{"id":2455284,"date":"2026-06-11T21:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2455284"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:22:49","slug":"the-royals-had-a-rain-delay-with-no-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-royals-had-a-rain-delay-with-no-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royals had a rain delay with no rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The start of Thursday afternoon\u2019s game between the Royals and Rangers was delayed for over two hours while the skies remained sunny in most of the Kansas City area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">So why was there a delay?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Royals may have had another reason to be cautious &#8211; a heavily taxed bullpen. Stephen Kolek departed after five innings on Tuesday, forcing the Royals to cover four innings with relievers. On Wednesday, Seth Lugo exited early after being struck in the head by a line drive, and an extra-inning game required the Royals to use seven relievers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Royals wanted to avoid a situation where the game starts and is then delayed after a few innings. That could cause starting pitcher Michael Wacha to stiffen up and exit the game, requiring the Royals to go to their bullpen early again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">On game day, if weather becomes an issue before first pitch, the home club is the primary decision-maker on whether to delay the start, move up the start, or postpone the game. Teams consult with the league office and the umpiring crew, but usually the home team gets final call. Once the game starts, the decision is made by the umpiring crew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Teams have become more aggressive about moving around game times to avoid inclement weather. But this may have been a case of excessive caution. It\u2019s difficult to imagine the Rangers were thrilled about a two-hour delay before a flight to Boston for a series that begins tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Royals began the game at 3:30, two hours after the original 1:10 start time. Baseball teams spend a lot of time trying to outsmart the weather. On Thursday, the Royals avoided the risk of a mid-game rain delay. They also left plenty of people wondering whether there was ever enough weather to justify delaying the game in the first place.<\/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.royalsreview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of Thursday afternoon\u2019s game between the Royals and Rangers was delayed for over two hours while the skies remained sunny in most of the Kansas City area. So why was there a delay? The Royals may have had another reason to be cautious &#8211; a heavily taxed bullpen. 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