Lucas Duda Mired In Slump

Kansas City Royals first baseman/designated hitter Lucas Duda continued to wallow away in his slump on Tuesday as his 0-for-2 effort meant he's only gotten two hits in his last 19 at-bats. His season batting average has sunk to .174, but surprisingly enough, he's remained patient at the plate, walking an astounding 16% of the […]

Ryan O'Hearn Doubles And Triples In Loss

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn was one of the team's few bright spots on Tuesday as he doubled and tripled in the Royals loss to the Rays. O'Hearn has had a pretty poor start to the season so far, but it's a mix of good and bad signs. First, O'Hearn's patience has paid […]

Homer Bailey Rocked By Rays

The Kansas City Royals don't employ the opener approach embraced by some other teams, but starting pitcher Homer Bailey didn't escape the second inning anyway on Tuesday. Bailey allowed four earned runs on three hits and four walks in just one-plus inning, taking the loss against Tampa Bay. Everything was out of sorts for Bailey […]

Mark Reynolds Homers In Rare Start

Colorado Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds took advantage of the chance to make a start by drilling a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Monday's game against the Nationals. Reynolds was hired to be a bench bat, but he's gotten a bit more playing time while original starting first baseman Daniel Murphy was […]

Wade Davis Picks Up Second Save

Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis welcomed a new week with another save. It had been a full seven days since Davis last got a save opportunity, and he made it a little exciting by allowing two runners on and striking out no one, but he eventually got the job done. Davis is a bit of […]

Nolan Arenado Appropriately Homers For 1,000th Hit

Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado ripped a home run to left for his 1,000th MLB hit on Tuesday, and it ended up being the game-winning run, just to put the cherry on top. Arenado racked up five hits in the last two games to get to the milestone, and the homer was the fourth […]

Tyler Anderson Returns, Pitches Poorly

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson made his first start on Monday after being sidelined with a knee injury, and he was not good. Anderson went three innings while allowing five earned runs on four hits and three walks. He did strike out four, but everything else about the outing was ugly. Anderson is a […]

Raimel Tapia Homers For Second Straight Game

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia is stuck being the fourth outfielder, there's no doubt about that. With that said, with oft-injured David Dahl as one of the starters, the fourth outfielder in Colorado will likely see more playing time than most fourth outfielders. The question that surrounded Tapia was whether he'd be able to do […]

Wily Peralta Spoils Royals Comeback

The Kansas City Royals put together a six-run eighth inning on Sunday to come back from a five-run deficit and take the lead on the Yankees, but reliever Wily Peralta was having none of that. Peralta quickly gave up a lead-off double and allowed the runner to score on a two-out single to tie the […]

Alex Gordon Drills Fourth Homer

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon is working on winning Comeback Player of the Year so far. Gordon went 2-for-5 in Sunday's loss to the Yankees including his fourth home run of the season as he played a critical role in the team's six-run eighth inning comeback that briefly gave them the lead. He also […]

Jorge Lopez Struggles Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jorge Lopez was hit hard for the second time in a row on Sunday as he surrendered four earned runs and eight hits to the Yankees over seven innings. Lopez did strike out six and has now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings pitched, but this was the second […]

Terrance Gore Finally Has More Plate Appearances Than Steals

Kansas City Royals pinch-runner extraordinaire Terrance Gore got the start on Friday night and tallied four plate appearances. For most players, that's just a typical Friday night. For Gore, it meant that he finally had more career plate appearances than stolen bases. Gore has now gone to the plate 32 times in his career while […]

Billy Hamilton Is Learning To Be Patient

Kansas City Royals outfielder Billy Hamilton is a known quantity in that his biggest limitation is his difficulty in getting to first base, but this old dog may be learning a new trick. Hamilton has walked five times in the last five games, and not surprisingly, this has also led to four stolen bases and […]

Jakob Junis Shelled Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis continued to labor through the 2019 season as he was hit hard by the Yankees in a loss on Friday night. Junis gave up four earned runs in 5 1/2 innings while allowing six hits and two walks. Junis also only struck out two batters, his smallest single-game […]

Chad Bettis Picks Up Extra Inning Win

In the newest chapter of the starter-turned-reliever story, Colorado Rockies former starter Chad Bettis threw his first relief inning of 2019 on Friday, and his team bailed him out. After a couple quick outs, Bettis gave up a pair of hits that resulted in the go-ahead run for Philadelphia in the top of the 12th […]

