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2021 Season in Review: Michael A. Taylor
A worthy Royals center fielder finally gets a Gold Glove.
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2021 Season Recaps
Royals offense wastes strong debut from Zerpa, fall 6-1
The offense left 22 men on base. Yikes.
Cleveland unleashes flurry of extra base hits to defeat Kowar and the Royals 8-3
Another not great day for Kowar
Tapia can’t stop-ee-a the bleeding, Royals lose 5-1
The Royals waste Jon Heasley’s excellent start.
Jackson Kowar struggles again in 7-1 loss to Mariners
The rookie has trouble locating his fastball.
Royals beat Mariners 8-1
That’s not how you draw it up, but a win’s a win.
Salvy homers again, ties all-time single-season catcher HR mark in 7-2 Royals loss
One more homer and he’ll make history
Royals take series from Twins with 5-3 win
Mondesi goes yard and Isbel gives them the lead late.
Twins unleash both barrels; beat Royals 9-2
At least they were (mostly) solo shots!
Benny’s huge night helps Royals top Twins in 6-4 extra inning win
Andrew Benintendi has been red-hot this road trip.
Royals offense starts slow, comes on late in 6-0 shutout win
It’s Nicky Lopez’s world. We’re just visitors.
Benintendi, Perez power comeback against woeful Orioles as Royals win 3-2
It was close, but the Orioles were never going to pull ahead with their performance.
Salvy’s heroics come up short, Royals lose 10-7
Two more bombs and five RBIs from the big catcher weren’t enough
The long-ball sinks Minor and the Royals in 4-2 loss to Cleveland
Thanos would be less destructive to the Royals than Cleveland has been this season
Kansas City Royals defeated by the Cleveland Amed Rosarios 7-2
Meh, flush it and move on.
Royals continue the Grass Creek Massacre of 2021, win 4-2
After last night’s late battle, no one wanted to fight today.
Salvador Perez’s grand slam caps off a come-from-behind 6-4 win over Mariners
Salvy does it again
Just like old times, Greinke tosses gem but loses anyway as Royals win 7-1
Salvador Perez has a night
Bubic owns Chicago, KC wins 4-2
Can you still call it a rain delay if there is no rain?
Salvador Perez leads home run frenzy in 6-2 victory over Cubs
Five home runs!
Royals blow 3-0 lead, spoil Nicky Lopez’s dominance in 6-3 loss.
Nicky Lopez deserves better than this
Royals fight back valiantly to eke back 7-6 win over Astros
It was a good game!
The offense is stifled again, Royals lose 9-4
At least it was competitive until the seventh!
Carlos Santana leaves *nine* men on base as Royals fall in extras, 8-6
It was back and forth, but ultimately a waste of time
KC still can’t figure out strike zone, loses 5-2
Too many walks allowed, not enough walks earned.
Daniel Lynch pitches well and the bullpen holds on in 3-2 Royals win over White Sox
Daniel is starting to throw the ball well
Rookie shuts down Royals, 4-0
Alek Manoah and George Springer very nearly handled the Royals by themselves.
Royals hit some dingers, shut out the White Sox in 5-0 win.
Good pitching + good hitting = three straight series wins
White Sox suffer Cuban missile crisis, Royals win 4-3
It was Jorge Soler’s day, again
Royals outslug Tigers, 9-8
They’ve won four games and two series in a row.
Singer’s pitches are off-key; Orioles parade over the Royals 8-4
On a night where the umpire had a massive strike zone, Singer still struggled to throw quality strikes.
Cleveland stomps all over Royals, 14-6
The good news: Not a walk-off. The bad news: Everything else.