The Royals get their last crack at the Minnesota Twins this week as they welcome the division foe into Kansas City for a four-game set. Despite being outscored by 15 runs in the three-game set in Minneapolis, the Royals took two out of three games against the Twins last weekend and hope to win another […]
Author: David Lesky
Royals Are Done…Probably…Maybe
A team running out a worn down Jason Vargas, a flawed Ian Kennedy and whatever it is the Royals have used for a fifth starter lately cannot win. They just can’t. Since winning the second game of the series against the Colorado Rockies and starting the scoreless streak that became such a story, the Royals […]
Series Preview: Royals at Detroit Tigers, September 4-6
This is the portion of the schedule where the Royals have to clean up. They take on a Tigers team that is a shell of what it once was. They’ve dealt J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, Justin Wilson and Justin Verlander. Maybe it’s something about guys whose names start with “J” or maybe they’re just finally […]
Series Preview: Royals at Minnesota Twins, September 1-3
The Royals now have an opportunity to make things right. After a terrible stretch of baseball has left them way on the outside looking in, they get the opportunity to face the team currently leading the Wild Card chase in the Minnesota Twins. A big series here could help propel them back into legitimate contention. […]
Friday Notes
Woof. On July 30th, the Royals completed their series victory over Boston with a 5-3 win highlighted by Alex Gordon hitting a game-winning RBI triple. The Royals improved to 55-48 and were two games out of the division lead. When we look back on the 2017 season, that might have been the peak. Since then, […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays, August 28-30
The punchless Royals have to hope to find their punch back at home against the Tampa Bay Rays, another team once believed to be a top Wild Card contender but now stuck in the middle of the abyss. The Rays actually have some similar attributes to the Royals, at least offensively, in that they looked […]
Series Preview: Royals at Cleveland Indians, August 25-27
The good news is the Royals still have a shot at the American League Central. It’s not a great shot, but with seven games remaining against the Cleveland Indians, it’s a shot nonetheless. Three of those seven games are this weekend. Since these teams faced off just a few days ago, the standings haven’t really […]
Friday Notes
The Royals currently sit at 64-62. They are six games away from the division lead, and we’ll get to that. They are right in the thick of a Wild Card race that includes 41 teams, give or take a couple. All things considered, things could be worse. They definitely could be better, but they’ve now […]
Identity Shift
The Royals, for years, had an identity of the team that would make you go nuts. They made tons of contact, resulting in not striking out much and then they ran. That strategy, along with a ridiculous bullpen, led to them becoming World Series champions in 2015. It was a good strategy, especially with offense […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Colorado Rockies, August 22-24
After losing two of three over the weekend, the Colorado Rockies come to town. They’re currently holding on to the top spot in the Wild Card standings in the National League and have been one of the top NL teams really since the start of the season. They’re a ridiculous amount of games out of […]