<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-offseason-moves-alds-loss-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Three offseason moves Royals must make after ALDS loss vs. Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-royals-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Three offseason moves Royals must make after ALDS loss vs. Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T08:55:15-07:00">October 11th, 8:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T08:56:34-07:00">October 11th, 8:56am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-confident-deficit-yankees">Kansas City Royals were one of the biggest surprises</a> in baseball this season. After losing 106 games in 2023, they had an incredibly productive offseason and completely turned things around, earning a Wild Card spot, advancing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-bobby-witt-jr-makes-guarantee-after-sweeping-orioles">past the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card round</a> before being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-royals-most-blame-alds-loss-yankees">knocked out of the ALDS by the New York Yankees</a>.</p><p>The Royals made an incredible amount of progress. Most importantly, superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. established himself one of the best players in baseball. Witt Jr. led the Major Leagues with a .332 average and 211 hits while slugging 32 home runs, stealing 31 bases, legging out 11 triples and recording a .977 OPS while playing Gold Glove-caliber defense at shortsop.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-cole-ragans-removed-game-1-with-cramps-after-six-scoreless-innings">The Royals’ starting pitching</a> was also showed significant improvement, with Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Michael Wacha and Brady Singer forming one of the best rotation in baseball. Lugo and Wacha, two of the Royals’ biggest offseason acquisitions, were especially important to the team’s turnaround.</p><p>However, there are still some moves they can make to push them from a team that was just happy to make the postseason to a legitimate World Series contender. Here are the three offseason moves the Royals need to make to take the next step as an organization.</p><h2><b>No. 1: Add an elite bullpen arm</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-williams-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-bullpen-trade-athletics">Royals did shore up their bullpen</a> during the season by trading for Lucas Erceg, who stepped in as their closer down the stretch, it just was not good enough. The bullpen allowed the go-ahead run Games 1 and 3 of the ALDS. If the Royals had just another top-end arm or two, they very well could still be playing.</p><p>However, after spending so much last season, it may not make sense for the Royals to go out and sign a player like Tanner Scott, who is expected to be the top available free agent closer. With the Royals built to win now, a veteran like Kenley Jansen or David Robertson could also make sense. But, why not aim a little higher?</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-devin-williams-support-gm-game-3">general manager Matt Arnold has not dismissed the possibility of trading Devin Williams</a>, who is one of the absolute best closers in baseball. Williams has one more year on his contract. If the Royals are able to swing a trade for him, he is the type of player who would be worth offering a long-term extension to. With Williams and his “Airbender” changeup in the fold, him and Erceg would immediately give the Royals one of the best bullpens in the league.</p><h2><b>No. 2: Add veterans to the outfield</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-oneill-in-person.jpeg"><figcaption>© Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The position player group the the Royals could most look to improve is the outfield. While M.J. Melendez, Kyle Isbel, Hunter Renfroe and Garrett Hampson performed admirably, there is still room for the Royals to get a bit better there.</p><p>While free agents like Anthony Santander, Teoscar Hernandez and Cody Bellinger may be a bit too expensive, one player who could be a perfect fit is Tyler O’Neill. O’Neill had an incredible season for the Boston Red Sox, and may be the odd man out in a crowded Boston outfield. In 113 games, O’Neill hit 31 home runs and can play all three outfield positions. Because of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-pivotal-tyler-oneill-injury-move-before-orioles-clash">O’Neill’s injury history</a>, he should be within the Royals’ price range.</p><p>With Salvador Perez getting another year older and entering his age-35 season in 2025, there is a real chance that his power numbers begin to take a hit. If that does end up happening, the Royals need to be prepared and a home run threat beyond Witt Jr. or Vinnie Pasquantino.</p><h2><b>No. 3: Bring back a veteran World Series champion and former Kansas City Royal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-11-24-chapman-imag.jpeg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While his tenure on the Royals at the beginning of the 2023 season may have been forgettable, Aroldis Chapman is a bigger part of the Royals’ current success than many people realize. When the Royals traded Chapman to the Texas Rangers during the season, they got back Cole Ragans who has blossomed into one of the best starting pitchers in baseball and one of the most important players on the Royals.</p><p>Chapman, now a 15-year veteran, is nowhere near the player he once was as he approaches his age-37 season. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-aroldis-chapman-fastball-manny-machado">Chapman can still pump fastballs in at over 100 mph</a> and has legitimate World Series and postseason experience, something that this current roster is sorely lacking outside of Salvador Perez. At this stage in his career, Chapman’s main priority will likely be to land with a contender. He should be well within the Royals price range.</p><p>This season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chapman recorded 14 saves, had a 3.79 ERA and a 13.2 SO/9 ration in 68 appearances. Especially if the Royals are able to acquire another back-end arm this offseason, Chapman would not be asked to pitch in many high-leverage situations. He could be the perfect veteran middle reliever for this young Royals team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Three offseason moves Royals must make after ALDS loss vs. Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-royals-most-blame-alds-loss-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Royals most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/X-Royals-most-to-blame-for-ALDS-loss-vs.-Yankees.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Royals most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T07:43:55-07:00">October 11th, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T07:43:55-07:00">October 11th, 7:43am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-verdict-yankees-series-royals">lost the ALDS to the New York Yankees in four games</a>. While the Royals were the comeback team of the season, improving by 30 wins, it was a disappointing finish. They got poor performances from Bobby Witt Jr., Michael Wacha, and Michael Lorenzen throughout the series. Those players are the most to blame for Kansas City’s season ending.