: August 23, 2016
Royals Providing Relief Once Again
When pressed about what has made the Royals so good the last couple seasons, there are a lot of answers people can give. You can mention the aggressiveness, both in the batter’s box and on the bases. You can talk about the amazing defense. You can talk about the never-say-die attitude. But, to me, what […]
Series Preview: Royals at Miami Marlins, August 23-25
The suddenly contending Royals take their show on the road to Miami where they’ll take on the Marlins. It’s the first time the two teams have played since 2013 and just the second time the Royals have played in Miami. In fact, the last time the Royals played a road game against the Marlins, they […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-22-16
Royals’ affiliates went just 1-5 on Monday. HR Roll Call – Chris DeVito (8), Gabriel Cancel (4) BP Kansas City Hitter of the Day – Chris DeVito: 2-3, HR, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI BP Kansas City Pitcher of the Day – Randy Acevedo: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K […]