Tyler Anderson Possibly Starting On Monday

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson is apparently expecting to start against the Nationals on Monday, though manager Bud Black hasn't officially made an announcement yet. Anderson has been sidelined since April 5 with inflammation in his left knee, and he had fluid drained from it while on the IL. However, he told reporters that […]

German Marquez Labors Through Infected Tooth

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez decided to tough out an infected tooth, and he escaped any major damage from the Phillies but not easily. Marquez apparently went without sleep on Thursday night before the game due to the pain, but he survived five innings of exciting baseball to keep the Rockies in the game. […]

David Dahl Hits Two More Doubles

The concern when a player is sidelined with a core or oblique issue is that they'll lose their power, but so far, it seems like Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl is still packing a bit of a punch. After hitting two more doubles on Friday night, Dahl has now recorded three doubles in two games […]

Trevor Story Smashes 459-Foot Home Run

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story had struck out twice on foul tipped pitches before he finally caught up with one in the sixth inning on Friday night. Phillies starter Vince Velasquez missed his spot and left a 96 MPH 0-2 fastball on the inner half of the plate, and Story hammered it over the seats […]

Charlie Blackmon Walks Off The Phillies

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was one of a host of Rockies struggling at the plate to start the season, but his first bomb of the year was a big one. With his team trailing by one in the bottom of the 12th inning, Blackmon ripped a two-run shot into Philly's bullpen in right-center to […]

Ryan O'Hearn Rocks New York

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn certainly enjoyed his first trip to Yankee Stadium. O'Hearn blasted a solo shot to help extend the Royals lead on Thursday night as KC took the Yankees. O'Hearn has been going through some growing pains at the plate, but his patience is buying him a lot of time […]

Jorge Soler Shines On The Big Stage

When Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler burst onto the scene in 2014 by ripping five home runs in his first 89 at-bats with the Cubs, it was obvious that he loved the spotlight. He still does. Getting to play under the lights at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, Soler came alive and hit a […]

Ian Kennedy Is The Next Elite Reliever?

In a bullpen full of misery and strife, Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy has quietly gotten off to a stellar start as a reliever. Kennedy nailed down the win against the Yankees on Thursday, and though he only has one save and one hold on the season so far, those numbers might be going […]

Homer Bailey Baffles The Yankees

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey was dominant on Thursday night as he threw six quiet innings in the Bronx. Bailey only allowed three hits and one earned run while striking out six as the Royals comfortably won over the Yanks. This makes two straight solid outings for Bailey after he was blown up […]

Kyle Freeland Bounces Back

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland had a couple rough outings in a row, but that looked to be behind him as he owned the Phillies on Thursday. Freeland tossed six innings of two-hit ball while walking none and striking out seven en route to the win. Having allowed 10 earned runs in his last […]

Wade Davis Works Clean Inning

Though it wasn't a save situation, Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis came in to finish off the Phillies on Thursday. Davis has only pitched twice in the last six days since the Rockies have either eaten a loss or blown out the competition on most nights, but he looked like he was in good shape as […]

Tony Wolters Gets The Bat Working

Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters is no offensive wonder, but even a glove-first catcher can get hot at the plate. Wolters has racked up five hits in his last two games after he had a 3-for-4 performance against the Phillies on Thursday. All three hits were singles, but he knocked a pair of doubles in […]

Ryan McMahon Goes Yard Twice In Return

Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon was certainly ready to go when he returned on Thursday against the Phillies. McMahon hammered his first two home runs of the season, driving in five and single-handedly topping Philly's score for the game. McMahon had previously missed 10 games due to a sprained elbow, but it looks like that's […]

Alex Gordon Still Has An OPS Over 1.000

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon smacked a two-run single on Wednesday to give him safe hits in 12 of his last 15 games, and that helped keep his OPS up at 1.007. Gordon, who was nothing but a scrap-heap player for the last two years, has been doing it all at the plate so […]

Hunter Dozier Drills Extra-Inning Homer

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier has been on fire, and he continued his parade by hammering a home run in the 10th inning to beat the White Sox on Wednesday. Dozier has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, and four of his five home runs this season have come during […]