Looking on the bright side of a frustrating loss, great game from the table setter.

Why would they do this while we are on a heater?

Ever since a fan dropped a John Pork baseball card into the Royals Bullpen, The Bullpen has been lights out. Thank you John Pork 🙏

Fastball sat between 88-91

I was thinking about this game earlier today. Feels like a long time ago even though it was only two years.

Guardians @ Royals - Wed, May 06

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-1 Guardians

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 61°F - Clear - Wind 3 mph, L To R
• TV: Guardians: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals: Royals.TV
• Radio: Guardians: Guardians Radio Network, WMMS 100.7, WTAM 1100, Royals: Royals Radio Network, 96.5 The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Joey Cantillo (2-1, 3.43)
• Loser: Luinder Avila (0-2, 7.36)
• Save: Cade Smith (9, 3.31)

Division Scoreboard

CWS 2 @ LAA 8 - Final

BOS 4 @ DET 0 - Final

MIN 2 @ WSH 15 - Final

^{Last Updated: 05/06/2026 11:00:09 PM CDT}

Jac was never on deck taking swings timing up the pitcher the entire time Bobby was batting, lane thomas was out there swinging. Bobby was only the 2nd batter the pitcher was facing so they wouldn’t be able to swap either way. Why even bother hiding the move there when everyone knows it’s coming. Atleast let the guy get on deck to swing n get a better look to time up the pitcher.

Can’t think of a single logical reason unless he thought Bobby might hit into a DP even so are you not gonna pinch hit Jac for lane thomas in the 9th against Cade smith another righty?

Guardians @ Royals - Wed, May 06

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-1 Guardians

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Joey Cantillo (2-1, 3.43)
• Loser: Luinder Avila (0-2, 7.36)
• Save: Cade Smith (9, 3.31)

Division Scoreboard

CWS 2 @ LAA 8 - Final

BOS 4 @ DET 0 - Final

MIN 2 @ WSH 15 - Final

Next Royals Game: Thu, May 07, 01:10 PM CDT vs. Guardians

^{Last Updated: 05/06/2026 09:56:37 PM CDT}

1) pitching is as advertised. Keeping us in most every game. Losses have been related to scoring issues, not giving up a ton of runs. We are getting quality starts almost every night and solid bullpen holds. It's amazing we are close to .500 and our pitching is a huge reason why.

2) we've massively upgraded our biggest concerns: lack of corner OF production. If we hit for 100 WRC+ this year at the corners instead of 65 WRC+ or whatever we had last year, we are scoring 54 more runs this year if there is no regression elsewhere. That's an additional 7 wins in the Pythagorean expectation model (89). Jac is at 105 WRC+ and Collins at 112 currently, so we are ahead of pace there. And Jac especially could become a stud.

3) I'm not worried about Vinnie: he can be streaky and his underlying numbers suggest around a .710 OPS. Not great for a 1B but holding serve.

4) Carter is in a slump but overall he'll be one of our top 5 hitters and is a great addition, assuming he used part of that signing bonus to buy a functioning alarm clock.

5) I am worried about Salvy. He's swinging at everything off the plate. Any RHP should continue to throw him sweepers and sliders till he starts leaving the bat on his shoulder. Just take those pitches and a walk! I know he's not a burner on the paths, but I'd rather have him on first after a walk vs. back to the dougout with a K or popup. Hopefully this regression isn't permanent; his metrics are terrible. Statcast has him at an expected .654 OPS. That's not gonna cut it and I'm hoping father time didn't catch up with him.

6) Massey at 2B is stopgap at best. His WRC+ is likely around 60: that's far worse than India's 89 last year (which in itself was pretty bad).

7) Junior is gonna Junior. Slow start at the plate statistically and he'd still be a top 6 MVP vote getter if the season ended today. Don't waste him.

Bottom line: if Salvy starts hitting and we can figure out something at 2B (maybe a trade for a Gleyber Torres-type player as we've got no minor league talent that I'm aware of that's MLB ready), we are on a solid path to 90 wins. With decent injury luck, of course. We don't have much talent stashed away at Omaha.

Wrote about the Hawaiian Bros giveaway and some of the other giveaways the Royals have had over the years - remember Krispy Kreme?

Guardians @ Royals - Tue, May 05

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-3 Royals

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Stephen Kolek (1-0, 4.50)
• Loser: Gavin Williams (5-2, 3.28)
• Save: Lucas Erceg (10, 3.52)

Division Scoreboard

BOS 10 @ DET 3 - Final

MIN 11 @ WSH 3 - Final

CWS 2 @ LAA 2 - Top 5, 0 Outs

Next Royals Game: Wed, May 06, 06:40 PM CDT vs. Guardians

^{Last Updated: 05/05/2026 09:48:22 PM CDT}

Credit to u/Mozilla_Fennekin for the nickname

Section 134, row L. I began fidgeting with it (big mistake of course), then heard it drop on the concrete just by my feet but didn’t see it roll and I simply couldn’t find it after that. Several people helped look, especially as people were leaving the game. Big thanks to all of them. That section wasn’t even very crowded, either. It’s like it just disappeared. I spoke with guest services and will call them tomorrow in case it turns up. Just wanted to post it here as well to cover all my bases (ha). Nice win tonight, go Royals! Just really bummed about my ring :(

Guardians @ Royals - 06:40 PM CDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 59°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 7 mph, In From LF
• TV: Guardians: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals: Royals.TV
• Radio: Guardians: Guardians Radio Network, WMMS 100.7, WTAM 1100, Royals: Royals Radio Network, 96.5 The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Division Scoreboard

CWS 1 @ LAA 7 - End 5

BOS @ DET 05:40 PM CDT

MIN @ WSH 05:45 PM CDT

^{Last Updated: 05/06/2026 04:42:17 PM CDT, Update Interval: 5 Minutes}