{"id":1997030,"date":"2025-09-04T16:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1997030"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:12:39","slug":"royals-make-rotation-adjustment-with-seth-lugos-struggles-turning-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-make-rotation-adjustment-with-seth-lugos-struggles-turning-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Make Rotation Adjustment With Seth Lugo&#8217;s Struggles Turning Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_63scstg8b\">When you hand a starting pitcher a brand-new contract worth $23 million per year, you want to be able to hand them the ball in a September outing with the season on the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ud96kq9rh\">That&#8217;s certainly what the Kansas City Royals wanted when they inked Seth Lugo to a two-year extension only five weeks ago. But with the series finale against the Los Angeles Angels looming and the Royals hoping to avoid a sweep, Lugo won&#8217;t be taking the ball as previously scheduled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8zny2a0ce\">On Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reported that rookie left-hander Noah Cameron, not Lugo <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/seth-lugo-pushed-back-from-start-vs-angels-as-noah-cameron-returns\" target=\"_blank\">will be starting<\/a> the Thursday Angels finale. Lugo is dealing with back tightness, and according to manager Matt Quatraro, he will be further evaluated Thursday to assess whether he can pitch this weekend.  <\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_z6yiy6cmy\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_z6yiy6cmy\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Seth Lugo\" title=\"Seth Lugo\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_1953,x_0,y_206\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k4akt1sn6xmx4bm39r.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Aug 24, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo (67) throws during the first inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images \/ Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ea3jeg5wq\">&#8220;The severity of Lugo\u2019s back tightness was unknown on Wednesday, as was whether he\u2019s been dealing with it for longer than the past two days as Quatraro said,&#8221; wrote Rogers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kgniebol5\">&#8220;Cameron is slotting back into the rotation on nine days of rest after the Royals\u00a0<em>did<\/em>\u00a0skip his start over the weekend against the Tigers because of fatigue.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yj3u32knd\">If Lugo has been dealing with the back issue for a while, it might explain why he&#8217;s been so uncharacteristically hittable since inking the extension. Lugo held a 2.95 ERA through his first 19 starts this year, but since his Aug. 29 start against the Atlanta Braves, he&#8217;s pitched to an 8.35 ERA in 32 1\/3 innings (seven starts).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_htmgi0uf1\">The Royals have been without ace Cole Ragans for most of the season, and lost All-Star Kris Bubic at the end of July. They can ill afford to move forward without Lugo, yet one could argue they&#8217;ve already been missing his impact for the last month and a half even though he&#8217;s been taking the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yav4xj9nb\">Meanwhile, Cameron will be under a ton of pressure to perform on Thursday after his brief respite. The rookie owns a 2.92 ERA through his first 19 career starts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gb87ytoz7\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/bobby-witt-jr-accepts-blame-as-royals-playoff-odds-plummet-jackson3\"><em><strong>Bobby Witt Jr. Accepts Blame As Royals&#8217; Playoff Odds Plummet<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you hand a starting pitcher a brand-new contract worth $23 million per year, you want to be able to hand them the ball in a September outing with the season on the line. That&#8217;s certainly what the Kansas City Royals wanted when they inked Seth Lugo to a two-year extension only five weeks ago. 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