With their starting pitchers impersonating victims from a Law and Order episode the last two games, the Royals desperately needed length from Sunday’s starter, Ian Kennedy. Kennedy not only gave the Royals seven innings, he allowed just three hits and one walk on the afternoon. After the run-scoring barrage from the Houston bats the previous […]
Author: Craig Brown
RECAP: Royals 5, Astros 13; Ugly, Part 2
It happened again. For the second consecutive evening, this one got away early. For the second consecutive evening, the Royals starting pitcher failed to complete three innings. Friday’s game was special because Edinson Volquez was historically awful, allowing 13 runs before he was pulled in the second inning. Saturday’s game had no such charm. Chris […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Astros 13; Ugly
They say one of the great things about baseball is you can go to any given ballgame and witness history. You never know what you’re going to see. Like one of the worst pitched games in the last five years. It’s not every game a player collects seven total bases in the first inning. Sometimes, […]
And Gone! The Ian Kennedy Story So Far
As you may recall from Tuesday’s recap, Ian Kennedy has a home run problem. He’s allowed 18 dingers already this season. Ten of them have come in a barrage in his last four starts. If you’re sitting in the bleachers for a Kennedy start, bring a glove. Or a helmet. Safety first, you know. Fun […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Mets 2; AWOL Offense
Once again, the Royals forgot to pack their offense. Fortunately, this is only a two-game road trip. Visiting the scene of the crowning achievement of the Dayton Moore era, the Royals can’t replicate November and drop another one on the road. Bombs Away, Parts 17 & 18 Ian Kennedy has a home run problem. After […]
Home Cooking
We have chronicled this at some length here, but what the Royals are doing at home is something special. They just wrapped up a 6-1 homestand. They have 25 wins in 33 games at The K. That’s a .758 winning percentage at home. The last time the Royals lost back to back games at home? […]
RECAP: Royals 2, Tigers 1; Another Cool Walkoff
Lorenzo Cain has done it. Kendrys Morales did it with a home run. Brett Eibner did it in his second big league game. And now, add Cheslor Cuthbert to the roll call of Royals who have delivered the walk off knock in 2016. After a weekend of high octane offense, it was only natural the […]
RECAP: Royals 10, Tigers 3; Ventura and Perez Tag Team to Bodyslam Detroit
There’s Kansas City in mid-June hot. There’s surface of the sun hot. And now there’s Salvador Perez hot. The Royals backstop is tearing through the American League and continued his punishing of opposing pitchers, driving in three runs on another home run and a double. It seems like for the first time in his career, […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Tigers 10; Bombs Away
It’s difficult to win when your team coughs up five home runs. If you want to look on the bright side (if you’re that kind of an optimist that there’s a brbrera.ight side to five home runs, congratulations) four of the bombs were solo. The fifth one that pushed Detroit into the lead they wouldn’t relinquish […]
It’s Time For The Royals To Move On From Infante
The writing is on the dugout wall. Omar Infante’s days in Kansas City are numbered. Facts are facts. The Royals now feel they have at least two better options that Infante on their 25-man roster. In the Royals last 20 games, Infante has made four starts at second. Whit Merrifield has registered 13 starts. And […]