{"id":1964402,"date":"2025-08-16T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1964402"},"modified":"2025-08-16T19:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:38:17","slug":"michael-lorenzen-reveals-key-adjustment-ahead-of-royals-return-vs-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-lorenzen-reveals-key-adjustment-ahead-of-royals-return-vs-white-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lorenzen reveals key adjustment ahead of Royals return vs. White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen saw his name penciled in the starting rotation this week.<\/p>\n

It was a long time coming.<\/p>\n

Lorenzen missed 25 games with a left oblique injury. He was sidelined prior to the All-Star Break after he aggravated his oblique while batting a sickness. The Royals made the decision to allow the injury discomfort to subside in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s just a freak thing,\u201d Lorenzen said. \u201cBut to be able to come back, I worked as hard as I possibly could to come back as fast as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorenzen was one of three Opening Day starters<\/a> on the injured list. He joined left-handers Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic \u2014 both dealing with a left rotator cuff strain \u2014 on the shelf.<\/p>\n

In their stead, the Royals acquired starting pitchers Ryan Bergert and Bailey Falter<\/a> at the MLB trade deadline. Bergert solidified his rotation spot<\/a> after two dynamic outings while Falter was moved to the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Lorenzen will settle back into his starting role. This season, he owns a 4.61 ERA in 18 starts for the club. In his last start, Lorenzen tossed seven scoreless innings on July 6 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

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And he will return armed with a few adjustments.<\/p>\n

\u201cMechanically, I figured out some stuff and cleaned out some bad habits that I had over those rehab outings, which was perfect,\u201d Lorenzen said. \u201cI tried to fight to come back without any rehab outings. But I think they made the right move by having me make those outings just because of the bad habits that I built in to keep throwing and stuff like that. I got those all ironed out and I feel pretty confident about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorenzen made two rehab starts<\/a> with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He pitched into the sixth inning in his final appearance and reached 85 pitches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really good reports,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. \u201cI mean, he said he didn\u2019t feel anything oblique-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Royals decided to have Lorenzen start on Saturday (6:10 p.m. Central) against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. He was grateful for the rehab starts because it allowed him to pitch with his glove side rotation once again.<\/p>\n

It helped him iron out his slider and curtail yanking his fastball. He found the confidence to open his delivery more without worrying about discomfort from his oblique.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt healthy throwing, so I felt that was enough for me,\u201d Lorenzen said. \u201cBut the pitch quality wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorenzen has found something since his final rehab start. He regained his command in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

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Now, he returns as the Royals look to make a postseason push. KC is currently navigating a 10-game homestand<\/a> with games remaining against the White Sox and Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t have to put our team in a hole during those two starts trying to figure it out,\u201d Lorenzen said. \u201cSo, I feel ready to roll, and I feel 100% myself again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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