APRIL 14, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 86-76 · 2ND IN AL CENTRAL
86-76 · 2ND IN AL CENTRAL
Greinke Makes Second Start of Season as Royals Host Tigers Zack Greinke gets the start as the Kansas City Royals begin their series against the Detroit Tigers, and LHP Daniel Tillo is now a free agen...
It's Early, but Dylan Coleman Is Thriving in the Royals' Bullpen Ever since the Kansas City Royals promoted RHP Dylan Coleman to be in the back end of their bullpen, he’s done nothing but exceed expectatio...
APRIL 14, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Carlos Santana - Little production out of No. 5 spot Santana will start at first base and bat fifth in Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Santana has batted out of the No. 5 spot in each of the Royals' games to date, but hitting directly beyond four-time Silver Slugger winner Salvador Perez has yet to bear fruit for the veteran. Through 19 plate appearances, Santana has produced one hit (a double) and has drawn three walks. On a positive note, Santana has struck out just once, so he hasn't looked completely lost at the plate. Expect his average to climb once his .067 BABIP normalizes.
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Nicky Lopez - Back to No. 9 spot Lopez will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Lopez served as the Royals' No. 8 hitter in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to St. Louis, but he's otherwise slotted in at the bottom of the order in each of Kansas City's games this season. With Adalberto Mondesi back to full health and with Bobby Witt breaking camp with the big club, the Royals don't have room for Lopez near the top of the lineup, even though he posted a .365 on-base average in 2021 and finished the campaign as the team's No. 2 hitter. For his part, Lopez hasn't let the move down the lineup affect his performance thus far, as he enters Thursday's game with a .357/.400/.429 slash line across 16 plate appearances.
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Alec Marsh - Whiffs nine in 2022 debut Marsh (undisclosed) covered 4.2 innings for Double-A Northwest Arkansas in Wednesday's 8-5 win over Wichita, striking out nine while allowing two earned runs on two hits and two wa...
Impact Marsh didn't make any appearances after June 15 of last season due to an unspecified injury, but he's seemingly back to full health to begin the 2022 campaign. He pitched well in his season debut Wednesday, pumping in 52 of 77 pitches for strikes while holding opposing hitters to a .125 average on the night. Since Marsh only made six starts for Northwest Arkansas in 2021, the Royals may want to give the 23-year-old an extended look at Double-A to begin the season before entertaining a promotion to Triple-A Omaha.
APRIL 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mike Matheny's Late-Game Decisions Are Worth Keeping an Eye On Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny went with Ryan O’Hearn late in a recent game, and a lack of nuance with decisions like that could co...
APRIL 14, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Mike Matheny's Late-Game Decisions Are Worth Keeping an Eye On Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny went with Ryan O’Hearn late in a recent game, and a lack of nuance with decisions like that could co...
APRIL 14, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
LIVE: Join us talking Royals' rotation issues, cold bats on SportsBeat Live at 10 a.m. Royals got off to a great start with pair of victories open the season before losing three straight. We’re talking Royals on SportsBeat Live
APRIL 14, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
How KC Royals' 'Nicky Bobby' tandem became tight, despite the potential for tension Bobby Witt Jr. and Nicky Lopez form a pretty sweet shake-and-bake duo for the Royals now. Was it really touch-and-go not so long ago?
APRIL 14, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
LIVE: We're talking KC Royals' rotation issues, cold bats on SportsBeat at 10 a.m. The Royals got off to a great start, opening the season with two wins before losing three straight.
APRIL 14, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Royals come into matchup against the Tigers on losing streak
The Kansas City Royals enter a matchup with the Detroit Tigers after losing three games in a rowAPRIL 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Michael A. Taylor - Homers in loss Taylor went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
Impact This was Taylor's second multi-hit game of the season, and it included his first extra-base hit of the year. The veteran outfielder is batting a solid .286 (4-for-14) with four runs scored through five games. While he's maintained an everyday role so far, he regularly hits seventh in the order.
APRIL 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Whit Merrifield - Notches another steal Merrifield went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
Impact Merrifield has stolen a base in each of the last two games. His offense has also ticked upward in that stretch -- he went 3-for-8 with an RBI in that span. The 33-year-old speedster remains a fixture atop the Royals' lineup. He hasn't missed a game since the 2018 season, so it would likely take a significant slump for him to lose the leadoff spot in the order by performance.
APRIL 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Daniel Lynch - Takes loss to Cards Lynch (0-1) was the pitcher of record in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals after giving up six runs on nine hits and a walk. He struck out seven in the 81-pitch outing.
Impact Lynch put the Royals in an early 3-0 hole, as he served up a two-run home run to Nolan Arenado and a solo blast to Albert Pujols in the first inning. He followed up with a pair of smooth frames, but Lynch was stun by the long ball again in the bottom of the fourth, when Andrew Knizner sent a two-strike slider over the fence for a three-run blast. Lynch closed the night with a scoreless, 10-pitch fifth inning, but the damage from the home runs was too much from him to overcome.
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Mike Matheny Praises Daniel Lynch Battling: 'He's Matured as a Pitcher' Kansas City Royals pitcher Daniel Lynch had a rough night against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, but manager Mike Matheny is proud of h...
APRIL 13, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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APRIL 13, 2022 • UPI.COM
Salvador Perez - Homers twice in loss Perez went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs Tuesday in the Royals' 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
Impact Perez had been quiet through Kansas City's first four games, but he rediscovered the power stroke Tuesday that he displayed frequently during his 48-homer campaign in 2021. Fantasy managers should expect a fair amount of downturn in his power production in 2022, but he'll still be an elite contributor in home runs, RBI and runs relative to most other catchers while also producing a non-toxic batting average. Perez is also projected to handle one of the heavier workloads among all catchers; he played in 161 games in 2021 and has yet to get a day off in 2022.
APRIL 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Royals vs. Cardinals Wednesday Game Postponed Due to Weather The Wednesday game between the Royals and Cardinals was called off due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for Monday, May 2, at 3...
APRIL 13, 2022 • NESN.COM
Royals-Cards game postponed because of inclement weather The Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals game has been postponed because of inclement weather
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Royals-Cards game postponed because of inclement weather
The Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals game has been postponed because of inclement weatherAPRIL 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals game in St. Louis postponed, will now make a return trip in May The second game of the St. Louis leg of the I-70 series against the Cardinals will now be in May.
APRIL 13, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez homered twice in loss at St. Louis Kansas City Royals All-Star slugger Salvador Perez hit two home runs in a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on April 12,...
APRIL 13, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
From Joey Bart to Bobby Witt Jr.: Bowden's top 15 rookies to watch this season I spoke to team presidents, GMs and managers to discuss this year's best rookies and share their insights on what they saw this spring.
APRIL 13, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Zack Greinke - Royals-Cardinals postponed Wednesday Greinke and the Royals won't face the Cardinals on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in St. Louis, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.
Impact The two teams will make up the interleague game May 2. As a result of Wednesday's postponement, the Royals will most likely push each of their five starters back a day in the schedule. Greinke is thus expected to make his next start Thursday versus the Tigers in Kansas City.
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