</p><p>Vinnie Pasquantino was also poor at the plate but did not end up on this list. He missed the final six weeks of the season with a broken hand and came back just in time for the ALDS. The usual first baseman was the designated hitter and had just one hit, an RBI double in the final game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-delivers-powerful-reminder-after-alds-loss">The Royals have a bright future</a> but the 2024 season is over. Who needs to improve their performance before their next playoff run?</p><h2><b>The Royals need Bobby Witt Jr to become a postseason star</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bobby-Witt-Jr-with-Kansas-City-Royals-1.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Royals have a superstar on their hands with shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. He might snag a Gold Glove this year and will finish second in AL MVP voting. That all came crashing down in the postseason against the Yankees. While the Wild Card Series was okay for Witt, the Division Series was not. He <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2024_ALDS2.shtml" rel="noopener">went</a> 2-17 with five strikeouts this season.</p><p>The silver lining is that Witt was coming alive at the end of Game 4. He stroked a single in the sixth inning and scored on a Pasquantino double to finally get the Royals on the board. He was also the only player to hit against the Orioles, with two of the team’s three RBIs in the two-game set.</p><p>There is very little reason to be concerned about Witt, as he was the best contact hitter in the American League this year. He has the opportunity to pile up batting titles and MVP awards throughout his career and he will remain in Kansas City for a long time. The Royals signed him to a $288 million contract that runs through at least 2030.</p><h2><b>Michael Wacha had two poor starts</b></h2><p>Because the Royals had to play in the Wild Card Series, their rotation was not set up perfectly in this series. The Yankees struggled against lefty starters all season but Cole Ragans only pitched once because of his start against the Orioles. That is not Michael Wacha’s fault, but it did mean he was the only guy who started twice. He needed to be better to get the ball to Ragans and he did not do it.</p><p>In two starts, the veteran threw 8.2 innings and allowed five runs and ten hits. The Royals have a great bullpen but he was not able to get them the ball with a lead in Game 4. He did do that in Game 1, but only because Gerrit Cole was not good either. He allowed a two-run homer to Gleyber Torres in Game 1 and let the Yankees get on the board before recording an out in Game 4.</p><p>Wacha is the perfect example to prove that the Royals were not ready to compete this season. They were one of the final four teams in the American League, which is an incredible accomplishment, but need a better rotation to succeed in the playoffs. If Wacha is on the Royals next season, it should be in a decreased role.</p><h2><b>Michael Lorenzen blew Game 1 out of the bullpen</b></h2><p>Overall, the Royals’ bullpen was solid in this series. Closer Kris Bubic was nearly flawless but let up the big homer to Giancarlo Stanton in Game 3. Angel Zerpa and Sam Long both struggled with control and Lucas Erceg allowed two runs in three appearances. But it was Michael Lorenzen who blew Game 1 and put this series in the Yankees’ hands.</p><p>Lorenzen came into the game after Long only got one out in the sixth inning. He allowed a hit to Austin Wells in that inning, which tied the game at five. He came back in the sixth inning, allowed Jazz Chisholm to get on base, and the game-winning single to Alex Verdugo. This was a winnable game for the Royals that Lorenzen blew in the final innings.</p><p>Bullpen pitching is one of the most important aspects of playoff baseball. While they were overall solid, the offense was not enough for anything but perfection from the bullpen. Lorenzen did not give them that in a very winnable Game 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Royals most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-jazz-chisholm-jr-calls-out-sore-loser-maikel-garcia');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. calls out ‘sore loser’ Maikel Garcia');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.-calls-out-sore-loser-Maikel-Garcia.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. calls out ‘sore loser’ Maikel Garcia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T06:21:49-07:00">October 11th, 6:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T06:33:39-07:00">October 11th, 6:33am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees officially sent the Kansas City Royals home for the offseason on Thursday night, as they picked up a 3-1 victory in Game 4 to win the series 3-1. The final contest was a heated affair, though, and there was a benches clearing incident after a hard slide from Maikel Garcia into Anthony Volpe. After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-locker-room-celebration-anger-royals-fans">Jazz Chisholm Jr</a>. did not hold back when discussing Garcia and the incident.</p><p>Chisholm became a villain of sorts throughout this series, and he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-fans-eye-opening-take">frequently booed</a> by the Royals fans at Kauffman Stadium over the past two games. After New York had won, Chisholm blasted Garcia, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41727734/gerrit-cole-shuts-royals-propels-yankees-back-alcs" rel="noopener">labeling him a sore loser</a> for his dangerous slide on Volpe, while also saying he expected an apology from him for his actions during this play.</p><p>“He should know that he did the wrong thing right there being a sore loser. Coming in as rough as he came in — that’s sore loser stuff. We don’t do that over here. I would never do anything like that. I would never slide into a player. No player has ever complained about me trying to injure them on the field, and I don’t take that, and I’m always going to back my boys.”</p><p>“So when he got up, I saw him and Volpe talking, but I don’t take that lightly because if he got hurt, we’ve got to go find another shortstop. That’s not cool. We wouldn’t do that to Bobby Witt Jr. So I would expect an apology from him. But if he doesn’t, that’s OK. He can be a sore loser.” – Jazz Chisholm Jr., ESPN</p><h2><b>Jazz Chisholm Jr., Yankees have no love lost for Maikel Garcia, Royals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.-of-the-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It wasn’t a surprise to see the Royals playing hard with their season on the line, but the Yanks clearly felt that Garcia’s slide on Volpe crossed the line. Chisholm wasn’t afraid to rub salt in Garcia and the Royals open wounds after this loss, as he torched him for his dangerous play that could have injured New York’s starting shortstop as their postseason run continues.</p><p>Chisholm isn’t going to be focused on this incident for too much longer, because the Yankees will quickly be turning their attention to the ALCS, where they will be facing off against either the Cleveland Guardians or Detroit Tigers. Meanwhile, the Royals will be heading into the offseason, and it’s safe to say they will be chomping at the bit to get back at Chisholm and the Yankees next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. calls out ‘sore loser’ Maikel Garcia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-delivers-powerful-reminder-after-alds-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bobby Witt Jr. delivers powerful reminder to Royals after ALDS loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Royals-news-Bobby-Witt-Jr.