Late Rally Comes Up Short in Royals 2-1 Loss to Twins
Kyle Gibson looked like Cy Young for seven innings against the hapless Kansas City Royals offense. However, the Royals rallied late, bringing the go ahead run to the plate before succumbing to a 2-1...
View ArticleThree Run Sixth Inning Leads Royals to 3-2 Victory
During Danny Duffy‘s previous 15 starts, he had received a total of 42 runs of support. While the Royals offense did not kick in until he had departed from the game, a three run sixth inning was enough...
View ArticleYordano Ventura Leads Royals to 6-3 Victory
Yordano Ventura certainly lived up to his nickname of ‘Ace’ for the Royals tonight, stifling the Minnesota Twins offense in Kansas City’s 6-3 victory. The game did not start off well for Ventura. Danny...
View ArticleEight Run Fifth Leads A’s to 8-3 Victory over Royals
In his first start since having his appendix removed, Jason Vargas was perfect through the first four innings. Then, everything fell apart in spectacular fashion in a disastrous fifth inning, allowing...
View ArticleRoyals Destroy D-backs 12-2
The Kansas City Royals did themselves and their city proud on Tuesday night with an impressive 12-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Salvador Perez and Billy Butler both hit 3-run...
View ArticleRoyals Take Second Game from Diamondbacks
A little closer than the game last night, but they got it done. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night. The Royals started things off in the top of a second...
View ArticleJeremy Guthrie Leads Royals Past Diamondabcks 6-2
A win tonight would put the Royals back into possession of the second Wild Card spot in the American League. Jeremy Guthrie made certain that the Royals would head back to Kansas City on a high note,...
View ArticleRoyals Slay Giants In Series Opener
The Royals continued their winning ways Friday evening as they took game one of their series against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Much-maligned Billy Butler was the one to get the...
View ArticleJames Shields Shuts Out Giants; Royals Win 5-0
It was “Husker” night at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday as the Royals and Giants played the second game of their 3-game series, so it was only fitting when a U of Nebraska alumnus — left fielder Alex...
View ArticleJosh Donaldson Powers A’s Past Royals 11-3
Some days, a pitcher just does not have his best stuff. There are times when a pitcher can get by without it, but tonight was not one of those nights for Jeremy Guthrie, as the A’s pounded the Royals,...
View ArticleJason Vargas Dominates as Royals Shutout A’s 3-0
In his first two starts back from the disabled list, Jason Vargas showed flashes of dominance before tiring. Tonight, Vargas proved he was truly back, shutting down the Oakland A’s as the Royals won...
View ArticleFive Run Seventh Leads Royals Past A’s 7-3
Perhaps the greatest strengths for the Kansas City Royals are their bullpen and defense. Both units failed the Oakland A’s as the Royals used a five run seventh inning to take a 7-3 victory. It...
View ArticleRoyals Hang On Against Twins
A closer shave than you’d like at the end, but the Royals continued their impressive run and gained another game on the Tigers in the division race on Friday night. The Twins scored first in the third...
View ArticleRoyals Offense Sputters in 4-1 Loss to Twins
Things are really getting weird when your local sports columnist pens an advice column on how to cope with being a fan of a baseball team that doesn’t stink.That advice might come in handy for younger...
View ArticleOmar Infante Leads Royals to 7-4 Victory over Rockies
Omar Infante had been in a major slump lately, with only four hits in his last 37 at bats. Tonight, he broke out of that slump in a major way, belting three doubles as he helped lead the Royals to a...
View ArticleChristian Colon’s Error Proves Costly in Royals 5-2 Loss
The Royals defense has been one of their strengths during the past few years. Tonight, the defense failed Danny Duffy, sending the Royals down to a 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. The game started...
View ArticleRoyals Knock Off Rangers 6-3
The Royals came out strong on Friday night in the first of a 3-game series against the Texas Rangers after a series split in Colorado with the Rockies. The Rangers scored first in inning number one as...
