Tag: Royals

Rounding Third: Royals follow familiar script to even series

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants are in the World Series because of their bullpens. In Game 2 on Wednesday one of those units delivered, the other did not and now the best-of-seven set […]

Rounding Third: Big Game Bumgarner delivers in Game 1

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – One pitcher came into the World Series with a reputation for pitching well in big games. The other was James Shields. San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner continued to cement his status as the best postseason pitcher […]

Royals add Nix, take Colon off World Series roster

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Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals made one change to their 25-man roster for the World Series against the San Francisco Giants. In the infield, Jayson Nix is in and Christian Colon is out. Colon has one […]

Rounding Third: Royals hope to party like it’s 1985

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals are back in the World Series for the first time in 29 years. If they want to nail down their first title since that 1985 season, though, they’ll have to get past […]

Why the Royals will win the World Series

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Wade Davis was a throw-in in the deal that sent James Shields to Kansas City from Tampa Bay back in December of 2012. As important a piece as Shields is to Kansas City, though, Davis has become an […]

World Series position-by-position breakdown

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It’s a matchup nobody envisioned at the beginning of the playoffs, let alone the start of the season, as the Royals and Giants become the first World Series matchup between wild card teams since the Angels beat San Francisco in […]

Royals keeping same roster for ALCS

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Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals made no changes to their 25-man roster for the American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles. James Shields, Yordano Ventura, Jeremy Guthrie, Jason Vargas, Danny Duffy, Tim Collins, Wade Davis, Brandon […]

Keys to winning the 2014 ALCS

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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles are looking for their first World Series title since 1983. Cinderella is standing in their way, though, as the Kansas City Royals, back in the playoffs for the first time since their last World Series […]

Vargas among Royals’ additions for ALDS

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Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Game 1 starter Jason Vargas was one of two players added by the Kansas City Royals for their American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Vargas was not one of nine pitchers […]

Vargas named Game 1 starter for Royals in ALDS

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Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals named left-hander Jason Vargas as the Game 1 starter for the American League Division Series against the LA Angels of Anaheim on Thursday. Vargas will make his first career postseason start […]