-delivers-powerful-reminder-to-Kansas-City-after-ALDS-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Bobby Witt Jr. delivers powerful reminder to Royals after ALDS loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T00:07:05-07:00">October 11th, 12:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T01:32:04-07:00">October 11th, 1:32am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals’ implausible season is officially over. Following a franchise-worst 106 losses in 2023 and a number of obstacles this year, the Crowns clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-drops-mic-savage-trolling-orioles-sweep">swept the Baltimore Orioles</a> in the American League Wild Card Series. They did not have enough firepower versus the New York Yankees, though.</p><p>A 3-1 loss in Kauffman Stadium on Thursday concluded the AL Division Series and denied the city an opportunity to experience a home postseason victory for the first time this decade. Bobby Witt Jr. sympathizes with the disappointed fans, but <a href="https://x.com/JaredKCTV5/status/1844585688634630247" rel="noopener">he is also focusing on the big picture</a>.</p><p>“Feels like you let a lot of people down,” he said postgame, per KCTV5 News’ Jared Koller. “It’s kind of something that will light a torch in you and leave a bad taste. For Kansas City Royals baseball, this is what we want. This is what we’re going to do every year. We’re going to be in the postseason. It’s not ‘how we’re going to get there,’ it’s ‘how far we’re going to go.’ That’s what we’re going to work for, and that’s what we’re going to do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">2 minutes of Bobby Witt Jr. talking about the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KCRoyals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KCRoyals</a> future fires me up.<br>"Feels like you let a lot of people down. It'll light a torch in you, leave a bad taste… This team's gonna be special. Teams aren't gonna want to play us. It's gonna be like that for a while." <a href="https://twitter.com/KCTV5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KCTV5</a> <a href="https://t.co/jC7dvvLDuT">pic.twitter.com/jC7dvvLDuT</a></p><p>— Jared Koller (@JaredKCTV5) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredKCTV5/status/1844585688634630247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kansas City was looking for a pick-me-up after seeing the team lose Game 4 to the Yankees, and its <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-legend-grows-after-feat-last-done-jimmie-foxx">superstar shortstop</a> just obliged. He is not merely exuding false bravado, however. Although 2024 is defined by unexpected success, the standard going forward will be perennial playoff appearances.</p><p>Witt struggled mightily in the ALDS (2-for-17 at the plate), but he is overflowing with talent and mojo. He will be the face of the franchise for at least the next six years and possibly the entirety of his 11-year contract. Veteran Seth Lugo should remain an integral part of the starting rotation and Cole Ragans and Brady Singer are in line to lead the staff in the long run. There are also some promising position players like Vinnie Pasquantino and Michael Massey who could be fixtures in the lineup alongside Witt.</p><p>The strong foundation that president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo is building should allow the Royals to excel even after beloved catcher and captain Salvador Perez decides to retire. Bobby Witt Jr. is the MVP-caliber player (MLB-best .332 bating average, 32 home runs, 31 stolen bases and 9.4 WAR) and first-class leader the organization is depending on to ensure that the 2024 season is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-cites-patrick-mahomes-chiefs-bold-legacy-claim">a precursor to more prosperity</a>.</p><p>“This team’s gonna be special,” the 24-year-old said. “Teams aren’t going to want to be playing us… It’s going to be like that for a while.”</p><p>Witt is summarizing the blueprint. Now, he and Kansas City must continue to implement it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bobby Witt Jr. delivers powerful reminder to Royals after ALDS loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-aaron-boone-verdict-yankees-series-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Boone drops verdict on Yankees after tense series vs. Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Boone-drops-verdict-on-NY-after-tense-series-vs.-Royals.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Boone drops verdict on Yankees after tense series vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T21:28:04-07:00">October 10th, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T21:28:04-07:00">October 10th, 9:28pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Gerrit Cole delivered an outstanding pitching performance on Thursday night, leading Aaron Boone’s Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the host Royals in Game 4 of the AL Division Series.</p><p>The Bronx Bombers knocked out Kansas City, winning the series three games to one, which advanced them to their first League Championship Series since being swept by the Astros in 2022. This marks their fourth ALCS appearance in the last eight seasons and their 19th overall.</p><h2><b>Aaron Boone proud of the New York Yankees</b></h2><p>“I’m really proud. I thought we played really good baseball this series,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone.</p><p>“All the games were tight and close. Credit to Kansas City, they pitched us really tough, they played us really tough. All these games were nailbiters. Proud of these guys. We get to go play for it now and we’re excited about that.”</p><p>When asked about what made Gerrit Cole efficient and effective tonight, Boone <a href="https://www.twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1844573887192842445" rel="noopener">quickly responded with</a>, “Fastball. I thought his fastball though from jump was really good. Later on, he started to incorporate some good mixtures with the breaking ball. I thought he had a good cutter going on tonight. But it started with the fastball that I thought was really good.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'm really proud. I thought we played really good baseball this series."</p><p>– Aaron Boone to <a href="https://twitter.com/M_Marakovits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@M_Marakovits</a> on advancing to the ALCS and defeating Kansas City <a href="https://t.co/4YAP8aJg1C">pic.twitter.com/4YAP8aJg1C</a></p><p>— YES Network (@YESNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1844573887192842445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The six-time All-Star allowed just six hits and recorded four strikeouts before passing the ball to the New York bullpen, which excelled throughout a nail-biting AL Division Series.</p><p>Clay Holmes pitched a flawless eighth inning, and Luke Weaver smoothly navigated the ninth, extending the Yankees relievers’ scoreless streak to 15 2/3 innings in this postseason.</p><h2><b>All-around effort for the Yankees</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Boone-with-the-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Aiken-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-issues-demand-after-game-3-win-royals">Game 3 standout Giancarlo Stanton</a> each contributed runs for the Yankees, who appropriately secured their fourth ALCS berth in eight years while playing on the road. During the regular season, they achieved 50 victories away from home, marking their highest total in 21 years.