{"id":2463740,"date":"2026-06-17T13:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2463740"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:09:40","slug":"kansas-city-royals-news-another-series-another-possible-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-royals-news-another-series-another-possible-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals news: Another series, another possible sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kansas City Royals<\/a> lost their 15th series this season, in a 6-4 loss against the Washington Nationals<\/a>. The NL East club triumphed when it mattered most against Kansas City\u2019s best reliever for much of 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch IV<\/a> has been a breakout star this season. Prior to Tuesday\u2019s game against the Washington Nationals, Lynch owned a 1.80 ERA in 30 relief appearances. He limited opponents to a .167 batting average and had issued one hit in his last five outings. In the seventh inning on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals, Lynch got the call out of the bullpen. With the game tied 3-3, Lynch was tasked with recording a scoreless inning. However, he didn\u2019t get the job done. The Nationals<\/a> scored three go-ahead runs and regained the lead behind their offense. Lynch didn\u2019t have his best command. He walked two batters before Nationals infielder Curtis Mead<\/a> belted a three-run homer. Mead hit an 88 mph slider left over the plate for his 11th home run of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Royals Opening Day starter Cole Ragans is getting a second opinion after a setback in his rehab.<\/a><\/p>\n

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After missed a few more days, Ragans<\/a> had recovered well enough that he was able to return to the mound in a limited capacity. He threw a 23-pitch bullpen session on June 10. The next morning, however, he awoke with discomfort in the arm. He couldn\u2019t make it through playing catch on the field. Now, the Royals want to understand more about the pitcher\u2019s case of VEO. \u201cRagans met with Dr. (Vincent) Key yesterday,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Tuesday. \u201cHe\u2019s still having symptoms, so he\u2019ll continue to be shut down. And we\u2019re going to have him see another doctor in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Seth Lugo<\/a> is expected to come off the concussion list this Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Royals\u2019 promotion of Kendry Chourio is not just a good thing for the organization, but challenges one of the game\u2019s hottest pitching prospects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe better pitchers have always let you know when they\u2019re ready to move and ready for the major leagues,\u201d Royals senior director of pitching performance Paul Gibson said. It became clear that Chourio was ready for a new challenge. In his last three starts, Chourio allowed four runs in 16 \u2153 innings. He won each outing and held opponents to a .193 batting average. Chourio will face developed hitters with High-A Quad Cities. The Royals rave about his elite command that features a plus-fastball and two distinct off-speed pitches. \u201cHis changeup and his curveball were both good pitches with higher ceiling,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cSo like any young pitcher that has the velocity that Chourio has, running through lineups with that fastball-heavy attack is going to be a natural thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Craig Brown talked about Monday\u2019s 7-3 loss in his latest<\/a>, but sums up the 2026 Royals experience.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know\u2026You want to point a finger somewhere but damned if I know where to aim. Spence did a credible job getting through the first four innings. The fifth was just a bridge\u2014or and inning\u2014too far. Maybe Matt Quatraro should\u2019ve been quicker with the hook, but\u2026waves hands at the bullpen<\/em>\u00a0what would you expect from\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0move? Quatraro said postgame that they hoped Spence could give the team five. Reasonable. And smart. When you\u2019re talking about needing the Royals bullpen in 2026, four innings of work sounds a helluva lot better than five. More innings, more problems. There was the shoddy defense in left where Collins deflected a bases-loaded single from Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. in that fateful fifth. Had he played it cleanly maybe a solitary run scores instead of two. Collins has left me largely unimpressed this season, but tough to get worked up over a gift run when some guy up a few batters later clears the bases.<\/p>\n

You want to get ticked off, but it\u2019s kind of tough to give a damn. That\u2019s kind of the whole vibe around this bunch in 2026.\u00a0It\u2019s tough to give a damn.<\/em>\u00a0The thing is, I don\u2019t think I can say anything worse about a baseball team. They\u2019re just wholly uninteresting, uninspiring and uncompetitive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Royals Keep looks at the team\u2019s struggles against left-handed pitching, dating back to the start of last season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At first glance, the Royals appear competitive in both batting average and strikeout rate. Yet once again, the same pattern emerges: a lack of impact. Their slugging percentage sits well below the league average, while their home-run rate ranks as the fourth-lowest in baseball during the period examined.<\/p>\n

Production with runners in scoring position has not been distributed evenly either. Witt, Garcia, and a handful of timely contributions from Loftin have generated positive results, but much of the rest of the lineup has struggled to convert opportunities into meaningful damage.<\/p>\n

That is why Kansas City\u2019s struggles against left-handed pitching cannot be explained by a single statistic or one underperforming player. The organization has two hitters who have consistently demonstrated the ability to thrive in these matchups. It has also received occasional contributions from other members of the roster. What it has not found is a sufficiently broad offensive foundation capable of supporting those strengths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Royals rank second to last in The Athletic\u2019s latest power rankings, with a focus on the team\u2019s lone consensus positive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With 3.0 fWAR in 72 games, Witt found himself ranked No. 9 on FanGraphs\u2019 WAR charts, behind the likes of Aaron Judge<\/a>, Cal Raleigh<\/a> and Shohei Ohtani<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today?<\/p>\n

First place at 3.9 fWAR in 71 games.<\/p>\n

With Judge on the IL, it\u2019s a two-man race to MVP between Witt and Houston<\/a>\u2019s Yordan Alvarez<\/a>. If Witt has his way, he\u2019ll be Kansas City\u2019s second player ever to win the year-end award.<\/p>\n

For now, he\u2019s pacing toward a third-straight All-Star appearance for a Royals team that has not had much go right for it over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Rafael Devers trade has been an unmitigated lose-lose<\/a> for the San Francisco Giants<\/a> and Boston Red Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the stadium completion looms, the A\u2019s still have a foundation to lay in Las Vegas.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tom Glavine sees parallels between the coming labor fight and the 1994 strike.<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Bzozowski looks at some independent ball players<\/a>, including the Kansas City Monarchs standing tall in the pitching side of the house.<\/p>\n

Under the Knife\u2019s Will Carroll looks at another rash of hamate injuries around the league<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lance Brozdowski ranks his top 50 pitching prospects.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Helling looks at Kansas City\u2019s love and investment in sports at all levels.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sam Miller breaks down the old reliable of a modern baseball broadcast, the Statcast 3D Powered By Google Cloud pitcher scouting report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buster Olney looks at the 12 MLB executives under the most pressure at the trade deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lionel Messi notched his first World Cup hat trick<\/a> as Argentina faced Algeria in Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n

A deeper look at the overlooked NFL supplemental draft.<\/a><\/p>\n

NHL viewership reached record heights in 2026 playoffs.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former YouTube creators are leading the box office charge in 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n

After turning \u201cObsession\u201d into one of the most profitable movies ever, director Curry Barker ponders what it means<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Loved ones identify, remember the 12 people killed in a skydiving plane crash in Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Lawrence stands out for welcoming Algeria as their World Cup home team.<\/a><\/p>\n

The rotting smell of the titan arum drew hundreds of on-sniffers to Winfield, Kansas.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s song of the day is Coal <\/em>by Dylan Gossett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

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