View ArticleAlex Gordon Homers to give the Royals a 2-1 Walkoff Victory
Entering tonight’s game, Danny Duffy had lost five games when he gave up two or fewer runs. It apepared as though that number was going to increase tonight, until Alex Gordon blasted a two run walkoff...
View ArticleLiam Hendriks Dazzles as Royals Take 6-1 Victory
Welcome to the Kansas City Royals Liam Hendriks! Making his debut for the Royals, Hendriks held the Minnesota Twins offense at bay for most of the night, and the Royals rewarded his efforts with a six...
View ArticleBruce Chen Impoldes as the Twins Defeat the Royals 11-5
Wade Davis has given up five runs all year. Bruce Chen gave up six runs in a disastrous tenth inning alone, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 11-5 in ten innings. Unlike the...
View ArticleRoyals Struggle Against the Indians
The Royals found themselves struggling once again to produce runs Friday night against Cleveland. This was the cause for their dropping the first of a three game set. Cleveland scored in the second...
View ArticleKansas City Royals keep slimmest division lead with 4-3 victory
The Kansas City Royals avoided another washout from Mother Nature, and held their slippery grip on their division lead over the Detroit Tigers with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Royals...
View ArticleSalvador Perez Leads Royals to 2-1 Victory
For most of the night, it looked as though this would be just another brutal performance for the Royals, possibly resulting in the type of gut wrenching loss that had been all to common lately....
View ArticleAlex Gordon Powers Royals Past Rangers 4-1
Playoff teams are supposed to not just win series against bad teams, but at the end of the year, they are expected to sweep those clubs. Tonight, the Royals did just that, as Alex Gordon homered and...
View ArticleJames Shields Shines Against Yankees
When facing a pitcher that tends to handcuff your team (and let’s face it, that happens to our beloved boys in blue far too often #pray4Royalsbats), you can only hope that your team can have a guy on...
View ArticleRoyals Lose 6-2 to Yankees; Duffy Exits After One Pitch
Danny Duffy lasted exactly one pitch in Saturday afternoon’s game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx before leaving with a sore shoulder. He was replaced by Liam Hendriks (I’m legally required to mention...
View ArticleJ.D. Martinez Powers Tigers Over Royals 4-2
According to the most common quote, King Henry II of England asked “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” in regards to Thomas Beckett. The Royals could ask the same question of J.D. Martinez,...
View ArticleJames Shields Leads Royals to 3-0 Victory over Tigers
These were the games that the Royals acquired James Shields for, to step up in big games down the stretch. Tonight, the Royals certainly got what they asked for as Shields helped lead the Royals to a...
View ArticleErrors Pile Up in Royals 6-3 Loss to Red Sox
The Royals defense was one of the strengths of the team for much of the season. However, the Royals have made at least two errors in three of their past four games. Those mistakes cost them again...
View ArticleRoyals Sputter in 4-2 Loss to Red Sox
If the Royals aren’t giving you a headache and an inordinate amount of blind rage, I’m not sure if you’re doing it right. The Red Sox started the scoring in the third inning when Jemile Weeks hit a...
View ArticleJeremy Guthrie Solid as Royals Beat Red Sox 7-1
Jeremy Guthrie gave the Royals just what they needed Saturday night, pitching eight innings of one-unearned-run baseball while the offense woke from a long September nap and delivered twelve hits (four...
View ArticleKansas City Royals slip again in miserable Sox series
The Kansas City Royals were hoping to feast on the bottom-of-the-barrel Boston Red Sox in a four game series at Kauffman Stadium. Instead, the Bosox closed out a series victory Sunday with an 8-4...
View ArticleRoyals Lose Bullpen Game 7-5 to the White Sox
The last time Liam Hendrik made a start for the Royals, it turned into a bullpen game where the Royals went through their relievers in an attempt to secure the win. This time, the Royals dominant duo...
View ArticleRoyals Power Past Chris Sale; Beat White Sox 6-2
Just two days after being shut down by John Danks and his ERA hovering around 5, the Royals found a way to score 5 runs off of one of the best pitchers in baseball, en route to a 6-2 victory over the...