</p><p>Michael Wacha struggled to complete five innings for the Royals, giving up two runs, six hits, and a walk. He received little support from an offense that had been struggling, managing only five runs in total over the last three games of the series.</p><p>The Yankees established dominance early, attacking Wacha as they did in the series opener. Torres drove the veteran right-hander’s very first pitch of the game for a double, and Soto quickly added an RBI single on only the third pitch of the night.</p><p>Anthony Volpe kept the momentum going with a single in the fifth inning. Following Alex Verdugo’s forceout and Jon Berti’s single that put runners on the corners, Torres hit a two-out single, boosting the lead to 2-0 and concluding Wacha’s night.</p><p>Stanton, who delivered the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of Game 3, increased the lead to 3-0 with his single in the sixth inning.</p><h2><b>Near scuffle at the sixth inning against the Royals</b></h2><p>Tensions that had been escalating <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-full-blown-brawl-nearly-happened-in-heated-yankees-royals-alds-game-4">all night between the Yankees and the Royals</a> —and throughout the series following New York’s third baseman<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2"> Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s remark</a> that the Royals’ Game 2 victory was “lucky”—finally erupted in the sixth inning.</p><p>Volpe made a strong tag on Maikel Garcia at second base to finish a double play, which sparked anger from the Royals’ third baseman. Players from both teams surged onto the field before calm was restored.</p><p>The near-altercation almost sparked a rally for Kansas City as well. Bobby Witt Jr., who had struggled with just one hit in 15 at-bats during the series, responded with a base hit, and Vinnie Pasquantino, who was hitless in 14 at-bats, followed with an RBI double.</p><p>However, with the sellout crowd of 39,012 at Kauffman Stadium suddenly energized, Cole managed to get Salvador Perez to pop out weakly to second base, ending the inning.</p><p>Kansas City failed to secure a home win after September 8, enduring a nine-game losing streak, including the playoffs.</p><p>Nevertheless, this season marked an impressive turnaround for a team that suffered 106 losses last year, making its first postseason appearance since clinching the 2015 World Series. With young talents like Bobby Witt Jr. locked into long-term contracts, there’s optimism in Kansas City that this represents a new beginning rather than a conclusion.</p><p>New York is set to face either the Cleveland Guardians or Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, with the series beginning Monday night at Yankee Stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aaron Boone drops verdict on Yankees after tense series vs. Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-news-full-blown-brawl-nearly-happened-in-heated-yankees-royals-alds-game-4');   ga('set', 'title', 'Full-blown brawl nearly happened in heated Yankees-Royals ALDS Game 4');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MLB-news-Full-blown-brawl-nearly-happened-in-heated-Yankees-Royals-Game-4.jpg"></figure><h1>Full-blown brawl nearly happened in heated Yankees-Royals ALDS Game 4</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T20:04:28-07:00">October 10th, 8:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T20:04:28-07:00">October 10th, 8:04pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the competitive stakes being at their highest during the playoffs, it’s no surprise that professional athletes are becoming too caught up in the moment as they let their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-fans-eye-opening-take">emotions bubble over</a>. In Game 4 of the ALDS matchup between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, tempers flared between the two teams after Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia slid in hard towards Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe in a failed attempt to break up a double play.</p><p>Garcia then had some words with Volpe, which then prompted the entire Yankees and Royals benches to clear in an effort to separate the two and <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1844555418996965612" rel="noopener">prevent the skirmish from devolving</a> into a full-blown altercation. It was Gleyber Torres who quickly pulled Garcia to the side before the entire rosters for both teams made it to the field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Benches clear during Game 4 in Kansas City between the Royals and Yankees. <a href="https://t.co/2tpU77IFPf">pic.twitter.com/2tpU77IFPf</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1844555418996965612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The good news is that, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN,<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1844554977580118230" rel="noopener"> “no punches were thrown”</a>. The last thing both the Yankees and Royals need is to let their emotions get the best of them and put each other in harm’s way. The lights may be at their brightest in the playoffs, but inflicting physical harm is no way to get one’s point across.</p><p>Regardless, the play that triggered the skirmish in and of itself wasn’t deplorable whatsoever. Garcia was well within his rights as a baserunner to slide in hard, and it’s not as though he put his studs up in a deliberate attempt to hurt the Yankees shortstop. Meanwhile, Volpe was simply doing his job in getting the lead runner out, having to stretch towards his left to make sure he got the tag as Garcia slid in beside him.</p><p>In playoff baseball where mere inches can decide which team advances to the next round, players are incentivized to give it their all. At the very least, the Yankees and Royals eventually came to a mutual understanding that these hustle plays are part of the ballgame and that both teams are simply pouring their hearts out on the field.</p><h2><b>The Yankees and Royals continue trend of emotionally-charged playoff baseball</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-third-base-Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.-13-reacts.jpg"></figure><p>It feels as though this year’s playoffs has brought more emotional fireworks than usual. There have been plenty of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-cold-dude-shoutout-harrison-bader">late-game heroics</a>, incredible defensive plays, and stellar pitching performances that have taken fans, as well as the players themselves, on an emotional rollercoaster. The Yankees and Royals continued to show this by almost engaging in a full-blown brawl.</p><p>Meanwhile, perhaps the most emotionally-charged playoff series this year is the NLDS clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. It’s always a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-gets-real-ugly-game-2-loss-padres">recipe for competitive vitriol</a> when two division rivals square off in the postseason, but the two teams have taken their animosity towards each other to new heights in the first four games of their series.</p><p>In Game 2, fans at Dodger Stadium notoriously threw objects towards the vicinity of Fernando Tatis Jr. as they expressed their displeasure over how events had transpired. Jurickson Profar also notably robbed a home run in nonchalant fashion as he chirped towards fans, egging them on even further. Meanwhile, Manny Machado, ever the instigator, threw a baseball towards the Dodgers dugout in what was perceived by many to be a retaliatory act of sorts.</p><p>Now, the Yankees and Royals’ series hasn’t gone this far. But with Jazz Chisholm Jr. basically calling the Royals lucky to win Game 2 of the ALDS, it’s fair to say that there is no love lost between these two teams.</p><p>The Yankees, in the end, advanced to the ALCS with a 3-1 win over the Royals in Game 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Full-blown brawl nearly happened in heated Yankees-Royals ALDS Game 4

