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Two teams battling for playoff position meet as the New York Yankees begin a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday. New York (82-61) took two of three from the Chicago Cubs over the weekend and the team holds a half-game lead for first place in the American League East over the Baltimore Orioles.
Michael Wacha delivered seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals got past the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game weekend sweep.
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The Royals give up just two runs all weekend.
Michael Wacha tossed seven shutout innings and earned his 100th career win as the Royals swept the Twins with a 2-0 win on Sunday afternoon. Royals pitchers gave up just two runs on 14 hits for the entire three-game series.
Wacha ran into some trouble in the first, but was able to escape without a run scoring thanks to another great relay. Juan Miranda singled and tried to score on a double by Trevor Larnach,...
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Let’s sweeeeeep!
The Royals have a chance to finish off a sweep of the Twins this afternoon and pull 2.5 games ahead of them for the second Wild Card, and possibly even pull to 2.5 games back of Cleveland.
Michael Wacha (11-7, 3.50 ERA) goes for the Royals - he’s 5-1 with a 2.96 ERA since the All-Star break.
Michael Wacha takes the mound this afternoon as we look to sweep the Twins. pic.twitter.com/b9Do3wsHSN
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 8,...Tommy Pham #22 of the Kansas City Royals is doused by Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images
Rocco Baldelli will have some interesting questions to answer after this one.
I have had a policy all season of not panicking in any game until the Royals have given up at least two runs. It turns out, I was more right than I knew to have that policy, but we’ll talk about that more in a minute. First, let’s talk about the terrific pitching in tonight’s ball...
On Tommy Pham's controversial infield hit, the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday evening. The Royals (78-65) remained in second place in the American League Central, moving a game and a half ahead of the Twins (76-66).
The Royals announced this afternoon that right-hander Dan Altavilla has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A Omaha. The right-hander was designated for assignment by Kansas City earlier this week when they activated him from the 60-day injured list but did not add him back to the 40-man roster.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Alec Marsh (48) pitches in the first inning of an MLB game between the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals on June 28, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Can KC continue a fresh winning streak from the ashes of their worst losing streak of the season?
There’s not getting around the brutal seven-game losing streak that likely took the Royals’ out of competition for the division...
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WE ARE SO BACK
David Lesky writes about how the Royals’ mindset could change now that they are in a sprint towards the post-season.
The point of a sprint to the finish is so many decisions made with more than just today in mind are no longer about more than just today. Again, it’s not a total reversal of strategy in making moves, but it is the idea of utilizing off days and an ability to change that chart above for the better every single day. Dairon Blanco pinch...
The Kansas City Royals are showing that the well-known saying of, “Fortune favors the bold” can apply just as much in modern times as it did in ancient days when the phrase was first coined.
If the Kansas City Royals hold on to a playoff spot, it likely will be a result of their late-season roster additions. As they host the Minnesota Twins (76-65) on Saturday night in the second game of a weekend series, the Royals (77-65) have won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a week.
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Cole Ragans shoved and Michael Massey provided the lumber.
The Royals got brilliant pitching from Cole Ragans and three relievers, and Michael Massey collected three hits including a home run, as the Royals defeated the Twins 5-0 to pull ahead in the Wild Card race.
Kansas City got on the board in the third against Twins rookie Zebby Matthews. Tommy Pham continued to be a sparkplug for the Royals, doubling home Kyle Isbel to make it 1-0 Royals. Michael Massey homered...
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The Royals can move into sole possession of the second Wild Card if they take the weekend series against the Twins. They enter the weekend just a half-game back, and can even cut into the 4.5 game lead by the first place Guardians.
Cole Ragans takes the hill tonight for the fourth time against the Twins this season. He is 1-2 with a 2.50 ERA in three starts, with 24 strikeouts in 18 innings.
Cole Ragans takes the mound tonight as we...
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The Royals and Twins are jostling for position in the Wild Card race
The Twins have made the post-season ten times in the last twenty years, but have just one series win to show for it. They’ll try for a deeper run this year, and currently find themselves in position for the second Wild Card spot, with the Royals breathing down their neck, just a half-game back.
Minnesota Twins (76-64) vs. Kansas City Royals (76-65) at...
Kansas City Royals designated hitter Salvador Perez (13) is congratulated by Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (9) after hitting a grand-slam home run during the sixth inning of game 2 of the Major League Baseball doubleheader between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians on August 26, 2024, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. | Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The only thing truly left to determine is their playoff seeding.
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The Tigers are on the prowl, hunting the Royals. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
Tyger Tyger burning bright, in the forests of the night...
On September 5, 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals sat eight-and-a-half games back of what was then the only Wild Card.
They then tore through the rest of September, winning on the final day of the season to secure the Wild Card by one game over the Braves.
In the playoffs, St. Louis, winners of 90 games, upended the 102-win Phillies in five games*,...
I think we’re required by law to use a Mahomes and Witt picture today | Photo by Jason Hanna/Getty Images
Six games left in The Gauntlet (TM)
Manager Matt Quatraro missed some games earlier this week due his mother’s death. At the Star, Vahe Gregorian talked to the skipper about how her lessons influenced his managerial style:
The last few days away from the team, he said, were “maddening. … You want to be here every second of every day with these guys. I mean, that’s what...
Kansas City Royals reliever Dan Altavilla has seen almost no major league time this season, but in a bit appearance he did manage to break Mookie Betts' hand back in June.
The Kansas City Royals reinstated right fielder Hunter Renfroe from the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Renfroe, 32, landed on the list on Aug. 25 with a right hamstring strain.
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It happens.
With everyone properly freaking out about the Royals’ recent seven-game skid, and Vegas taking bets on the possibility of them missing the playoffs, let’s all take a deep breath and look at what other Kansas City playoff teams have done in the past.
And yes, I’m with you. I’m just as nervous as the next guy (or lady). We all know that this is a flawed team. At times they are a very good team, but still flawed. Their defense is okay. Most...