Every action has a reaction.
Salvador Perez picked up the Royals in their Sunday win to salvage the series.
“Salvy is incredible,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro told local reporters in Miami. “What he has done for his career and what he is doing right now, he is a Hall of Famer. And when he gets going in the middle of our order, that’s an enormous spark for us.”
Vinnie Pasquantino talks to Anne Rogers about how the team will approach the trade deadline.
“What’s that law? Every action has a reaction,” designated hitter Vinnie Pasquantino said before the series finale, referencing Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion (which may or may not be applicable to the MLB Trade Deadline). “It’s the same thing. If we go undefeated until the Deadline, that changes things. If we lose out the rest of the way, that changes things. If we go .500, even that might change things.
“So it’s just one of those things where it’s like, you understand the consequences of how the game goes and what you’re going to do, but it can’t affect how you prepare and go out there every day.”
Michael Wacha was once again the victim of poor run support.
“It looked like he pitched to the corners really well,” Quatraro told local reporters in Miami. “He got in on guys with the sinker and got away on righties with the slider and cutter. And (there were) ground balls with runners on base. It was really soft contact.”
That’s nothing new for this team. This year, Wacha has averaged a paltry 2.29 runs of support per start. That’s the lowest such figure in the majors among qualified starting pitchers.
MLB.com has each team’s likely trade deadline strategy.
The Royals want to be buyers. And don’t expect them to tear it all down and be full sellers. Ownership and the front office still believe in the 2025 squad, and they fully intend to contend in ‘26. That means building around the core pieces they currently have, with hopes of finding pieces that can complement and help them this year and beyond. The Royals will be searching for ways to upgrade their Majors-worst outfield. Whether they find someone who fits — and a willing trade partner — remains to be seen.
Royals Reporter has the good and the bad from the Marlins series.
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The Tigers become the first team to reach 60 wins.
The Phillies sign All-Star reliever David Robertson.
Aaron Judge is now sixth all-time in home runs in Yankees history,
The Orioles are looking to trade players at the end of their contract.
The Dodgers are looking for high-end bullpen upgrades.
The Athletics are not looking to trade closer Mason Miller.
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