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-vs-royals-alds-game-4-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-vs-Royals-ALDS-Game-3-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T10:40:35-07:00">October 10th, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T10:40:35-07:00">October 10th, 10:40am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals are on the brink of elimination as they host the New York Yankees in game four of the ALDS. It’s time to continue our ALDS odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Yankees-Royals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Yankees-Royals Game 4 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Gerrit Cole</b> vs. <b>Michael Wacha</b></p><p><b>Gerrit Cole</b> (8-5) with a 3.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 95 innings pitched, 99K/29BB, .220 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. Kansas City Royals ALDS: No Decision, 5 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 8 starts, 2.49 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 47 innings pitched, 51K/12BB, .198 oBA</p><p><b>Michael Wacha</b> (13-8) with a 3.35 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 166.2 innings pitched, 145K/45BB, .246 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at New York Yankees ALDS: No Decision, 4 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 14 starts, 2.89 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 81 innings pitched, 68K/19BB, .251 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the Royals-Yankees <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">ALDS Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>ALDS Odds: Yankees-Royals Odds</b></h2><p>New York Yankees: -1.5 (+108)</p><p>Moneyline: -152</p><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-130)</p><p>Moneyline: +128</p><p>Over: 8 (-106)</p><p>Under: 8 (-114)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Yankees vs. Royals Game 4</b></h2><p>Time: 8:08 PM ET/5:08 PM PT</p><p>TV: TBS, TruTV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Royals have really struggled to score in the playoffs. They are batting just .240 as team, but have scored only 14 runs in their five games. That is less than three runs per game, which makes it very hard to win. When the Royals score less than four runs in the regular season, they were 15-51. If the Yankees can get a good start out of Gerrit Cole, and the bullpen can continue to pitch well, the Yankees will win.</p><p>Speaking of Gerrit Cole, he is who the Yankees want on the mound in a series-clinching game. Cole was dominant on the road in the regular season. He pitched much better than he did at Yankees Stadium. This game is being played in a bigger ballpark, which will only help Cole out. Cole allows less hits, strikes out more batters, and has better control on the road this season. Expect him to have a big game.</p><p>The Yankees chased Michael Wacha after just four innings in their game one win. They recorded four hits, and walked three times. All of their at-bats were tough in that game. Wacha is a good pitcher, but the Yankees lineup is one of the best in baseball. If they can get to Wacha in this game, and get him out early, the Yankees are going to go to the ALCS.</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As mentioned, the Royals are not scoring too well this postseason. However, their best offensive game came against Gerrit Cole. They had seven hits off him, and scored four runs. In the postseason, four runs off the starter usually means a win. Kansas City has to have the same type of success in this game. They have actually out hit the Yankees this postseason, so they just have to find a way to get those runs in.</p><p>Michael Wacha did not pitch great in his first start against the Yankees. However, that was on the road where he struggled this season. Wacha was lights out at Kauffman Stadium this year. His ERA was was almost a full run lower, teams hit for less power, and his command was a little bit better. If he can have another good home start, the Royals will live to see another day.</p><h2><b>Final Yankees-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This series has been amazing so far. I can feel the nerves through the TV when watching. The Royals lost both their games by one run, and I do not think this one will be much different. If the Royals lose, I think it will be a one-run game.</p><p><b>Final Yankees-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick: Royals +1.5 (-130)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-fans-eye-opening-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits booing Royals fans with eye-opening take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.s-hits-booing-Royals-fans-with-eye-opening-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits booing Royals fans with eye-opening take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T22:44:16-07:00">October 9th, 10:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T23:01:17-07:00">October 9th, 11:01pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. is struggling so far this postseason, but that hasn’t stopped the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-confident-deficit-yankees">Yankees from jumping out to a 2-1 series lead over the Kansas City Royals</a>. Instead, it was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-issues-demand-after-game-3-win-royals">big bat of Giancarlo Stanton getting things done</a> for the Yankees on Wednesday night. The other former Marlin on the team hit an RBI double in the fourth inning and then a game-winning solo home run in the eighth, and he even stole a base!</p><p>While Chisholm struggled yet again, finishing the night 0-for-4 at the dish, the Kansas City crowd continued to let him have it with an array of boos every time he stepped up to bat. The boos continued to get louder even after Chisholm was retired each time. Despite the harsh crowd, Chisholm kept things in perspective with a <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1844204641183203683" rel="noopener">hilarious comment postgame</a>, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.</p><p>“I ain’t ever seen anybody boo a bum,” Chisholm said, per Passan.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-new-york-agrees-jazz-chisholm-trade-marlins">Chisholm has played very well since getting traded</a> from the Marlins to the Yankees midseason — his batting average with the Yankees would be a career high if stretched over a full season — but he is just 2-for-12 at the plate in three games in this series. In three playoff appearances, Chisholm is now just 3-for-23 at the plate, although he did hit a home run for the Yankees in the ninth inning of Game 2.