After getting some cold water thrown on them, the Royals travel back to Central time to take on the Minnesota Twins in a three-game weekend set between the Central Division rivals. As is always the case by September, we know quite a bit about Minnesota and about just how disappointing their season has been, with […]
Tag: Jakob Junis
RECAP: Junis mystifies Tribe in series-opener
Okay, so Jakob Junis two-hitting the Cleveland Indians—not their Triple-A team or the Pedro Serrano/Rick Vaughn/Hats for Bats version of them—reignites the theory that perhaps there is something a little special about Junis after all. He started his season like a house on fire, going 5-3 with a 3.51 ERA in his first 10 starts […]
Series Preview: Royals at Cleveland Indians, September 3-5
The Royals leave their best homestand of the season to travel to Cleveland to take on the best team in the division, the Indians, who have just added Josh Donaldson to ensure their postseason ends in heartbreak. As I mentioned when they played last week, the Indians lineup is good, but a bit top heavy. […]
RECAP: The Jakob Junis Game
If Jakob Junis could only face the Tigers, there’s an outside chance we might consider him one of the game’s finest pitchers. Unfortunately, there are 28 other teams and Junis seems not to fare as well against any of them. Fortunately, the Tigers were his opponent Tuesday and Junis did what Junis does in mowing […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, August 28-29
The Royals can ride the high of their series win over the division-leading Indians as they welcome the Detroit Tigers to town for a quick, two-game set. With Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list and out for the rest of the year, the Tigers have one player who is an above average hitter in Nicholas Castellanos. […]
Series Preview: Royals at Tampa Bay Rays, August 20-23
If nothing else, the Royals next opponent, the Tampa Bays, are interesting. Because of the American League and the American League East specifically, they have no chance to compete for a playoff spot, so they were pretty significant sellers at the deadline, and even before, having made a relatively big trade before anyone. But even […]
Series Preview: Royals at Chicago White Sox, August 17-19
The slog of the schedule is really upon us now. The Royals hit the road to take on the Chicago White Sox once again, their last trip to Chicago this season (assuming the rain doesn’t wash away a game and MLB makes them go back to play it). The White Sox occasionally show off their […]
Duffy’s 2018 journey takes detour to the DL
Since a disaster start against the Yankees at The K on May 19 where his ERA reached the nadir of 6.88, Danny Duffy has been slowly chipping away at that number. There have been a few speed bumps along the way, to be sure, but for the most part he’s made steady progress. From his […]
RECAP: Royals bullpen gives up late runs to complete the sweep
Driving back from an impromptu end-of-summer trip for the second anniversary of my 29th birthday (do the math, kids) I realized something: The Royals hadn’t disappointed me once this weekend. In fact, I had no idea what had happened. I’d been completely off the grid and it was liberating, particularly after zooming through the recaps […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, August 10-12
The Royals welcome in their neighbors from the east, the St. Louis Cardinals in a much needed respite from their city. It hasn’t been a great season for the Cardinals, but they’re still within striking distance of the wild card in the National League, albeit bunched up with a handful of teams. They made some […]