Chris Mathews

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@goldbergkc What a shame, but this is what happens when you continually try to use a closer with a 6.33 era. Not sure if the Royals have caught on yet, but Lange is not a very good pitcher. The numbers make that alarmingly clear and have all season.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jazayerli Well, Keith Law "loved" our draft, so take that for what it's worth 🤷‍♂️

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@KCRoyalsPD

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jazayerli I'll take, "things we did not expect from the Royals' offense in 2026," Alex.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@RoyalsWeekly 435? More like 535.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@RoyalsWeekly Well, primarily just Strahm still being very poor. The rest of the pen was good. He is the one constant for bullpen woes.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@RoyalsWeekly It is no longer new...

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@RoyalsWeekly I turned it on and we were up 3-2. 20 minutes and three outs later I turned if off trailing 7-3. Seems about right.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@goldbergkc There's being patient, and then there is what Collins does in consistently watching strike three go by without any effort to take the bat off his shoulder. His AB turned that inning around, though we didn't deserve to win after the unlucky loss of Lugo.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@RoyalsWeekly We got what we deserved. We were unlucky with Lugo getting hit, but after that we deserved to lose.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@mickshaffer 7 relievers today and only one had command of the zone, and he gave up a homer. Ugly.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@mctait Painful.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jazayerli Zumwalt is Cal Eldred reincarnated.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jazayerli Yes, but the larger criticism is lineup construction, and again we did not produce offensively. We won because pitching put up a zero. Lineup construction and Q's management of it continues to be a problem. But good to get a win, and good for Salvy.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jaylonthompson Our pitchers have gotten good lately at giving up a free baserunner and then a home run. Seems like a questionable strategy.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@royalsreview

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@anne__rogers I did not anticipate so many pitchers struggling to throw strikes this year.

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@KCSportsGuru1 @royalsreview Bobby's wasn't as bad as the other two, but after you fall behind, you know the sweeper is coming. Shorten your swing and go with the outside pitch to right field instead of still trying to pull it. You won't make contact if you try to pull it. But hey, at least he swung the bat

[Chris Mathews @ckmathews33]

@jaylonthompson Or put more accurately, Jensen drops an easy relay throw that would have nailed the runner at the plate by 10 feet.