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The Kansas City Royals were 63-79, 5th in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays 2-9 at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals Daily Vibe Check
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last night's loss

About as cold as the numbers can push it. Last night's 7-run loss is fresh and it shows. Compounding things, outscored by 11 over 7 games. The deficit is real.

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Royals Game on September 05

Opponent:Toronto Blue Jays (71-71)
Location:Kauffman Stadium
First Pitch:07:10 PM EDT
Pitching Matchup:Seth Lugo (6-8, 5.03 ERA) vs Max Scherzer (2-7, 6.16 ERA)
TV Broadcast:Sportsnet, Royals.TV, TVA Sports

Royals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays 2-9 at Kauffman Stadium.

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Highlights

Royals Record & Standings

AL Central

TeamL10WLPCTGBSTRK
White Sox
7467.525 W1
Guardians
7270.5072.5 W2
Twins
6774.4757.0 L2
Tigers
6477.45410.0 L2
Royals
6379.44411.5 L1

Kansas City Royals are 3-4 in their last 7 games, with a -11 run differential.

Royals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

PlayerHRAVGOPSRBI
14
Jac Caglianone
 23.281.82369
22
Carter Jensen
 22.231.75967
13
Salvador Perez
 18.224.64565

Pitching Leaders

PitcherW-LERAWHIPIP
61
Nate Pearson
 2-12.191.1637.0
52
Michael Wacha
 9-83.361.10176.2
62
Randy Dobnak
 2-32.651.3957.2

Hot Hitters

PlayerStreak
22
Carter Jensen
 6 hits, 3 HR, 5 RBI, .5 AVG in last 3 games
19
Michael Massey
 4 hits, 1 RBI, .4 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

PitcherStreak
52
Michael Wacha
 8.0 IP, 10 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start

Royals News

Daniel Lynch IV's struggles continued as the Royals face the reality of their pitching woes, highlighted by yet another shaky start. It's hard not to worry as Lynch is still trying to find consistency in his role, especially with the Blue Jays looming this weekend. Meanwhile, Carter Jensen is a bright spot, launching two more home runs against the Marlins, positioning his rookie season among the best in Royals history. Yet, off the field, the ousting of Drew Waters from the roster raises questions about player development and next steps. With a 63-78 record, the Royals are quietly finding a rhythm, going 4-3 over the last week with a +7 run differential, but they need their starters to step up if they hope to turn the tide this late in the season.

Sources
Lynch working to solve first-inning issues in reclaimed starter role
MLB.com
Lynch working to solve first-inning issues in reclaimed starter role
KANSAS CITY -- The final three innings of Daniel Lynch IV’s start on Friday night looked more like Daniel Lynch The Reliever: On the attack, quick outs and back in the dugout as fast as possible. In those three innings, he threw 27 pitches combined. The problem was that it
 Where Carter Jensen's season ranks among the best Royals rookies in recent years
Kingsofkauffman
Where Carter Jensen's season ranks among the best Royals rookies in recent years
Carter Jensen hit another two home runs in the finale against the Marlins and is squarely in the conversation for best Royals rookie season ever
 Royals Outright Drew Waters
Mlbtraderumors
Royals Outright Drew Waters
The Royals announced that outfielder Drew Waters cleared outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Omaha. He has the right to elect free agency but the Royals didn’t say whether or not he would do so. Waters, now 27, was once a prospect of note with Atlanta. He was sent to Kansas City in […]
 Danny Drips droops as Royals drop third game of homestand
Royals Review
Danny Drips droops as Royals drop third game of homestand
This game was out of control for KC very quickly. Daniel Lynch IV made his fifth start as a Royal, and the broadcast played an interview with manager Matt Quatraro who said, “I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him as a starter, yet.” I’m more afraid we haven’t seen the worst; the Royals […]
 Royals vs Blue Jays, September 4 live discussion
Royals Review
Royals vs Blue Jays, September 4 live discussion
One of the fun things about covering the Friday and Saturday night games all season has been that, on a week like this with one off day, if a good starting pitcher pitches on a Saturday, I get to write about him that night, and I know I’ll get to write about him again next […]
 Jays Crush Royals
Yahoo Sports
Jays Crush Royals
Blue Jays 9 Royals 2 Let’s get the bad news out of the way off the start. Jameson Taillon came out of the game after the second inning with right elbow discomfort. Why is it always the throwing arm that gets the discomfort? Oh right, because they are doing something very unnatural with the throwing […]

Royals Upcoming Schedule

The Kansas City Royals host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-game series starting Monday.

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