Playoff Pinch Hits: Why The Royals Will Win The World Series In 6 Games
The Giants and Royals got to the World Series by playing better baseball than better teams. Which team will emerge as champion?
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The Giants and Royals got to the World Series by playing better baseball than better teams. Which team will emerge as champion?
The Kansas City Royals traded for starting pitcher James Shields before the 2013 season, giving up top hitting prospect Wil Myers.
The World Series between the Royals and Giants will feature two teams that didn't even win 90 games during the regular season.
While many people know about the Giants, they are no rookie when it comes to the World Series having won two in the last four years, little is known about the Kansas City Royals. Here are five fun facts about America's newest favorite team.
Baseball is trying to be pure again. And when you consider the final four teams in the MLB postseason, they did a good job. The Giants, Cardinals, Orioles and Royals aren't considered members of the monetary aristocracy, at least not at the level of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers.
The Giants beat the Cardinals to make the World Series. But baseball fans outside of San Francisco will be rooting for the Royals.
The Royals reach their first World Series since 1985 with 8 straight American League playoff wins, beating the Athletics, Angels and Orioles.
The Royals lead the Orioles 2-0. The Cardinals and Giants are tied at one game. What's the chance of each possible World Series matchup?
The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
The Royals have the smallest payroll of the remaining MLB playoff teams. The Cardinals, Giants and Orioles all started the season with payrolls exceeding $100 million.
With three straight extra inning victories and then a great home victory in Kansas City, the Royals have quickly become America's underdog, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman.
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals are both in the ALCS, with unlikely sweeps in their respective ALDS matchups.
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics are both small-market teams with big MLB Playoff aspirations.
The Red Sox got 4 RBI from both Daniel Nava and Xander Bogaerts as they take 3 of 4 from Kansas City.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie retired the final 17 batters he faced.
Here are seven great fan catches using a hat.
Sometimes a team's best players don't make the All-Star team. Here are the American League's mid-season team MVPs.
The Royals are hoping Yordano Ventura, their young fireballer, can transition from thrower to pitcher.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Monday, August 12.
Justin Maxwell homered and singled twice in a six-run sixth as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
David Ortiz is better known for smashing baseballs -- and more recently, dugout phones -- but the Red Sox slugger's softer side was on display Thursday night in Kansas City.
Jake Peavy looks to get the Red Sox back on track in his second start, as they look to solve the Kansas City Royals.
