The Royals were upbeat after salvaging a road series in Detroit.
“This was just two really good teams going after it, and somebody’s got to win the series, and they happened to win this one,” Pasquantino said. “… They’re a good team, and I believe we’re a good team too, and we compete with them. That’s what you’ve got to do, and we’ll see them again next weekend.”
Jaylon Thompson writes about the team’s resiliency.
“We took that one,” Pasquantino said. “That’s what we needed to do. They wouldn’t go
away, I mean, you are up 6-1 and that’s why they’re so good. That’s why you’ve got to tip your hat to them all the time. They are never out of it, the way they are able to string together things.
“But we did a nice job of responding and putting back up runs. And then, putting up zeroes at the end of the game.”
The Royals let chances slip away on Saturday.
“This one kind of falls into that, let’s salvage one here tomorrow,” Wacha said. “I know our guys are going to be able to flush this one and get back out there and, you know, compete our tails off the way we know how to compete. That’s our main focus right now.”
Vinnie Pasquantino has been on a tear, securing his second consecutive 90-RBI season.
“There are other guys who are performing at a high level, too, which takes some of the pressure off other people,” Quatraro said.
“And Vinnie might be benefiting from that, as well as other guys benefiting from him doing well, because people are planning for him, and somebody else might be the beneficiary of that. “We can never have enough guys performing at a high level. If all 13 guys are on fire, that’s great for everybody, right? And makes it very much more challenging for the opposing team.”
Awful Announcing has its 2025 MLB broadcaster rankings, with the Royals’ team ranking #21.
On the announcers themselves, Hudler took the most criticism. That ranged from “a grating redneck” to “an embarrassing rube” to “too much of a homer.” But others found him “awesome” and “great.” Lefebvre drew mixed responses, from “solid” to “the snarkiest PBP guy to his team.” There was a lot of praise for fill-in play-by-play voice Eisenberg, from “gem” to “a star,” and several argued for him to get more work in the future.
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