View ArticleRoyals Blow the Big Game; Lose 3-2 to Tigers
In the biggest game of the biggest series in decades, in front of a standing-room-only hometown crowd at Kauffman stadium, on national television, the Royals laid a big old smelly egg for the second...
View ArticleYordano Ventura shuts down Indians in Royals 7-1 victory
One night after Danny Duffy showed that he could be the Royals ace of the future, it was Yordano Ventura‘s turn to make a statement. He certainly did so tonight, holding the Cleveland Indians offense...
View ArticleBrandon Finnegan proves mortal in Royals 6-4 loss
A few days ago, it appeared fair to wonder which would happen first – would Brandon Finnegan allow a run, or would the Royals clinch a postseason berth? As it turns out, Finnegan gave up the game tying...
View ArticleJeremy Guthrie dominates as the Royals make the playoffs
It had to be Jeremy Guthrie. The pitcher that plays to the moment, keeping the Royals within a run virtually every time out. The pitcher who, in some way, may be the personification of the Kansas City...
View ArticleRoyals Lose to White Sox 5-4 on Paul Konerko Night
Friday was Royals night at Comiskey (or whatever soulless corporate moniker Chicago’s South-Side baseball club has attached to its otherwise very fine ballpark), as KC fans celebrated the end of an...
View ArticleKansas City Royals finish season with 6-4 victory, 89 wins
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox, and one game behind the Detroit Tigers in the final Central Division standings. One game. Yet, despite...
View ArticleRoyals Do It Again; Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Angels
Be still, my beating heart. They’re not making it easy on those of us having to get up early in the morning to go to work, but they’re getting it done and we all know that’s all that really matters. I...
View ArticleRoyals Take Another Step Forward; Beat Orioles 8-6 In Extras
How do I even write this recap? How does this keep happening? I am sitting down at my computer after having just taken part in a living room mosh pit that began as Mike Moustakas‘ two-run shot found a...
View ArticleThe Kansas City Royals are One Step from the World Series
Who would have imagined that we would be talking about the Royals running away to the World Series? Who would have imagined, when they were behind the Oakland A’s 7-3 in the eighth inning of the Wild...
View ArticleJason Vargas, Defense, Lead the Royals to the World Series
It has been 29 years. An entire generation has gone by without knowing what it felt like to see the Royals in the postseason. And now, those years have finally been put to rest, as Jason Vargas and the...
View ArticleJames Shields Implodes in Royals 7-1 Loss
One had to expect that the Royals magical run through October would not last. That the Royals would not run the table. However, one likely did not expect that the Royals run would end with a sudden...
View ArticleRoyals’ Bats Come Alive in 7-2 Victory; Tie the Series at 1
It took a while to get here, but the Kansas City Royals just collected their first win in the World Series in 29 years. Billy Butler came up with the game-winning RBI in the 6th inning, while a 2-run...
View ArticleRoyals Take a 2-1 Series Lead Over the Giants
Royals Royals Royals Royals. The idea of winning the world series still feels like trying to grab handfuls of air. I just don’t know how to act or what to say. The Royals are pushing me towards having...
View ArticleGiants beat Royals 11-4; World Series Tied at 2-2
For 4 1/2 innings on Saturday night, game four of the World Series followed a familiar and comforting script. With a lead and a dominant bullpen lurking, Royals fans were dreaming of victory. The...
View ArticleYordano Ventura Cruises as the Royals Head to Game Seven
It all came down to tonight for the Royals. Their best pitching prospect, Yordano Ventura, the flame throwing rookie phenom, was set to face the veteran Jake Peavy with the Royals season on the line....
View ArticleMadison Bumgarner Shuts Down Royals as Giants Take Game Seven 3-2
The World Series was right there for the taking. The Kansas City Royals had once again knocked a Giants starter out in the second inning and were making their way into the Giants bullpen. And then,...
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