</p><p>The Yankees are fortunate to still be ahead in the series despite both Chisholm and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">Aaron Judge struggling to find their best</a> at the plate so far. They will likely be able to get by the Royals even if Chisholm and Judge continue to struggle, but they will need those two to get going if they want to go all the way and reach their goals this season. Chisholm especially can give them some juice near the bottom of the order and keep the train moving until the big bats at the top of the order come back up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits booing Royals fans with eye-opening take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-confident-deficit-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. remains confident amid 2-1 series deficit vs. Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Royals-news-Why-Bobby-Witt-Jr.-remains-confident-amid-2-1-series-deficit-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. remains confident amid 2-1 series deficit vs. Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T21:50:59-07:00">October 9th, 9:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T21:50:59-07:00">October 9th, 9:50pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals have made their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees more competitive than many people thought they could, but they still have plenty of work to do. On Wednesday night, the Royals got themselves in position to take a 2-1 series lead, but a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-fans-harsh-aaron-judge-take-giancarlo-stantons-hr-vs-royals">Giancarlo Stanton home run in the eighth inning</a> lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 win in Game 3.</p><p>The odds shifted heavily in the Yankees’ favor with the win, as they moved within just one game of advancing to the ALCS. They now have two chances to win one game, and will have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-gerrit-cole-explains-pitching-yankee-stadium">their ace Gerrit Cole pitching in Game 4</a> on Thursday night. If that fails, they will get to play the do-or-die Game 5 back home at Yankee Stadium.</p><p>Despite the deficit, Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is keeping things in perspective and <a href="https://x.com/pgrathoff/status/1844205048735350861" rel="noopener">remaining confident</a> that the Royals can still come back and take the series, according to Pete Grathoff of The Kansas City Star.</p><p>“I’ve seen us win two games a lot of times so that’s all we have to do,” Witt Jr. said, per Grathoff.</p><p>Witt Jr. is still seeing things well after the loss despite some individual struggles in his first postseason. The young star is just 1-for-13 at the plate in this series with no extra base hits as the Kansas City offense has struggled. That can work against a team like the Orioles in the Wild Card series, where the Royals pulled out a pair of low-scoring affairs, but they need more on offense against the Yankees.</p><p>Witt Jr. needs to be the engine for a Royals offense that just doesn’t have the same juice from top to bottom as their opponent in this series. Maintaining confidence is a good start for one of the future faces of the league, but if he doesn’t see an uptick in production, he and the Royals will be taking an early vacation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. remains confident amid 2-1 series deficit vs. Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-issues-demand-after-game-3-win-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton issues immediate demand after Game 3 win vs. Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giancarlo-Stanton-issues-immediate-demand-after-Game-3-win-vs.-Royals.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton issues immediate demand after Game 3 win vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T20:03:30-07:00">October 9th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T20:44:28-07:00">October 9th, 8:44pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-vs-royals-alds-game-3-prediction-odds-pick">Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals</a> 3-2 in a crucial Game 3 ALDS victory on Wednesday night. Designated hitter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-fans-harsh-aaron-judge-take-giancarlo-stantons-hr-vs-royals">Giancarlo Stanton carried the team</a> offensively, producing three of its four hits, with a homer, two RBI, and a stolen base.</p><p>Stanton now has <a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/1844206611617009979" rel="noopener">one request for his team</a>, via MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch.</p><p>“We need to wrap it up tomorrow,” Stanton said.</p><p>With the narrow victory at Kauffman Stadium, the Yankees are now up 2-1 in the series and can eliminate the Royals with a victory on Thursday night. Ace hurler Gerrit Cole is on the bump for New York, while right-hander Michael Wacha will start for Kansas City.</p><p>Stanton, who brought a .250/319/.596 slash line with 11 homers and 25 RBI in 29 playoff games for the Yankees prior to Wednesday night, spoke on his <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1844206855431549018" rel="noopener">penchant for October magic</a>, via SNY.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"This is what I came here for."</p><p>Giancarlo Stanton on his big performances in the postseason: <a href="https://t.co/PlWM5ogvNx">pic.twitter.com/PlWM5ogvNx</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1844206855431549018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“This is what I came here for,” Stanton said. “You’re not always gonna be successful here, but you just gotta keep working and put yourself in the best opportunity.”</p><p>New York relied heavily on Stanton and its bullpen on Wednesday, which tossed 4.1 scoreless innings in relief of Clarke Schmidt.</p><p>Will the Yankees honor Stanton’s request?</p><h2><b>Yankees can’t rely solely on Giancarlo Stanton</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Giancarlo-Stanton-rounds-third-base.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While New York got bailed out by Stanton and its bullpen in Game 3, it’s not a long-term formula for success. The safest path to victory on Thursday is a balanced offensive effort, with Cole pitching deep into the game.</p><p>Team captain and superstar Aaron Judge needs a big playoff game at some point. Through the first three games, the AL single-season home run record-holder has just one hit and one run scored. The Yankees can ill-afford a slump from him at this time of year.</p><p>If Stanton continues playing this well, though, he could get himself enshrined in Monument Park.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton issues immediate demand after Game 3 win vs. Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-fans-harsh-aaron-judge-take-giancarlo-stantons-hr-vs-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees fans make harsh Aaron Judge take after Giancarlo Stanton’s HR vs. Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Fans-make-harsh-Aaron-Judge-take-after-Giancarlo-Stantons-HR-vs.-Royals.