The Rays scored 12 unanswered runs on Monday and snapped an eight-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium with a colossal 12-0, two-hit victory over KC.
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The New What Next: Royals vs. Blue Jays ― An ALCS Preview
After a pair of dramatic American League Division Series that went five games, the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays are set to square off in the American League Championship Series.
The New What Next: Astros vs. Royals ― An ALDS Series Preview
I am a man without a horse in the race. For the second straight year, my team ― the Tampa Bay Rays ― fell out of postseason contention about a week-and-a-half before the end of the season. Because of it, I’m approaching this postseason as I had the last, follow the teams that most closely resemble the Rays way of play ― quality pitching, solid defense, and timely hitting. There are two teams that parallel my beloved team in some way, shape, or form: the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, and it just so happens that they are set to start the American League Division Series against one another on Thursday.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Royals ― A Series Preview
Monday harkens the beginning of a tough stretch of seven games against a pair of division leaders, heading into the All Star Break. First stop Kansas City, where the Rays will take on the reigning American League champions.
The New What Next: Royals vs. Giants — A World Series Primer
It’s all come down to this; two Wildcard teams are in this year’s World Series, and I couldn’t be more excited. For the San Francisco Giants, they are once again playing for the championship in an even-numbered year, while the Kansas City Royals haven’t made the playoffs in 29 years, yet they swept the Angels and Orioles to go 8-0 in the playoffs to make it to the World Series. The Royals became first team in MLB history to win their first eight consecutive postseason games following their 2-1 victory Wednesday in the ALCS series finale.