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Royals Extend Lead in AL Wild Card with Doubleheader Sweep
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8/27/2024
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The Royals extending their lead in the AL wildcard chase it might have something to say about the
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American League Central winning both games over Cleveland in Cleveland yesterday four to three in
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the opener Bobby Witt jr. a solo home run in the top of the eighth the game winning run and Donnie
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they were the favorites in that game, but the dogs in game to Cole Reagans who got the start for
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KC who has been great this year only went for innings because he threw 94 pitches wasn't bad
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didn't get shelled by any means but through 94 pitches. I actually thought with the Guardians
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being a slight favorite in game to KC probably having to rely more on the pen than they had
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probably anticipated with Reagan's getting the start in the opening game of two yesterday that
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Cleveland was the right side. I was wrong Kansas City six RBIs out of Salvi Salvador Perez
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including a grand salami late as the Royals take both in Cleveland with the nine to four victory
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in game two as well. And you see how much these doubleheaders mean in every single game when you're
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going head-to-head competition and divisional rivalries that need wins on either side. I talked
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about it yesterday. You say you know what you're just hoping for a split for most parts here. You
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take a look at the Royals who won four to three in game number one. They didn't say hey, let's
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sit Salvi Perez. Let's sit Bobby with Junior. Let's not really overextend them. No, they put
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those guys right back in the lineup and scored nine runs on 15 hits in game number two when you
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have a team on the ropes try to finish them and before this, you know series is up you might be
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looking at the facto tie overall, which is awesome to watch you play out. We knew the Guardians were
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a good baseball team. We just weren't trusting fully what the Kansas City Royals were bringing
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to the table. Now you see that yesterday doubleheaders sweep by the Royals and they're
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feeling themselves saying know what we can win this division now and we're showing it on the
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field. I love what I see out of the Royals right now. We'll see if this can continue, but I love
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the fact that the manager wasn't thinking about. Oh, it's still a long baseball season with 30
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left. Let's rest our guys. We got one and that was the goal here. No, you get game one of that
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doubleheader win game number two, you pick up two full games in one day going head-to-head
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against your competition. That's awesome.
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