What happens when two inept offenses match up on a Sunday afternoon? If you’re really interested in the answer, you may need professional help. I mean, a low scoring affair was always possible. Even with the Royals going with a starter on a low pitch limit. But when the home nine gets to the ninth […]
Author: Craig Brown
RECAP: Royals 0, Braves 5; An Offensive Offense
This isn’t a worse-case scenario. (That would’ve been a sweep.) But this feels pretty damn close. One night after doing everything right against the worst team in baseball, the Royals left the bats in the rack and stumbled to another shutout loss. We’ve seen this kind of action before. I think back to the Astros […]
RECAP: Royals 3, Yankees 7; Bombed In The Bronx
Ian Kennedy struggled, the offense couldn’t find the sequence and the result was a thunderous crashing of a 2-5 road trip. The Royals limp home to Kauffman Stadium to play the Braves this weekend. Lest we get ahead of ourselves, we need to review the latest disaster. Bombs Away Thursday was the 10th time in […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Yankees 3; Reversal Of Fortunes
The Royals jumped the Yankees early, WPA Play of the Game That would be in the first inning, thank you very much. The Royals strung together four consecutive base runners to open the frame, but after a caught stealing and a sacrifice fly, had scored just a single run. It was one of those situations […]
Nobody Ever Said It Was Going To Be Easy
After dropping two of three in Cleveland over the weekend, the Royals remain stuck at .500. PECOTA, as you can probably guess, remains bearish on the Royals. The projection says they will win only 62 games the rest of the season, which is fewer wins going forward than the Twins. Our BP projected playoff odds […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Indians 0; The Tables Are Turned
These last two weeks have been a drag. The Royals fall behind early, flail away at the plate, and ultimately take an uninspired loss. On Saturday, the scrip was flipped. First Inning Runs Kendrys Morales has been scuffling. Entering the game, he was hitting .202/.248/.308 with a .207 TAv. Yet over the last several games, […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Indians 7; We Need To Talk About Yordano
This, like so many games in this brutal stretch, was over early. Maybe you spent the evening riding the streetcar. At least that stayed on the track. While the bats remain in cold storage, this one was all about Yordano Ventura who struggled through four innings that were painful to watch. And painful is a […]
Time to Question, Not to Panic
Losses suck. That’s a strange thing to say, coming from a Royals blog, the genesis of which came over 10 years ago during a season in which the team lost more than 100 games. But they do. We know there are going to be wins and there are going to be losses. That’s baseball. Lately, I’ve […]
RECAP: Royals 2, Nationals 13; Biohazard
Do you remember Tuesday night? Specifically the ninth inning? That moment when Mike Moustakas crossed home plate, arm held aloft? Or that Lorenzo Cain mini lean-back? My advice is to hold on to that. Wrap yourself in that feeling. Do not let it escape. The good vibes escaped The K almost immediately on Wednesday. The […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Nationals 6; Walkoff Bliss
It wasn’t the fifth game of the World Series, or even a high-stakes October ballgame. Yet, it kind of felt the same. The Royals needed a win. Badly. They jumped out to an early lead, saw the Nationals chip away, put their bats away for the middle innings, and finally broke out in the later innings. […]