Ryan O'Hearn Carries Kansas City Offense

Monday night was Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn's night to put the team on his back. O'Hearn provided all three runs that KC needed to pull out a win against Toronto as he drilled his second major league home run to put the game away. Unsurprisingly, O'Hearn has struggled so far at the... Read More

Brad Keller Beats Blue Jays

Kansas City Royals rookie Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings against Toronto on Monday to pick up his fifth win of the season. Keller struck out four while allowing only one earned run and four hits to even his record. Keller has been a complete surprise for the Royals this year as he's stepped in... Read More

Rosell Herrera Should Stop Stealing Bases

Kansas City Royals rookie Rosell Herrera has been a pretty mediocre waiver claim by most measures. He's not been otherworldly good or anything, but a .247 batting average in his first big-league season isn't bad at all. However, he should really stop trying to steal bases. Herrera was caught again on Monday night, and that's... Read More

Glenn Sparkman Recalled From Triple-A

The Kansas City Royals recalled pitcher Glenn Sparkman from Triple-A Omaha mere hours after sending him there. Sparkman was originally demoted to make room for Blaine Boyer as he came off the disabled list, but less than 18 hours later, Sparkman was recalled to take Danny Duffy's spot as he was placed on the DL.... Read More

Danny Duffy Placed On Disabled List

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was placed on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder tendinitis on Monday. Duffy acknowledged that if the team were in the playoff hunt, he would probably pitch through it, but with the team eliminated from any contention, there's no point in risking more long-term damage. No timetable was... Read More

Blaine Boyer Activated, Sent To Bullpen

Kansas City Royals pitcher Blaine Boyer was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Sunday and assigned to the bullpen. Boyer had been DLed since May due to a strained back, and he took the place of Glenn Sparkman who was optioned to Triple-A Omaha. The 37-year-old was absolutely atrocious to start the season, so... Read More

Danny Duffy Suffering From Shoulder Stiffness

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy received an anti-inflammatory injection after dealing with some shoulder stiffness this weekend. Duffy is currently scheduled to start on Thursday, but that may be in jeopardy now due to the ailment. Manager Ned Yost revealed that Duffy's actually been dealing with the issue for his last four starts,... Read More

Sebastian Janikowski Remains Ageless

Seattle Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski was given a new holder during Sunday's camp session, but he seemed unfazed about it. Instead, he casually drilled a 51-yarder to cap off his series of six kicks that were all good. Janikowski looks to put an end to Seattle's kicking woes after a season of them struggling with... Read More

Brandon Marshall Starting To Get More Active

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Brandon Marshall is nearing full-speed as he hit the field on Sunday. Marshall has had his workload increased slowly as the team has taken its time bringing him back from his ankle and toe injuries, but in the team's first practice back after their game against the Colts, Marshall was noticeably... Read More

Roberto Aguayo Only Tasked With XPs

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Roberto Aguayo is battling with Caleb Sturgis to be the man to fix the team's kicking problems, but he was only tasked with kick-offs and extra points in their first preseason game. That said, Aguayo couldn't have asked for the night to have gone much better. He was perfect on extra... Read More

Caleb Sturgis Goes 1-For-2 On FGs

The Los Angeles Chargers have been plagued by kicking woes, and their first preseason game was no different as Caleb Sturgis missed another makeable kick. Sturgis did nail one field goal, but his miss was just another shot at the team's kicking game in general. Sturgis is competing against Roberto Aguayo, the maligned former 2nd... Read More

Cardale Jones Struggles In Preseason Opener

Los Angeles Chargers backup quarterback Cardale Jones wasn't the backup in the team's first preseason game as he was tasked with taking the first snaps under center. Unfortunately, he did not look good in the start. Jones went 6-for-12 for just 50 yards before he was replaced and badly upstaged by Geno Smith. Head coach... Read More

Forrest Lamp Activated From PUP List

The Los Angeles Chargers offensive line got a boost on Monday when guard Forrest Lamp was activated from the PUP List after missing a year with a torn ACL that he suffered in training camp in 2017. Lamp was the team's highly touted second round pick in 2017 before he was injured, and he would... Read More

Artavis Scott Snags Five Catches

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Artavis Scott was the go-to wideout in the team's first preseason game as he battled to make the roster. Scott hauled in five passes for 44 yards, and he spent time as a returner on both punts and kickoffs. Scott spent all of 2017 on the team's practice squad and... Read More

Geremy Davis Snags Long Touchdown

The Los Angeles Chargers have already got a fearsome foursome at wide receiver, but Geremy Davis made the standout play amongst wideouts in the team's first preseason game. With the team trailing 14-3 in the third quarter, Davis made a phenomenal catch on 3rd-and-19 to score a touchdown and keep the Chargers in it. Davis'... Read More

