Back to Tampa Bay in style, Elliot Johnson leads Royals to romp over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Well, hey, welcome back to The Trop, Elliot Johnson. The long-time Tampa Bay Ray, playing Thursday night at Tropicana Field for the first time as an opponent, ignited and capped...
View ArticleJohnson’s homer punctuates Royals’ outburst in win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Well, hey, welcome back to The Trop, Elliot Johnson. The long-time Tampa Bay Ray, playing Thursday night at Tropicana Field for the first time as an opponent, ignited and capped...
View ArticleRoyals keep rolling with 7-2 victory over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — And the roll continues. The Royals are looking better and better after winning Friday for the ninth time in 10 games with a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana...
View ArticleRoyals are back at .500 after rallying for 2-1 victory over Indians
CLEVELAND And so it continues. The Royals' attack, in support of James Shields, remains colder than a witch's dreams. And, somehow, it continues to work out. The Royals struck for two late runs Monday...
View ArticleRoyals leave runners in scoring position in loss to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — The season-long numbers still paint the Royals as one of the American League’s more-productive clubs with runners in scoring position. Not lately, though. That inefficiency surfaced...
View ArticleRoyals’ win streak stretches to three
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A well-placed grounder, which turned into a game-winning double, arrived too late Friday night to end James Shields’ run of tough luck, but the Royals ran their winning streak to...
View ArticleRoyals’ comeback falls short against Angels
Finding a suitable low-note encore for losing a series at Houston is no easy task, but the Royals pulled it off Thursday night by becoming the first club to roll over for Angels right-hander Joe...
View ArticleRoyals cap series of comebacks with 10-7 victory over Indians
Who knows what it will mean come September — or maybe even a few days from now — but, at this moment, the Royals are riding a blue wave that beckons with all sorts of marvelous possibilities. A...
View ArticleRoyals rarities: Home run, winning streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hey, what’s this? A little life, suddenly, from the once-thinning blue wave? The Royals have their first two-game winning streak in more than a month after rallying Thursday for a...
View ArticleROYALS 9, RAYS 8 | Team digs its way out of early hole Royals rally ...
This comeback was a lot tougher and a lot more tense than Tuesdays victory. The Royals fell into a five-run hole Wednesday night on two occasions before rallying and then holding on for a 9-8...
View ArticleRoyals beat the Twins, and win a series, and score seven, and hit a homer
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Hey, what's this? A little life, suddenly, from the once-thinning blue wave? The Royals have their first two-game winning streak in more than a month after rallying Thursday for a...
View ArticleSantana gets 100th career victory as Royals rock the Astros
KANSAS CITY, Mo -- It wasn't just a lucky seventh try Saturday night by Ervin Santana that, finally, produced his 100th career victory. It was, instead, that he received some long overdue run support....
View ArticleRoyals rally, then hold off Rays
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - This comeback was a lot tougher - and a lot more tense - than Tuesday's victory. The Royals fell into a five-run hole Wednesday night on two occasions before rallying and then...
View ArticleMore bullpen miseries as Royals lose 4-3 to Orioles
BALTIMORE The continuing battle with Mother Nature is beyond the Royals' control, but they'd better find a way to fix a suddenly leaky bullpen after Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at...
View ArticleBullpen fails again in Royals’ loss at Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The continuing battle with Mother Nature is beyond the Royals’ control, but they’d better find a way to fix a suddenly leaky bullpen after Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at...
View ArticleRoyals provide Santana with runs, win fourth straight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It wasn’t just a lucky seventh try Saturday night by Ervin Santana that, finally, produced his 100th career victory. It was, instead, that he received some long overdue run support....
View ArticleRoyals keep rolling after defeating Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. And the roll continues. The Kansas City Royals are looking better and better after winning Friday night for the ninth time in 10 games with a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at...
View ArticleRoyals' three-and-under streak ends in 5-3 loss to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - That remarkable three-runs-and-under streak by the Royals' pitching staff ended Saturday at 13 games in a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The end wasn't...
View ArticleRoyals cap series of comebacks with victory over Indians
KANSAS CITY, MO. Who knows what it will mean come September - or maybe even a few days from now - but, at this moment, the Royals are riding a blue wave that beckons with all sorts of marvelous...
View ArticleRays finally end Royals’ pitching streak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — That remarkable three-runs-and-under streak by the Royals’ pitching staff ended Saturday at 13 games in a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The end wasn’t...
View ArticleBullpen and base-running problems cost Royals in loss to Indians
CLEVELAND A rare bullpen hiccup and a base-running blunder Tuesday kept the Royals from climbing above .500 and instead dumped them back into third place in the American League Central Division. Kelvin...
View ArticleWade Davis beats former club when Royals top Rays 5-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What happens in the future might change everyone’s perspective, but right now -- today -- it’s hard for the Tampa Bay Rays to believe they didn’t get snookered by the Royals in...
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