The Royals and Facing It
The Royals allowed four runs Tuesday night. Fairly ordinary total, four runs. Not too few to score; not too many to allow. There were 16 games on Tuesday. In 13 of them, at least one team scored at least four runs. In two of them, both teams scored at least four runs. Four might be the least remarkable run total. But then, there’s a thing about these Royals. That was only the second...
Royals Help Line: All eyes on 'Ace' Ventura
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A look at the Royals' prospects who are rising or falling:
YORDANO VENTURA, RHP
"Ace" Ventura, recently promoted to Triple-A Omaha, has been on Royals' fans radar since last summer when he dazzled onlookers with his 100-mph fastball at the Future's Game during All-Star weekend at The K. After a slow start at Double A this year, Ventura...
Tough loss will test Royals character
by John Viril—
Let’s not shy away from the truth. The Royals suffered a devastating loss Tuesday night to the Cleveland Indians.
Poised to win yet another low scoring game to hang onto second place in the Central Division, Kansas City relievers Kelvin Herrera and Tim Collins combined to surrender 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th to blow a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the ninth,...
How accurate is FoxTrax? Within one-third of a baseball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ever wonder when you're watching Royals telecasts just how accurate the pitch locator FoxTrax is?
Within one inch.
That's according to Shaun Carrigan, coordinating producer for Sportvision, the company that tracks the speed and location of every pitch in every major league ballpark.
"The system is accurate now to within one inch or one-third of...
Royals and Padres need to Deal
by John Viril—
The Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres are mirror images of each other. Kansas City stands 34-34 while the Padres are a half-game better at 35-34. Yet, they have achieved their success by completely different means. The Royals have just pulled back to .500 by preventing enough runs to keep an anemic offense afloat. Meanwhile, the Padres position players have...
.500!
by John Viril—
June is normally the month Kansas City Royals fans give up any hope for the post-season—or even a winning season. By June, any “hot start” has worn away before the reality of not enough talent. At this point in the season, Kansas City Royals fans are accustomed to turning their attention to minor league prospects and potential deadline deals.
Not this season...
The Cleveland Indians have climbed back to .500 don’t counts them out yet!
These are current standing for our Cleveland Indians and I know I said hey sink but I was wrong and jump to conclusions they are really about in the middle of the overall standing for major league baseball. So I’m saying that these guy will make a come back that shall put them in contention during the breaks and playoffs if not go all the way. MLB W L PCT GB HOME ROAD...
Interesting facts about Dick Howser’s MLB career on the anniversary of his death
Former Royals manager Dick Howser will always be remembered in Kansas City. In fact, his number 10 is retired at Kaufman Stadium, one of only 4 numbers retired by the Royals franchise. (George Brett, Frank White and Jackie Robinson were the others.) The beloved figure passed away on this date in 1987 after battling a brain tumor for about a year. His number was retired after his...
Royals' Kelvin Herrera again is in command
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The most perplexing pitcher on the Royals' staff the first two months of the season was right-handed reliever Kelvin Herrera.
Blessed with a 100-mph fastball and a devastating changeup, Herrera, 23, has tantalized Royals fans with such electric stuff that he often appears unhittable.
And for the most part, he was in 2012, sporting a 2.35 ERA in 76 appearances...
The Missing Two Percent
With two outs in the top of the sixth inning in a tied game and runner on second, a manager elects to intentionally walk a right-handed batter with his right-handed starter in order to have that same starter face another right-handed batter. Two singles follow, putting the manager’s team down by two, leading the team to defeat. An intentional walk leading to bad things for the...
Flanny's Five: Should we give Frenchy one last chance?
Five observations on the current state of the Royals
FRENCHY AND THE BRETT EFFECT
The majority of the Royals' fan base seems bent on pushing Jeff Francoeur to the street the minute Jarrod Dyson is ready to return from his rehab stint at Triple-A Omaha (and that should be any day).
I get that, believe me. Francoeur, offensively, has been painful to watch for well over a year...
Preview: Rallying Royals hope to provide more run support for Shields' start
The Cleveland Indians have climbed back to .500 following an eight-game losing streak. The Kansas City Royals need one more win to do the same.
These AL Central foes meet in Cleveland for the first time this season Monday night.
