Monthly Archives: August 2015
Royals trade for veteran Gomes
Despite the off day, the KC Royals front office was still at work. They acquired veteran outfielder Jonny Gomes and cash from Atlanta for minor league infielder Luis Valenzuela. Valenzuela was with Lexington and was pulled in the 7th inning of … Continue reading
Royals weekly recap & awards: Week 21
The KC Royals went 5-2 last week and increased their lead in the American League Central over Minnesota to 13 games. The Royals begin a nine-game homestand against divisional opponents on Tuesday night, beginning with last place Detroit. Triple-A Omaha … Continue reading
Triggs continues to dominate for first place Bowie
Last night, I traveled up to Reading, PA to see a clash between the top two teams in the Eastern League: the Fightin Phils and the Bowie Baysox. The series may be a preview of the Eastern League Championship. Besides … Continue reading
Blue Rocks Taylor finishing the season strong
While 2015 has been a struggle for Dominique Taylor with High-A Wilmington, he is heating up at the right time. He is hitting .302 in August with five doubles and four RBIs. Last Saturday (August 22nd), Taylor went 3-for-4, his third … Continue reading
Royals win as Rays honor Zobrist
The KC Royals won the first game of their series in Tampa Bay, winning 3-2. The two teams did not score over the game’s final six innings. Paulo Orlando gave the Royals a short-lived 1-0 lead in the top of … Continue reading
Garcia looks to lead Blue Rocks into the playoffs
The Wilmington Blue Rocks roster has changed so much in the second half and alot of that movement has led to some growing pains (they just won their 21st game last night). Though he came up in May, the promotion … Continue reading
Royals win series over O’s, Fuenmayor & Dziedzic named TL Postseason All-Stars
The KC Royals held on to beat visiting Baltimore, 5-3 to win the four-game series. The Royals scored at least one run in four straight innings (4-7). Mike Moustakas continued his hot hitting against the O’s, as he went 3-for-5 … Continue reading
Blue Rocks look to Lovvorn to start winning streak
Since his promotion to Wilmington in July, Zach Lovvorn has gone at least six innings in six of his nine starts and has allowed three runs or less in those six starts. While not much has gone right in the … Continue reading
Another rough start from Cueto
The Baltimore Orioles scored two runs each in three straight innings and held on for the 8-5 victory over the KC Royals. The two teams combined for 24 hits and six home runs. It was the second straight poor start … Continue reading
Royals beat O’s, Gordon continues rehab, and pitchers bat
The KC Royals played Baltimore for the first time since last season’s ALCS and beat them 8-3. Down 3-1 heading into the sixth, the Royals scored seven runs, sending 11 men to the plate. It all started with a runner … Continue reading
Drinking the Royals Blue Aid 