Royals Review

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Marlins have found a few promising hitters. The Royals resume the second half with a road series in Miami. At the beginning of the year, you probably circled this as a series the Royals should easily win or even sweep. The perpetually stingy Marlins ownership fielded a team with a $68.5 million Opening Day … [Read more...] about Marlins series preview: A team of youngsters

Seth Lugo starts tonight. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Royals hope to come out of the break swinging. The not-quite-second-half of the MLB schedule resumes today. The 47-50 Royals head to Florida to face the 44-51 Miami Marlins tonight in a three-game weekend series. The Marlins are in a surprising third place in the NL East, ahead of the Braves and Nationals. … [Read more...] about Royals vs Marlins Game 98 Gamethread

Kyle Stowers killed the Royals tonight. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Royals took a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the tenth but couldn’t hold it. All-Star Carlos Estévez came on for the 10th inning and gave up three runs, two on a Kyle Stowers homer hit to Mars, to blow the game and lose 8-7 on a walkoff. New half of the season, same story in some cases. Different story … [Read more...] about Royals comeback effort falls short in 8-7 walkoff loss to Marlins

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Rave on! John Rave’s two home runs weren’t the result of taking it easy over the break, writes Anne Rogers. It wasn’t the only thing that was different about Rave on Friday. He spent the All-Star break across the state in Clearwater, Fla., driving into Tampa for three of the four days to hit at the recently opened Driveline facility. Rave has … [Read more...] about Weekend Rumblings – News for July 19, 2025

Former Pop Tart fanatic Shaun Newkirk joins us for his yearly visit. It’s the All-Star break, but there’s no rest for Royals Rundown! Hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco are joined by former Royals Review writer Shaun Newkirk to break down the Kansas City Royals’ presence in the Midsummer Classic—and what it really means for the second half of the season. From Kris … [Read more...] about Hope Is a Hell of a Drug: The Kansas City Royals’ Midseason Mood Swing