BRAD KELLER NEWS

Royals top Brewers 5-2; early start for fans to watch Bucks

Ryan O’Hearn and Jorge Soler homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 in a game that began early to give local fans a chance to watch their team in the NBA...

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Best start of season Keller allowed a run on four hits and four walks while striking out nine over 7.2 innings in a no-decision versus Cleveland on Friday.

Impact This was Keller's best start of the year even though he issued four or more free passes for the sixth time in his last 10 outings. Despite his strong work on the mound, the right-hander exited with the game tied at 1-1, assuring he'd go a seventh straight start without a win. The 25-year-old now has a 5.97 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 83:48 K:BB across 95 innings. He'll look to take some positive momentum into the second half of the season, although he'll likely need to trim his 4.5 BB/9 rate to find more success.

JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bradley HR in 9th, Indians overcome bad baserunning, beat KC

Bobby Bradley homered leading off the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians overcame some brutal baserunning that led to manager Terry Francona’s ejection for a 2-1 win over the Ka...

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller, Royals to take on McKenzie, Indians

The Indians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound Friday and the Royals will give Brad Keller the start

JULY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Handed fifth straight loss Keller (6-9) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over 6.1 innings Sunday, striking out seven and taking a loss against Minnesota.

Impact Despite the loss, it was the first time in Keller's last six starts that he allowed fewer than four runs, lowering his season ERA to 6.39. He allowed an RBI single to Trevor Larnach in the third inning and served up a solo homer to Max Kepler in the sixth. Since the start of June, Keller has yielded 30 earned runs in 36.2 innings (7.36 ERA) alongside a 28:19 K:BB. He's lined up to take the mound in Cleveland next week.

JULY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Maeda, Polanco lead Twins past Royals 6-2 to stop skid

Kenta Maeda struck out a season-best 10 in six scoreless innings, Jorge Polanco homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 to halt a five-game losing streak

JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maeda scheduled to start for Twins at Royals

The Twins will start Kenta Maeda on Sunday while the Royals are expected to counter with Brad Keller

JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dozier, Olivares lead Royals to 6-3 comeback win over Twins

Hunter Dozier drove in three runs and Edward Olivares hit a two-run homer to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3

JULY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals' Brad Keller: Humidity made the ball slip in my hand Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller struggled with his grip on the baseball on a hot and humid night in loss to Red Sox at Fenwa...

JUNE 30, 2021 • KANSASCITY.COM

Turns in another rough outing Keller allowed six runs on 10 hits and five walks and failed to strike out a batter over five innings Tuesday against the Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision.

Impact Keller allowed a season-high 10 hits and five walks and managed to not strike out a batter for the first time since the Royals' season-opener. The Red Sox got to him for runs in the first, third, fourth and sixth. He was actually in line to pick up a win upon exiting in the sixth, but the Red Sox wound up re-taking the lead that inning. Keller has given up the most hits (110) and third-most walks (42) while posting the highest ERA (6.67) and WHIP (1.88) among all qualified pitchers in baseball. The 25-year-old next lines up for a meeting against Minnesota over the weekend.

JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kansas City takes 6-game skid into matchup with Boston

Kansas City heads into the matchup against Boston in a rut, losers of six straight

JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Renfroe homers twice, Red Sox rally to beat Royals 6-5

Hunter Renfroe homered twice, the second to break a sixth-inning tie, as the Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5

JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes eighth loss Keller (6-8) allowed four earned runs on nine hits and four walks while striking out three across five innings to take the loss Thursday against the Yankees.

Impact Keller was hit hard throughout the outing, as he allowed multiple baserunners in all but one of his five innings of work. He also surrendered two home runs, the first by Aaron Judge in the opening frame followed up by Luke Voit two innings later. Keller is in the midst of a disastrous run on the mound, as he's allowed 21 earned runs across his last 20.1 frames -- spanning four starts. That's increased his ERA on to 6.39 on the campaign.

JUNE 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Judge, Sánchez drive Yanks to blowout win over Royals

Aaron Judge homered for the first of his three hits, Gary Sánchez connected for the second straight game and the New York Yankees got their first blowout victory in a month, beatin...

JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller scheduled to start for Royals at Yankees

The Yankees are expected to send Jameson Taillon to the mound Thursday and the Royals will give Brad Keller the start

JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sánchez, Voit lift Yankees over Royals 6-5 in thriller

Gary Sánchez homered off Greg Holland in the ninth inning, Luke Voit hit a winning single and the New York Yankees survived another blown save by Aroldis Chapman to beat the Kansas...

JUNE 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Minor scheduled to start as Kansas City hosts Boston

The Red Sox will start Nathan Eovaldi on Sunday and the Royals are expected to counter with Mike Minor

JUNE 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bounced by Boston Keller (6-7) took the loss Saturday, coughing up five runs on five hits and three walks over five innings as the Royals fell 7-1 to the Red Sox. He struck out four.

Impact The right-hander held Boston's bats mostly in check until the fifth inning, when a two-run homer by J.D. Martinez capped a four-run rally that put the game out of reach for Kansas City. Keller lasted at least five innings for the ninth straight start, but he's been far from effective lately, getting tagged for at least five runs in each of his last three trips to the mound. He'll take a 6.34 ERA and 64:34 K:BB through 71 innings into his next outing.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dalbec's 3 hits, 3 RBIs lead Red Sox over Royals 7-1

Light-hitting Bobby Dalbec had three RBIs and was a double short of a cycle, J

JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keller expected to start for the Royals against the Red Sox

The Red Sox will start Martin Perez on Saturday while the Royals are expected to counter with Brad Keller

JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals take 4-game skid into matchup with Tigers

Kansas City heads into the matchup against Detroit in a rut, losers of four straight

JUNE 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Struggles against Tigers Keller (6-6) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Tigers after allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and a walk while fanning five across five innings.

Impact Keller has given up at least five runs in back-to-back starts for the first time this season, and he seems to be trending in the wrong direction of late after posting a strong 3.86 ERA across six starts during May. The right-hander owns a 7.75 ERA in three outings this month, and he'll attempt to bounce back in his next start, scheduled for this weekend at home against the Red Sox.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slumping Royals look to end 3-game losing streak against Tigers

Kansas City is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit

JUNE 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bassitt wins 7th in row, Olson hits 2 HRs as A's top KC 6-3

Chris Bassitt escaped a scary line drive to win his seventh straight decision, Matt Olson homered twice and the Oakland Athletics powered past the Kansas City Royals for a 6-3 win

JUNE 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rodón takes no-hitter into 7th; White Sox sweep Tigers

Carlos Rodón took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-1 win

JUNE 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS