MAY 29, 2023•KANSASCITY.COM
Kansas City Royals come close to no-hitting Cardinals in series opener at St. LouisThe Royals combined to pitch a gem and pepper the Redbirds with baseball during their own turns at the plate. The result? A happy holiday.
Royals' pitchers perfect through 7 innings vs. CardinalsThe Kansas City Royals are working on what would be the first combined perfect game in baseball history against the Cardinals through seven...
MAY 29, 2023•DEADSPIN.COM
Michael Chavis - On base three times in rare startChavis went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Royals.
ImpactGetting the start at third base and hitting seventh, Chavis delivered his first multi-hit performance of the season and drove in his second run. The 27-year-old has seen little action off the Nationals' bench this season, but over 15 appearances he's batting .290 (9-for-31) while mainly getting used against left-handed pitching.
MAY 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Maikel Garcia - Breather MondayGarcia is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Cardinals, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
ImpactGarcia will get a day off after he went 8-for-28 with three doubles, two RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases while starting the last eight games. Nicky Lopez will replace him at third base and bat eighth in the series opener with St. Louis.
MAY 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Edward Olivares - Heads to bench MondayOlivares is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
ImpactEven though Olivares came up big in Sunday's 3-2 win with a game-tying 452-foot home run that damaged the scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium, he won't be rewarded with a second consecutive start as the Royals open a series with St. Louis. Olivares still looks to be the Royals' preferred option in left field, though his playing time may be less consistent than some of Kansas City's other lineup regulars.
MAY 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Joey Meneses as a designated hitter? He's trying not to think about it.“It is a little different, without a doubt,” says Joey Meneses.
MAY 29, 2023•WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Chad Kuhl - Suffers loss SundayKuhl (0-3) took the loss Sunday against the Royals after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out two over 1.2 innings of work.
ImpactKuhl was looking to recreate a similar performance as he had Friday against the Royals after locking down the first save of his career but could not do so. He blew the save in the eighth inning after allowing a game-tying home run to Edward Olivares and then a fielding error in the ninth would lead to the Royals walking things off. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect the late-game appearances to become a trend for Kuhl, who was likely only called upon in that spot because Kyle Finnegan, Hunter Harvey and Carl Edwards had pitched three of the past four days. The 30-year-old owns a 7.90 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 24:17 K:BB over 27.1 innings.
MAY 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
