{"id":2420285,"date":"2026-05-17T08:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2420285"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:18:12","slug":"royals-injury-update-late-inning-relief-group-dealt-another-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-injury-update-late-inning-relief-group-dealt-another-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Injury Update: Late-Inning Relief Group Dealt Another Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kansas City Royals dropped the first game of their series against the St. Louis Cardinals in heartbreaking fashion Friday, falling 5-4 in extra innings.<\/p>\n

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Following the loss, Kansas City announced roster moves Saturday. The Royals placed left-handed reliever Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list<\/a> with right knee inflammation.<\/p>\n

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Strahm entered the bottom of the ninth inning Friday. During his at-bat against Jos\u00e9 Ferm\u00edn, the southpaw threw a high cutter on a 3-1 count that missed for a walk. After the pitch, he appeared to be dealing with some discomfort.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City\u2019s training staff and coaching staff came out to check on him, and after a conversation, Strahm remained in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He retired one more batter before being removed. He finished with two-thirds of an inning pitched, allowing one hit and one walk while recording one strikeout.<\/p>\n

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Matt Strahm’s performance so far this season<\/h2>\n

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Apr 24, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Matt Strahm (25) throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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Kansas City acquired Strahm from the Philadelphia Phillies this past offseason in exchange for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan.<\/p>\n

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So far this season, Strahm has logged 16 1\/3 innings for the Royals and posted a 3.86 ERA with 17 strikeouts. One area where hitters have struggled against him is finding the sweet spot on the barrel. He owns a 4.3% barrel rate, according to Statcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This is the second arm in Kansas City\u2019s bullpen to land on the injured list this season. More specifically, it is another major hit to the Royals\u2019 late-inning relief group, with Carlos Est\u00e9vez still working his way back to the mound.<\/p>\n

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Along with placing Strahm on the injured list, the Royals reinstated left-hander Bailey Falter from the injured list after he completed his rehab assignment.<\/p>\n

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This is another setback for Kansas City, especially for a bullpen that has struggled throughout the season. The Royals will look to bounce back and return to the win column in Game 2 of the series in St. Louis on Saturday. <\/p>\n

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The Kansas City Royals dropped the first game of their series against the St. Louis Cardinals in heartbreaking fashion Friday, falling 5-4 in extra innings. Following the loss, Kansas City announced roster moves Saturday. The Royals placed left-handed reliever Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation. Strahm entered the bottom of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2420286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2420285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Royals-Injury-Update-Late-Inning-Relief-Group-Dealt-Another-Blow.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420287,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420285\/revisions\/2420287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}