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The Royals offense hasn't been scoring runs lately, but they're doing things that you like to see.
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The Pen Is Mightier
The Royals bullpen has quietly been excellent and helped win another game last night.
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Weekend in Review: Minors Happenings, A Series Loss, Player of the Week and the Week Ahead
The Royals started the weekend with a bang, but ended with a bit of a whimper.
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Looking WAY Ahead to the Trade Deadline
The Royals are contenders at this moment. Let's pretend they stay that way.
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Split Decision
It's weird what expectations do for a team. The Royals split a doubleheader, which happens a lot and won a series and, yet, it doesn't feel great right…
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Now THAT'S a Bad Loss
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Blowout City
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Eight Run Innings and Double Plays
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Let's Lugo Crazy
It certainly doesn't hurt to face the White Sox, but the Royals righty put up another impressive start.
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Weekend in Review: The Offense We Should Have Seen Coming, The Games, Player of the Week and What's Next
Another week is down and the Royals remain in the thick of things. It's early, but it's better than last year.
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Blowout City
For the second straight day, the Royals overwhelmed the Astros early and then had an easy path to a seventh-straight win.
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Vinnie, Nelly, Seth and the Gang
Another night, another win for the streaking Royals, who suddenly look formiddable.
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Ragans Somehow Held Them, the Royals Somehow Won
When Cole Ragans gets hit like he did, you generally turn the page and look ahead, but not last night for the Royals.
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How Good is the Royals Pitching?
Even with a rocky start for the bullpen, the Royals pitching staff has been nails and kept them in every game.
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Weekend in Review: Up and Down Offense, Series Wins and More
The Royals are a winning team for the first time in way too long, and there's reason for hope.
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Eight Run Innings and Double Plays
It's hard to overstate how bad the White Sox are, and the Royals took full advantage.
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Now THAT'S a Bad Loss
The bullpen has been a problem in the season's first week, but last night's Royals loss to the Orioles was the piece de resistance.
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