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Kansas City Royals News & Updates


The Kansas City Royals were 19-27, 5th in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals were beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals 2-4 at Busch Stadium.

Royals Daily Vibe Check
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a rough stretch

Hard to feel good about the data. 1-6 over 7 games. That leaves a mark. Making it worse, getting outscored by 8 in a week. That tanks the score.

Royals Game on May 17

Opponent:St. Louis Cardinals (27-18)
Location:Busch Stadium
First Pitch:02:15 PM EDT
Pitching Matchup:Stephen Kolek (1-0, 6.75 ERA) vs Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.46 ERA)
TV Broadcast:Cardinals.TV, Royals.TV
Forecast:☀️ Clear sky, 72°F, Wind 7 mph

Royals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals were beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals 2-4 at Busch Stadium.

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Highlights

Royals Record & Standings

AL Central

TeamL10WLPCTGBSTRK
Guardians
2522.532 W1
White Sox
2322.5111.0 W1
Twins
2026.4354.5 L2
Tigers
2026.4354.5 L1
Royals
1927.4135.5 L6

Kansas City Royals are 1-6 in their last 7 games, with a -8 run differential.

Royals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

PlayerHRAVGOPSRBI
7
Bobby Witt Jr.
7.309.88623
22
Carter Jensen
6.237.74119
11
Maikel Garcia
3.264.73518

Pitching Leaders

PitcherW-LERAWHIPIP
52
Michael Wacha
4-22.830.9957.1
50
Kris Bubic
3-24.111.2350.1
67
Seth Lugo
1-33.761.4252.2

Hot Hitters

PlayerStreak
22
Carter Jensen
4 hits, 1 RBI, .444 AVG in last 3 games
14
Jac Caglianone
3 hits, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .429 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

PitcherStreak
50
Kris Bubic
7.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
52
Michael Wacha
7.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
58
Luinder Avila
4.1 scoreless IP, 5 K in 3 recent games

Royals News

The Kansas City Royals are in a tailspin after dropping their sixth straight game, losing 4-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals, and their recent struggles have left them sinking to fifth place in the division with a disappointing 19-26 record. Bobby Witt Jr. continues to shine with a solid .309 batting average, but the offense as a whole has stalled, managing just a few runs against a pitcher who shouldn't have overwhelmed them. Now, they face a rain delay, further complicating their efforts to rebound. Adding to the woes, reliever Matt Strahm has been placed on the Injured List, putting more pressure on an already taxed bullpen. With whispers of potential trades like Luis Arraez from the Giants circulating, the Royals need a jolt,fast,before this season slips away.

Sources
'Get back up, get ready to go': Royals searching for answers
MLB.com
'Get back up, get ready to go': Royals searching for answers
ST. LOUIS – Every team goes through tough stretches over the course of a long season which feel like they could be turned around by the right hit at the right time, a dramatic break of the dam which turns on the tap of runs and flips feeling flat into
Royals vs. Cardinals Rain Delay, May 16: Updates, Start Time, Full Details
Kingsofkauffman
Royals vs. Cardinals Rain Delay, May 16: Updates, Start Time, Full Details
The Kansas City Royals need to turn things around, but those efforts will have to wait as we are in a rain delay.
Giants' All-Star infielder would be perfect Royals trade target to bolster second base
Kingsofkauffman
Giants' All-Star infielder would be perfect Royals trade target to bolster second base
The Royals are struggling, but with AL playoff picture wide open, perhaps a move could get them back in the mix - maybe one with the Giants for Luis Arraez.
Matt Strahm to Injured List
Royals Review
Matt Strahm to Injured List
The Royals have made a roster move this morning, sending Matt Strahm to the Injured List. In his place, Bailey Falter will return from the Injured List. Jaylon Thompson with a few more details: During the game last night, I remember Strahm threw a couple of odd pitches and Matt Quatraro and the training staff […]
Royals drop sixth in a row to Cardinals, 4-2
Royals Review
Royals drop sixth in a row to Cardinals, 4-2
We could go through this game play by play and try to deeply analyze it, but they’ve lost six in a row. For the third straight game, the offense looked completely outmatched by a pitcher who has never shown the ability to dominate a lineup. So let’s just hit some highlights and then try to […]

Royals Upcoming Schedule

The Kansas City Royals host the Boston Red Sox for a 3-game series starting Monday.

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