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Jeremy Guthrie provided the Royals, after two days of rainouts, with a game worth waiting for Saturday night by pitching the first shutout of his career in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
Snow. That’s right, snow. In May.
The Royals fell into a five-run hole Wednesday night on two occasions before rallying and then holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium. The victory boosted the Royals to 15-10 and back into first place in the American League Central Division.
James Shields recovered from a shaky start Tuesday night and beat his former club when the Royals finally found some offensive punch in the late innings for an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium.
This makes two clunkers in a row for the Royals as the schedule is about to get a lot tougher. Monday night’s 9-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians was a lot like Sunday night’s 10-3 loss. It started with a thud and never got much better.
Playing two games for the second consecutive Sunday, the Royals split the first day/night doubleheader in Kauffman Stadium history Sunday against the Cleveland Indians. Jeremy Guthrie, Tim Collins and Luke Hochevar combined for an eight-hit 9-0 shutout in the opener. Former Royal Mike Aviles tagged his old team for five RBIs as Cleveland won the second game 10-3.
Is it possible to view a $12 million expenditure as a bargain? Right-hander Ervin Santana is doing his best to make it look that way after delivering another dominant performance Saturday in the Royals’ 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium.
Alex Gordon’s grand slam capped a five-run 10th inning Thursday that carried the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
After realizing most of his memorabilia was gathering dust in a storage unit, former Royals great Bret Saberhagen decided to put it up for auction. Proceeds from the sale will go to his charitable foundation and his four children.
The Royals built a three-run lead before seeing it collapse in a 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Comerica Park. It was sloppy on both sides on a frigid night where temperatures dipped into the 30s in the early innings.
Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is clearly and enormously (ticked) off at his non-productive start. Only the club’s success is keeping him somewhat in check. “It’s tough,” he admitted. “Nobody wants to do bad on the field, but at the end of the day, we’re winning ballgames."
An extended Sunday that started with a winning dose of magic for the Royals concluded with a doubleheader sweep on a base-loaded walk in the 10th inning. Not a bad way to end the weekend.
Sweet ever-loving … Caroline.
The lockdown and massive police manhunt that effectively shut down Boston on Friday forced the postponement of the scheduled game between the Royals and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The teams will play a single game, as previously scheduled, at 12:10 p.m Central time Saturday. A Sunday doubleheader to make up Friday’s game is possible.
The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins have canceled their morning skates because of the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers. Bruins The Boston Red Sox are also on hold for their night game against the Kansas City Royals. Red Sox spokesman Kevin Gregg said the Royals have been in town since Wednesday night and spent their off day in the city on Thursday.
It shouldn’t matter as much as it seems certain to matter Friday, when the Royals meet the Red Sox at Fenway Park in the first ballgame in this city since Monday’s tragedy.
Chalk up another plus Wednesday afternoon for the Royals’ rebuilt rotation after Wade Davis sparkled for seven innings in a 1-0 victory that ended Atlanta’s 10-game winning streak. Give a nod, too, to beleaguered relievers Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland for protecting that lead over the final two innings at Turner Field.
Well … Chris Getz broke his long homerless drought Tuesday night, but the Atlanta Braves went deep five times in a 6-3 victory over the Royals at Turner Field.
For players and coaches, there’s nothing normal about the six-month grind of a baseball season.
The Royals salvaged the final game of a three-game set with the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon when Alex Gordon ripped the game-winning RBI single into right field for a hard-fought 3-2 win.
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