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After 5 lead changes, Yankees outlast Royals to win Game 1: Takeaways
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After 5 lead changes, Yankees outlast Royals to win Game 1: Takeaways

New York Times  

By Kaitlyn McGrath, Rustin Dodd, Brendan Kuty and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — This wasn’t your typical October classic. There were five lead changes between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday, a postseason first. After the Royals took a 1-0 lead in the second, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit …

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The Royals’ surprising playoff spot was fueled by a top-to-bottom culture change
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Royals’ surprising playoff spot was fueled by a top-to-bottom culture change

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Round. “If we were going to take a big leap in that area, it wasn’t going to be a slow trickle of add two this year, add two the following year,” Picollo said. “I said hey, let’s go to Kansas City,” Lugo said, ‘Let’s do it.” Wacha, another strike thrower, …

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Snell strikes out 9 as the Giants beat the Royals 2-0 to complete a 3-game series sweep
3 months ago

Snell strikes out 9 as the Giants beat the Royals 2-0 to complete a 3-game series sweep

Associated Press  

— Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. “It couldn’t have been a worse homestand,” Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said. “We’re playing pretty good right now.” The Royals have scored four runs in their last five …

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Wade and Chapman hit 2 homers each, Roupp wins 1st in Giants 9-0 victory over slipping Royals
3 months ago

Wade and Chapman hit 2 homers each, Roupp wins 1st in Giants 9-0 victory over slipping Royals

Associated Press  

— LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman hit two home runs each, Landen Roupp pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, and the San Francisco Giants handed the Kansas City Royals their sixth straight loss, 9-0 on Saturday. “With a week to go we’ve got to figure out how to get out of this rut,” Royals manager …

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Royals’ late-season skid reaches 5 with 2-1 loss to Giants, who get 3 hits from Ramos
3 months ago

Royals’ late-season skid reaches 5 with 2-1 loss to Giants, who get 3 hits from Ramos

Associated Press  

— The Kansas City Royals’ late-season losing streak stretched to five on Friday night with a 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, who got three hits from Heliot Ramos. “You’ve got to make your own breaks,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I didn’t have a great angle from where I was sitting, but they called it foul and it’s …

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Meadows gives Detroit lead with broken-bat single in the 10th, Tigers hold on to beat Royals 3-1
3 months ago

Meadows gives Detroit lead with broken-bat single in the 10th, Tigers hold on to beat Royals 3-1

Associated Press  

— Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given third base because of a balk, and the Tigers went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night. “That was a classic pitching duel the whole night.” Cole Ragans allowed one run on four …

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Pham’s first homer for Royals keys 4-1 win over Guardians, stops 7-game losing streak
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pham’s first homer for Royals keys 4-1 win over Guardians, stops 7-game losing streak

Associated Press  

— Tommy Pham hit his first home run for Kansas City, a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run fourth inning, and the Royals stopped a season-high, seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. it’s good to get a win.” During the seven-game skid, the Royals had scored three runs or fewer in six …

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Playoff-contending Royals lose 1B Vinnie Pasquantino for rest of regular season to broken thumb
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Playoff-contending Royals lose 1B Vinnie Pasquantino for rest of regular season to broken thumb

Associated Press  

— Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his right thumb while trying to make a play at first base in the eighth inning of Kansas City’s loss to Houston, the team said Friday. Veteran catcher Salvador Perez, who has appeared in 35 games at first base this season, was in the …

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Kutter Crawford pitches 1-hitter into 8th, Rafael Devers homers and Red Sox blank Royals 5-0
5 months, 1 week ago

Kutter Crawford pitches 1-hitter into 8th, Rafael Devers homers and Red Sox blank Royals 5-0

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Kutter Crawford took a one-hitter into the eighth inning, Rafael Devers hit a solo homer and the Boston Red Sox beat potential AL All-Star starter Seth Lugo in a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. That be cool.” Zack Kelly threw a double-play ball on his first pitch and finished the eighth before getting the …

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Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro says Royals right-hander Seth Lugo should start All-Star game
5 months, 1 week ago

Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro says Royals right-hander Seth Lugo should start All-Star game

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro lobbied for Royals right-hander Seth Lugo to start Tuesday’s All-Star Game for the American League. “I called him and pushed as hard as I could to recommend Seth to start,” Quatraro said Saturday before Lugo took the loss when the Royals fell to the Red Sox 5-0. “I understand that there’s a lot …

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Around Bobby Witt Jr., Royals build a new culture and enter MLB’s modern era
6 months, 1 week ago

Around Bobby Witt Jr., Royals build a new culture and enter MLB’s modern era

New York Times  

One day last October, Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo cued up a PowerPoint presentation inside the team’s facility in Surprise, Ariz. Picollo spent the next year trying to retain the old vibes while embracing what he called “a diversity of thought.” He hired manager Matt Quatraro from the Tampa Bay Rays, plucked pitching coach Brian Sweeney from the …

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Royals right-hander Brady Singer a late scratch at Minnesota because of illness
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Royals right-hander Brady Singer a late scratch at Minnesota because of illness

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Kansas City Royals scratched starting right-handed pitcher Brady Singer from the lineup because of illness less than three hours before their afternoon game at Minnesota on Thursday. “He just didn’t have a good night’s sleep, just didn’t feel well, was up during the night — it’s the typical illness that everybody deals with,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro …

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