With eight strong innings from Corey Kluber, who helped the Indians (34-34) end an eight-game skid Tuesday, Cleveland won for the fourth time in five games...
Royals 5, Rays 3
Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.
Davis (4-5) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings for his first win since he beat the Los Angeles Angels on May 15. It was the right-hander's first game against the Rays, who traded him to the Royals during the offseason.
After Francoeur...
Elliot Johnson seizing job at 2nd Base
by John Viril—
All season long, the Kansas City Royals have struggled to get production at 2nd base. Chris Getz opened the season as the starter and proceeded to hit .212/.273/.288 for a miserable .561 OPS. 38-year-old utility player Miguel Tejada has performed well in limited duty (.310/.355/.448), but manager Ned Yost wisely does not wish to over-expose him. Enter fellow utility...
Recap: Davis snaps skid; Royals top Rays 5-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.
Davis (4-5) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings for his first win since he beat the Los Angeles Angels on May 15. It was the right-hander's first game against the Rays, who traded him to the Royals during...
Alex Cobb OK after hit in the head (Video)
After being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Royals’ Eric Hosmer on Saturday, Alex Cobb was taken to a local hospital where tests came back normal. Another good sign was Alex Cobb himself tweeting on Sunday that he was fine. Want to say thank you to our All-star trainer Ron Porterfield and the doctors @bayfront hospital. Woke up with only a minor headache today. —...
Preview: Davis hopes to avoid sixth consecutive winless start
The added incentive of facing his former team might be what Kansas City's Wade Davis needs to record his first win in a month.Facing Tampa Bay for the first time since it traded him to the Royals, Davis tries to avoid a career-high sixth consecutive winless start Sunday, while the Rays look to build on a much-needed victory that was overshadowed by a frightening injury to a key...
Are These The Final Days Of Jeff Francoeur For The Kansas City Royals?
The Kansas City Royals are playing solid baseball and winning games, bringing them closer to the division leading Detroit Tigers. The team is hitting well and is about to get a punch in the arm from rehabbing speedster Jarrod Dyson when he returns from his minor league rehab assignment.
That leaves the Royals with a roster choice to make at the big league level and the choice...
Royals now Hitting on all Cylinders
by John Viril—
Many commentators expressed concern that the Kansas City Royals recent surge has been driven by exceptional pitching (here, here and here). The already-poor offense had gotten worse. Then the Royals scored 10 and 7 runs in back-to-nights in Tampa Bay.
Every phase of the team is now playing well: offense, defense, and pitching. The Royals have now won 9 of their last...
Preview: Guthrie seeks to keep Royals on a roll
(AP) Strong pitching continues to pace the Kansas City Royals during their recent surge.
Jeremy Guthrie looks to continue that success on the mound and help the visiting Royals to a fourth straight victory Saturday against the struggling Tampa Bay Rays.
Luis Mendoza gave up two runs with six hits and three Kansas City (32-33) relievers pitched three hitless innings in Friday'...
Rays' Matt Moore roughed up again in 7-2 loss to Royals
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Luis Mendoza pitched six innings to win for the first time in six starts and Elliot Johnson had another big hit against his former team, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
Mendoza (2-3) gave up two runs and six hits and three Royals relievers pitched three hitless innings as the Royals held a 13th...
Yost follows game at daughter's wedding
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost could have been excused for missing his team's game on the night his daughter got married.
But he didn't.
Yost was in Sugar Hill, Ga., on Thursday night with one eye on the wedding ceremony of his daughter, Jenny, while the Royals were playing the Tampa Bay Rays about 500 miles away.
''I had the phone out, sitting on the pew...
Video: Ervin Santana eats banana in dugout during game
Your browser does not support iframes.The Kansas City Royals are quickly developing a reputation for having the finest culinary skills in Major League Baseball.Their recent affinity for a "rally BBQ sauce" has led them to win eight of their last nine games which currently makes them the hottest team in baseball (no pun intended).On Thursday, another food item was spotted...
Elliot Johnson, sometimes forgotten, stays hot vs. Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Second baseman Elliot Johnson is often the forgotten name. He is known as the player to be named later in the major seven-player deal in December between the Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals that sent James Shields to the Midwest and prospect Wil Myers to the Sunshine State.
Johnson, signed by the Devil Rays as a free agent in 2002, spent three major...
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