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees fans make harsh Aaron Judge take after Giancarlo Stanton’s HR vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T20:02:26-07:00">October 9th, 8:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T20:03:41-07:00">October 9th, 8:03pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are now one win away from advancing to the ALCS after Giancarlo Stanton’s game-winning solo homer in Game 3 of their ALDS series versus the Kansas City Royals. Thanks to Stanton’s homer, the Yankees have overcome another game of their listless offense that has featured an anemic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/did-yankees-aaron-judge-just-have-the-goat-right-handed-hitting-season">Aaron Judge, who’s had an extraordinary season</a>. Moreover, his struggles have even led some Yankees fans to turn on him in favor of the guy who beat the Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GIANCARLO STANTON WITH A GO-AHEAD HOME RUN IN THE 8TH INNING 🤯</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/B7HruUIU4c">pic.twitter.com/B7HruUIU4c</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844190244440268972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the eighth inning, Stanton hit the go-ahead homer at Kauffman Stadium to give the Yankees a shot to close out the ALDS on the road in Game 4.</p><h2><b>ALDS Game 3: Yankees def. Royals, Yankees lead 2-1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giancarlo-Stanton-celebrating-with-Aaron-Judge.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before Game 3 against the Royals, Yankees hitter Judge has only a single hit, an infield single in Game 2. Besides this hit, he has not contributed at all to the team’s offense, leaving Stanton to bail him out.</p><p>Fans have noticed Judge’s poor showing and commented accordingly.</p><p>First, user @JoshuaJamesNY suggested the Yankees outfielder should <a href="https://x.com/JoshuaJamesNY/status/1844191311433433468" rel="noopener">try a different career path</a>.</p><p>“At this point Judge should be handing out water to rest of team and fanning Stanton when he’s on the bench. Maybe rubbing [Tommy] Kahnle’s arm too,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Next, the user @graham_piro uploaded a meme of Thanos, referring to Stanton’s heroics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giancarlo Stanton to Aaron Judge <a href="https://t.co/4il4vqGJCp">pic.twitter.com/4il4vqGJCp</a></p><p>— Graham Piro (@graham_piro) <a href="https://twitter.com/graham_piro/status/1844191307247612200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This X user, named Larry, was blunt and called Judge a “<a href="https://x.com/33356xxx/status/1844191202184397101" rel="noopener">choke artist</a>” while calling Stanton “clutch.” Meanwhile, another user @VikFishTales <a href="https://x.com/VikFishTales/status/1844191186262827512" rel="noopener">agreed and said</a>, “Stanton &gt; Judge.”</p><p>Another user @TroofTellah <a href="https://x.com/TroofTellah/status/1844191132969992639" rel="noopener">agreed with both commenters</a> and joked, “LMFAO Stanton so much better than Shaaron Judge.”</p><p>Finally, @JCMF2424 chided Judge cheering on the sidelines for his teammate’s game-winning homer.</p><p>“Yeah Judge you better be pumped for [Giancarlo] Stanton, if this holds he saved your f**king ass,” the commenter said.</p><p>As recently as Game 2, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">Aaron Judge said he wasn’t “feeling good”</a> if he wasn’t making hits, marking a serious drop-off from his history-making regular season performance.</p><p>Besides Stanton, maybe he should also thank <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2">Jazz Chisholm, Jr., saying the Royals got lucky</a> in Game 2–maybe he needs some of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-luck-accusation">Chisholm’s confidence</a> to get out of this slump.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees fans make harsh Aaron Judge take after Giancarlo Stanton’s HR vs. Royals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-absolutely-bonkers-royals-tied-score-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes goes absolutely bonkers after Royals tied score vs. Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patrick-Mahomes-goes-absolutely-bonkers-after-Royals-tied-score-vs.-Yankees.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes goes absolutely bonkers after Royals tied score vs. Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T19:32:49-07:00">October 9th, 7:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T19:34:46-07:00">October 9th, 7:34pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes goes absolutely bonkers after Royals tied score vs. Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-gerrit-cole-discovers-game-4-pitching-opponent-vs-royals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Gerrit Cole discovers his Game 4 pitching opponent');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-Gerrit-Cole-discovers-his-Game-4-pitching-opponent.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Gerrit Cole discovers his Game 4 pitching opponent</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T17:07:06-07:00">October 8th, 5:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T17:08:12-07:00">October 8th, 5:08pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees will send Gerrit Cole back to the mound in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals and he’ll face the same opponent on the hill as the series opener.</p><p>The Royals will give Michael Wacha <a href="https://x.com/anne__rogers/status/1843786433188049079" rel="noopener">the ball again</a>, as announced by manager Matt Quatraro on Tuesday, per Anne Rogers. Wacha gave up three earned runs in four innings of work in Game 1 before exiting. The Yankees ultimately won 6-5. Cole meanwhile wasn’t at his best but he kept his ball club in the game, tossing five frames and giving up four runs (three earned).</p><p>Game 3 of the series is scheduled for Wednesday and will be a pivotal one. The Yankees made a surprising decision to start Clarke Schmidt instead of Luis Gil, who was one of their most consistent arms all year. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-clarke-schmidt-game-3-starter">Gil is expected to return to the rotation</a> if New York advances to the ALCS.</p><p>KC bounced back in Game 2 on Monday with a 4-2 win. They got to Carlos Rodon early, tagging the lefty for four earned runs on seven hits in just 3.2 innings. That was all the offense they needed, with Cole Ragans throwing four innings of one-run baseball before handing things over to the bullpen, who did a fantastic job of limiting the Yankees lineup.</p><p>Despite the Game 2 loss, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2">Jazz Chisholm made it clear that New York is still extremely confident</a> about moving on. Via MLB.com:</p><p>“It still feels the same, that we’re going to win it,” Chisholm said. “I don’t feel like anybody feels any different. We’re going to go out there and do our thing still; we still don’t feel like any team is better than us. We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky.”</p><p>We’ll see if those words come true. The Yankees will need the best version of Gerrit Cole in Game 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole discovers his Game 4 pitching opponent

