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Stephen Kolek<\/a> struggled from the start in his outing Sunday against the Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThose days are going to happen,\u201d Kolek said. \u201cIdeally, they\u2019re definitely not as bad as they were today.\u201d<\/p>\n The Cardinals sent eight batters to the plate in the first inning. In total, Kolek faced 15 batters, allowing nine hits and a walk. He didn\u2019t record a strikeout.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s definitely tough to pitch when you don\u2019t have command over stuff like that,\u201d Kolek said. \u201cSo we\u2019re going to clean it up and get right back to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anne Rogers writes that Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> was kept out on Sunday as a precaution.<\/a><\/p>\n While an injured list stint is still a possibility, Kansas City will continue to evaluate Witt throughout Sunday and even through Monday, when the team begins a four-game series against the Rays<\/a> at Tropicana Field. Manager Matt Quatraro said on Sunday that Witt feels better and is moving around better than he was two days ago.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to reevaluate as the day goes on, get him a bunch of treatments and see how he\u2019s feeling before we take off [for St. Petersburg],\u201d Quatraro said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jaylon Thompson talks to Royals players about fatherhood<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Royals honor this tradition in quiet ways. For example, they allow kids in the clubhouse to celebrate with their dads after home wins.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the coolest things,\u201d Wacha<\/a> said. \u201cMy dad wasn\u2019t a big leaguer, so I didn\u2019t get to be able to do that type of stuff. But I think it will be something cool. I think it\u2019s cool being in a big-league clubhouse, for sure.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd hopefully, whenever they are older, we get a lot of pics of them in here. You know, something they can look back on and they\u2019ll think is pretty cool, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anne also writes about what Father\u2019s Day means to Royals players<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone<\/a> used the off day Saturday to toss footballs with Tom Brady at a World Cup celebration<\/a>, writes Pete Grathoff.<\/p>\n Salvador Perez attended the Ecuador\/Cura\u00e7ao\u00a0matchup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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