# Royals Review Your best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective. Page: Feed: --- ## [Kansas City Royals news: A late inning surge brings joy](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-news/104249/kansas-city-royals-news-a-late-inning-surge-brings-joy) _2026-08-20 · Trenton Kraxner_ Before the comeback last night, Jac Caglianone left the game with a sore ankle. That hot streak continued in the first inning of the Royals’ 9-7 win over the Athletics, as Caglianone collected an infield single. Two innings later, Caglianone was hit by a pitch. But in the fifth inning, John Rave unexpectedly pinch-hit for \[…\] ## [Royals stage another comeback to take the series from the Athletics](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-scores-standings/104226/royals-stage-another-comeback-to-take-the-series-from-the-athletics) _2026-08-20 · Brian Henry_ The Athletics have the only bullpen worse than the Royals by ERA in 2026. For the second night in a row, they let Kansas City take away a Sacramento lead. The Royals took the game 9-7 and set up a possible four game sweep for tomorrow afternoon. The day started poorly for Seth Lugo who \[…\] ## [Royals vs. Athletics August 19th game discussion](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-game-information/104213/royals-vs-athletics-august-19th-game-discussion) _2026-08-19 · Brian Henry_ Game 3 with the Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s will see the Royals going for a series win before the day game finishes off the four-game set tomorrow afternoon. This evening will feature Seth Lugo versus Gage Jump. Lugo has had an up and down season with some pretty disappointing overall numbers. Jump is a lefty whose \[…\] ## [The Royals went all-in on college pitchers in 2018. How did it turn out?](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-history/104007/the-royals-went-all-in-on-pitching-prospects-in-2018-how-did-it-turn-out) _2026-08-19 · Max Rieper_ In 2018, the Royals received two compensatory draft picks for the departure of free agents Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer, in addition to a Competitive Balance Round A pick, giving them 5 of the top 60 picks. They sought to replenish their farm system following the breakup of their championship squad, and used their first \[…\] ## [What can San Diego teach Kansas City about downtown baseball?](https://www.royalsreview.com/general/104015/a-baseball-trifecta) _2026-08-19 · Bradford Lee_ A recent business trip took me to San Diego for a few days, and I was able to squeeze in several baseball experiences. First, we got a look at the site of old Lane Field, which is on the waterfront west of downtown. There’s nothing left of the old ballpark, which was home to the \[…\] ## [Kansas City Royals news: Stadium renderings, process dominate KC headlines](https://www.royalsreview.com/general/104149/kansas-city-royals-news-stadium-renderings-process-dominate-kc-headlines) _2026-08-19 · Jacob Milham_ David Lesky looks at the Kansas City Royals lineup being back to a familiar sight after Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia’s returns Monday. The first pitch of the game could not have gone any more poorly. The rest of the game was probably a whole lot more like what JJ Picollo and Matt Quatraro envisioned \[…\] ## [Royals score three in the ninth inning to walk off the Athletics](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-scores-standings/104172/royals-score-three-in-the-ninth-inning-to-walk-off-the-athletics) _2026-08-19 · Matthew LaMar_ Tonight, the Kansas City Royals played an “Uno reverse” card on their opponents, the Athletics: most of the time this season, it’s been the boys in blue who have blown the ninth inning. Not tonight. On this eve, the Royals scored a trio of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to claim a \[…\] ## [Royals vs. Athletics August 18 game discussion](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-game-information/104164/royals-vs-athletics-august-18-game-discussion) _2026-08-18 · Matthew LaMar_ The boyz are back, baby!!!! Jac, Vinnie, Maikel, Bob, everyone’s here—on offense, as it were. Yesterday, they scored a bunch of runs. It was delightful. Today, they will need to score a bunch of runs. The Royals are inexplicably sticking Daniel Lynch IV in the rotation. Lynch’s career splits are super obvious: as a starter, \[…\] ## [Lucas Erceg demoted, Carlos Durán called up](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-news/104152/lucas-erceg-demoted-carlos-duran-called-up) _2026-08-18 · Max Rieper_ The Royals were hoping Lucas Erceg could be the shutdown reliever in their bullpen. Instead, he has struggled with his command all year and has been a big reason why they have the second-worst bullpen ERA in baseball. Today, the team finally optioned him to Omaha, calling up reliever Carlos Durán to replace him. Durán \[…\] ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/liV7Wm6mC7KD) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Royals Review Reacts Survey – Time to lock Jac up?](https://www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-royals-discussion/104003/royals-review-reacts-survey-time-to-lock-jac-up) _2026-08-18 · Jeremy Greco_ Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Jac Caglianone has been on an absolute heater for the month of August. He is slashing .424/.443/.746/1.189 with 5 home runs, good for a 227 wRC+; \[…\]