Rosell Herrera Extends Hitting Streak

Kansas City Royals outfielder Rosell Herrera is sitting at a five-game hit streak after slapping a single against Minnesota on Monday. Unfortunately, Herrera would then get picked off first, though the instant replay seemed to clearly show that he had slid back in safely. Upon review, the call wasn't overturned, so Herrera's basepath woes continue. […]

Brandon Maurer Ensures Twins Win

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Brandon Maurer was sent to Triple-A back in April after he was terrible to start the season. He was carrying an ERA over 12, so it made sense. After he posted a bad 5.48 ERA at Triple-A, he was recalled in mid-June. In nine appearances since his promotion, he's posted […]

Tim Hill Spoils Solid Start

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill was called on for the seventh inning on Monday following six shutout frames by teammate Danny Duffy. With KC up 1-0, Hill quickly flooded the bases with runners as he allowed a leadoff double followed by a sharp single that put two men on with no outs. A […]

Lucas Duda Rumors Swirling

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is believed to be destined for another team this month, according to Jeffrey Flanagan. Flanagan quotes an AL East scout as saying that he expects a team to bite on the concept of Duda as a bench bat, and with KC looking to start a full rebuild, they'll […]

Whit Merrifield Unlikely To Be Traded

Reports are coming in from all over that Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield is on the block but is unlikely to be moved before the trade deadline. With three more years of control, reporters from Jayson Stark to Jeffrey Flanagan are all saying that the feeling across baseball is that he's unlikely to be […]

Danny Duffy Shuts Down Twins

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy continued his confounding season on Monday by tossing six shutout innings against Minnesota. This is Duffy's third quality start in his last five outings, but the other two starts featured 12 earned runs between them. In fact, dating back to April 6, Duffy has yet to allow two […]

Carlos Gonzalez Stretches Hit Streak

Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has certainly aged quickly, but there's still a little life in his bat from time to time. CarGo's home run on Sunday extended his current hit streak to six games, and he's scored runs in five of those six as well. Between his days off and mediocre overall performance, no […]

Charlie Blackmon Is Taking July By Storm

Somebody finally told Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon the magic words because his May/June funk is history. Blackmon drilled his 17th home run of the season in the first inning of Sunday's game in Seattle, and he's now hitting .333 for the month of July. He's knocked three homers, pushed five runs across, and scored […]

Trevor Story Celebrates All-Star Nod With HR

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story continued his hitting clinic on Sunday by smashing his 17th homer of the season in celebration of his nomination to this year's All-Star team. Story also showed that his bruised foot was no real problem, and it looks like he's going to keep up his career year. Assuming he continues […]

Antonio Senzatela Rocked By Mariners

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela was hoping to build off a good start against the Giants earlier in the week, but it was not to be as he got run out after giving up six earned runs in six innings on Sunday. Ryon Healy's three-run blast put Colorado behind for good, and Senzatela was […]

Bryan Shaw Continues Rehab In Triple-A

Colorado rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw continued his rehab at Triple-A on Sunday as he works his way back from his calf injury. Shaw pitched one inning for the Isotopes and allowed one hit while walking one. It's an improvement over his first rehab appearance when he gave up a pair of runs as well. […]

Jon Gray Struggles With Control In Minors

Colorado Rockies Opening Day starter Jon Gray struggled mightily with his control during his start for Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday. Gray still racked up seven strikeouts in just 4 2/3 innings, but he only threw 56 of his 102 pitches for strikes. Gray's stuff has continued to be phenomenal in that he can strike out […]

Adam Ottavino Throws Two Scoreless Frames

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Adam Ottavino was back to his dominant self on Saturday as he shut out Seattle for two innings to help secure the win. He struck out three over the pair of innings to secure his 17th hold on the season, and most importantly, it was a clean outing. Ottavino's ranged from […]

Scott Oberg Vultures Win, Extends Scoreless Streak

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg is doing something few Colorado relievers have done this season. He's stringing multiple scoreless outings together. Oberg picked up the win on Saturday after the offense came through in the top half of the inning he pitched, but more importantly to Colorado, Oberg seems to actually be pitching well. […]

Noel Cuevas Loves Saturday In Seattle

Tasked with carrying the team after the top end of the order was terrible on Saturday, Colorado Rockies rookie outfielder Noel Cuevas came through in a huge way. Cuevas went 3-for-4 on the day and put the game away with him 3-run blast off James Paxton in the seventh inning. It was Cuevas' first home […]

