3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (322+ words) A nice series win heading into Memorial Day Woo did get two unproductive outs from Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. , but after falling behind 2-0 to Vinnie Pasquantino, the Mariners decided to intentionally walk him. On the first pitch, Salvador…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (355+ words) A chance to win a series The Kansas City Royals, who have been scuffling since the first week and a half of May, got a much-needed win yesterday against the Mariners, behind a complete game shutout from Stephen Kolek. The…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (418+ words) The guy who wasn't ever in the Royals Opening Day plans twirls the best start so far in 2026 In today's game thread, I wrote that Stephen Kolek's second-best career start probably came against the Mariners last September, and we might…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (586+ words) And Cole Ragans begins a rehab assignment. Cole Ragans will begin a rehab assignment at Omaha, writes Jaylon Thompson. He is set to start Saturday's game for the Storm Chasers against the St. Paul Saints " the Triple-A minor-league affiliate of…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (283+ words) It was not a night for offense The Royals were 1-for-7 on hard-hit balls. Jac Caglianone hit three of those, though one was a pop-up that went 190 feet nearly straight up. An impressive athletic feat, but meaningless on a baseball…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (153+ words) The Royals announced they have designated catcher El'as D'az for assignment and recalled infielder Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A. D'az appeared in 10 games and hit. 227/. 261/. 591 with two home runs in 23 plate appearances. Tolbert returns after an earlier stint in which he…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (325+ words) The Royals somehow swept the Mariners a few weeks ago. The Mariners fell one win short of their first pennant last year, and came into this season with high hopes for contention. Like the Royals, they have had a disappointing…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (836+ words) Where is the urgency? The Kansas City Royals are in midst of an awful streak, having lost 11 of their last 14 games. During the streak, the main culprit has been the offense, as they've scored 3. 07 runs per game. Unfortunately, this inability…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1229+ words) The gap between expectation and reality. It's Friday, usually the day after my day to do the game recap. They didn't win because they did't play, but I have yet to write a winning game recap this season. Well, I…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1959+ words) This is the dek This is still just" I don't even know what to say: But, hey, life is full of surprises. I bet you didn't expect to see John Bale today. Hm" news is tough to come by. The…...