Austin Ekeler Has A Big Quarter

Los Angeles Chargers backup running back Austin Ekeler wasn't able to get in the end zone in the team's first preseason game, but he had a big second quarter that helped remind everyone why he generated so much excitement late last season. Ekeler broke off a 20-yard run and snagged a pass for another 39-yard... Read More

Geno Smith Solid In First Preseason Game

Los Angeles Chargers backup quarterback Geno Smith performed pretty well in the team's first preseason game. Smith completed 60.9% of his passes for 218 yards (YPA of 9.5) and a beautiful touchdown to depth receiver Geremy Davis. Head coach Anthony Lynn handed the start to Cardale Jones instead of Smith, but said after the game... Read More

Lucas Duda Singles Twice To Extend Streak

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda hasn't had much to celebrate this season as it's been quite disappointing overall, but he's gotten on a bit of a hot streak recently as he's hit safely in six of his last seven games. He's racked up a home run and stolen base over the streak, but... Read More

Brett Phillips Continues To Hit For KC

Kansas City Royals outfielder Brett Phillips has been loving life with the Royals. With a pair of singles on Friday, Phillips is now triple-slashing .265/.324/.471 since he moved to the American League. For a defense-first type of player, that's not too shabby. Unfortunately, it's built on an astronomical .444 BABIP and Phillips has also been... Read More

Glenn Sparkman To Stay In Bullpen

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Glenn Sparkman will remain in the bullpen for 2018, according to manager Ned Yost. Reporters asked Yost about the possibility of a rotation spot for Sparkman this season after he came in for a long relief stint on Friday, but Yost only supported the idea of Sparkman getting a chance... Read More

Burch Smith Chased In Second Inning

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Burch Smith got roasted again on Friday as he was run out in the second inning after already giving up five earned runs. Smith has now given up five or more earned runs in three straight starts, and his season ERA sits at a frightening 6.97. Smith was a feel-good... Read More

Wade Davis Says Everything Is Fixed

Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis told reporters once again that he's figured out what's wrong after Thursday's meltdown against the Dodgers. It was Davis' sixth blown save of the year and his ERA is now 5.51, but he insists that watching video of his performance revealed easy fixes he could make that would get it... Read More

Adam Ottavino Closes Out Dodgers

The Colorado Rockies turned to reliever Adam Ottavino to nail down the final outs in Friday's 5-4 win over the rival Dodgers, and he did it without incident. Ottavino hasn't been overly dominant in his last few outings either, but manager Bud Black had to do something after closer Wade Davis melted down again on... Read More

DJ LeMahieu Finally Goes Yard

Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu set the bar high for himself when he popped five home runs before the end of April, but he's struggled to find that power stroke again since then. He hit a few in June, but his two-run shot on Friday night was his first since June 28. LeMahieu had... Read More

Ian Desmond Swipes Another Bag

Colorado Rockies first baseman/outfielder Ian Desmond was on the move again on Friday, as he was one of three Rockies to steal second base against the Dodgers en route to a win. Desmond got a couple days off earlier in the week due to a recent slump, but he's knocked a base hit in each... Read More

Charlie Blackmon Steals A Rare Base

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was a base-stealer at one time. He stole 43 bases in 2015. Now, it's become a rare occurrence. Blackmon swiped a bag on the generous combo of Kenta Maeda and Yasmani Grandal on Friday (one of three bases the Rockies stole from the pair), giving him his first stolen base... Read More

Trevor Story Extends Hitting Streak

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story continued his all-out assault on opposing teams on Friday by extending his current hitting streak to eight games and stealing his 15th base of the season. Story is well on his way to a career year as he now sits at 24 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 80 runs batted... Read More

Ryan McMahon Drills Homer In Win

Colorado Rockies utility man Ryan McMahon was tasked with filling some big shoes on Friday night as he stepped in at third base after Nolan Arenado left the game with an injured shoulder. McMahon did right by Arenado though. Trailing 4-3 in the 7th inning, McMahon took one deep to lead the Rockies to a... Read More

Mike Williams Getting Rave Reviews

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams was the star of the team's annual scrimmage game, catching a pair of touchdowns in traffic. After being drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 2017 draft, Williams was sidelined for the first six games of the season due to a herniated disk. After returning... Read More

Melvin Ingram Looking For More Sacks

Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram was on a mission early last season. The 29-year-old knocked out 7.5 sacks in the first five games of the season, but he slowed down as the season wore on. Finishing with 10.5 sacks, he still made the Pro Bowl team, but he obviously wasn't satisfied. Ingram has... Read More