Kyle Freeland Manages Mariners

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland didn't have a phenomenal outing on Saturday in Seattle, but he got Colorado to the sixth inning with only one run on the board for the opponents. Freeland walked four and allowed five hits in five labor-filled innings, but only one run scored and he racked up four strikeouts […]

Burch Smith Dominant In Long Relief Outing

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Burch Smith was another Rule 5 pick up by KC over the winter, and he's suddenly earning his keep. Smith came in to face the Red Sox in the third inning of Friday's blowout loss, but instead of allowing the bombardment to continue, Smith shut down the best team in […]

Lucas Duda Hits First Triple In Years

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is known for homers, but he's certainly never been known for his speed. Friday, he got the chance to do something he hadn't done in over six years. As a hard shot into the right field corner of Kauffman Stadium rattled around, Duda found himself rounding second and […]

Jorge Bonifacio Scores First Run Of 2018

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio is starting to get back into the groove of things after his suspension. On Friday, he laced a double off ace Chris Sale and scored his first run of the season on Alcides Escobar's follow-up single. Bonifacio has yet to knock one out of the park, but he's racked […]

Alcides Escobar Loves Hitting Off Chris Sale

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is arguably the worst hitter in the league. Among players with 300 plate appearances or more this season, Escobar's wRC+ of just 37 is the worst by a considerable margin. However, Escobar got a reprieve on Friday night by getting to face one of his favorite pitchers, multi-Cy Young finalist […]

Mike Moustakas Drills 17th Homer

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas got back into the groove after resting a few days due to back spasms. Moose clobbered his 17th home run of the season on Friday, doing the damage against the Red Sox bullpen in a blowout loss. Moustakas is simply going about his everyday business as he's auditioning […]

Gerardo Parra Sits Against Another Lefty

Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra is out of the lineup on Saturday as the Rockies prepare to square off against another tough lefty. Facing James Paxton, Colorado is choosing to sit Parra in favor of recently recalled infielder Pat Valaika. Parra is only hitting .179 against lefties this season, and he's always struggled considerably more […]

Jason Hammel Shelled Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel's newest beatdown came at the hands of Boston as he allowed eight earned runs in just two innings pitched en route to his 11th loss of the season. It moved Hammel into first place among pitchers this season, as his 11 losses now stand alone as the most […]

Trevor Oaks Sent Back To Triple-A Omaha

After coming up for an emergency spot start, the Kansas City Royals sent starting pitcher Trevor Oaks back to Triple-A Omaha. Oaks has posted a phenomenal season in the minors this year, but it's been built off a ton of good fortune. In contrast, Oaks has been snake-bitten in his major league spot starts. In […]

Enny Romero Placed On 25-Man Roster

The Kansas City Royals have added relief pitcher Enny Romero to the 25-man roster after claiming him off waivers the day before. Romero is a hard-throwing lefty reliever that can touch 96 mph on the gun, so if he can pan out, he could be a valuable weapon for a KC team that is just […]

Trevor Story Racking Up The Hits

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story is known for his prodigious power, but he's taken a much more balanced approach to 2018. It's paying dividends. Story has not only recorded 16 home runs and 11 stolen bases already, but he's also racked up 95 hits so far in 2018. After only tallying 120 hits for all […]

Charlie Blackmon Heating Up In July

Colorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon struggled through June as he hit just .261 with two home runs, but it looks like he's a whole new man now that July has rolled around. In five games so far, Blackmon has already hit two home runs and is batting a smooth .444. He's scored five times, […]

Tony Wolters Sets Rockies Record

Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters got a spot start on Friday after Tom Murphy left the team to be there for the birth of his child, and he took the opportunity to set a new Rockies record. Wolters drilled a pair of triples in the game, becoming the first Colorado catcher to ever record multiple […]

Tom Murphy Out On Paternity Leave

Colorado Rockies catcher Tom Murphy is off for a few days on paternity leave. He is expected back on Tuesday, and Tony Wolters and Chris Iannetta will balance the load while he's gone. Murphy is still riding a ridiculous .536 BABIP so far this season to give him a batting average over .300, but he's […]

German Marquez Shuts Down Seattle

Colorado rockies starting pitcher German Marquez bested his idol Felix Hernandez in a strong performance on Friday. Pitching in Seattle, Marquez was matched up against his favorite player and a potential playoff team, but he brought his best and threw six innings of one-run ball to record his eighth win. Marquez struck out five and […]