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-royals-luck-accusation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles down on Royals ‘luck’ accusation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-news-Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles down on Royals ‘luck’ accusation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T14:35:36-07:00">October 8th, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T14:35:36-07:00">October 8th, 2:35pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees may no longer have a lead in their American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals, but their third baseman still has confidence.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2">Jazz Chisholm Jr. spoke to the media</a> after Game 2 of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-royals-win-vs-yankees-mlb-phenomenon-not-seen-history">2024 ALDS</a>, a 4-2 Royals win in New York. Asked if the series felt any different knotted at 1-1, <a href="https://x.com/GinaMuscato/status/1843677162685247639" rel="noopener">he said no</a>.</p><p>“It still feels the same that we’re going to win it. I don’t feel like anybody feels any different,” he said. “We’re going to go out there and do our thing still. We still don’t feel like any team is better than us. Like you said, we had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-pushes-back-jazz-chisholm-lucky-comments-game-2">they just got lucky</a>.”</p><p>By itself, it’s not a particularly inflammatory statement. The Yankees had the best record in the American League — as professional athletes, they should have confidence. And they did have plenty of opportunities that they failed to capitalize on. Saying the Royals got lucky maybe isn’t the best way to phrase it, but Chisholm wasn’t putting them down as a team as much as he was expressing confidence in himself and his teammates.</p><p>But don’t worry, Chisholm doubled down on social media.</p><p>“If you don’t believe you gonna win it you won’t ! So you better speak this shii into existence and believe! #LFG‼️” he wrote, before a few reposts of people supporting him.</p><h2><b>Was Yankees 3B Jazz Chisholm right about the Royals getting lucky?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Royals.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the accounts Chisholm reposted was from the so-called <a href="https://x.com/mlb_simulator/status/1843490361726894081" rel="noopener">MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter</a>, which accounts for when in a game teams get their hits and uses that to determine how lucky the winning team was. According to their formula, the Royals’ “deserve to win” rating was only 20%, compared to 72% for the Yankees.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">——— ALERT ———<br>Royals are luck merchants!<br>Royals at Yankees (10/07/2024)<br>Actual score: Royals 4, Yankees 2<br>Deserve-to-win: Royals 20%, Yankees 72%, Tie 8%<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Statcast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Statcast</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBSimRoyals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBSimRoyals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBSimYankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBSimYankees</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baseball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Baseball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Yankees</a> <a href="https://t.co/1s68bnmqb1">pic.twitter.com/1s68bnmqb1</a></p><p>— MLB Deserve-To-Win-O-Meter (@mlb_simulator) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlb_simulator/status/1843490361726894081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Royals are luck merchants!” the account proclaimed in the post that Chisholm shared.</p><p>The account shared three charts within that post to support its claim. One of them showed the run distribution in 2,000 simulations that the account ran using the game’s data. The most likely scenario, it says, was a 4-3 Yankees win. Another was a comparison of exit velocity and launch angle to gauge quality contact and the other showed estimated total bases on balls put in play.</p><p>It takes a while to decipher it all, but ultimately none of it matters. Whether the Yankees deserved to win or not, they didn’t. Carlos Rodon pitched three sparkling innings before falling apart in the fourth and the New York offense wasn’t able to back him up.</p><p>As a result, either the Yankees or Royals will push their opponent to the brink of elimination in Game 3 on Wednesday. Much like Game 2, that one will be played on the field, not on paper.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles down on Royals ‘luck’ accusation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-vs-royals-alds-game-3-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-vs-Royals-ALDS-Game-3-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T10:48:03-07:00">October 8th, 10:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T10:48:03-07:00">October 8th, 10:48am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the series tied, teams head to Kansas City as the New York Yankees face the Kansas City Royals in game three of the ALDS. It’s time to continue our ALDS odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Yankees-Royals prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Yankees-Royals Game 3 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Clarke Schmidt</b> vs. <b>Seth Lugo</b></p><p><b>Clarke Schmidt</b> (5-5) with a 2.85 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Schmidt went four innings giving up three hits and four walks to the Pirates. He would allow four runs, but take the no-decision as the Yankees beat the Pirates.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Schmidt was 3-3 in eight starts on the road this year. He has a 1.39 ERA and a .211 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Seth Lugo</b> (16-9) with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Lugo went 4.1 innings in his playoff start with the Orioles. He would give up five hits, a walk, and a home run. Lugo would allow just one run, but take the no-decision as the Royals beat the Orioles.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Seth Lugo was 7-6 on the road with a 3.36 ERA and a .241 opponent batting average in 17 road starts.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">ALDS Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>ALDS Odds: Yankees-Royals Odds</b></h2><p>New York Yankees: -1.5 (+138)</p><p>Moneyline: -120</p><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-166)</p><p>Moneyline: +102</p><p>Over: 8 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Yankees vs. Royals Game 3</b></h2><p>Time: 7:08 PM ET/ 4:08 PM PT</p><p>TV: TBS/TruTV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Yankees finished the regular season third in the majors in runs scored this year while sitting ninth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Aaron Judge has been amazing this year. He is hitting .322 on the year with a .458 on-base percentage. Judge has 58 home runs this year, helping to his 144 RBIs. Further, he has scored 122 times this year. Juan Soto is also having a great year. He is hitting .288 on the year with a .419 on-base percentage. He has 41 home runs and 109 RBIs this year, scoring 128 times. Anthony Volpe is also having a solid season. Volpe is hitting .243 on the year with a .293 on-base percentage. He has 12 home runs and 60 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 28 bases and scored 90 times this season.</p><p>Garrett Hampson has led the production for the Royals. He has just three at-bats in four games in the playoffs though, but has gone 3-3 with three RBIs and a run score. Further, MJ Melendez has been solid as of late as well. He is hitting .231 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored. Bobby Witt Jr has not hit well but is driving in runs. He is hitting just .158 with two RBIs. The Royals are hitting .252 in the playoffs with two home runs and 12 runs scored in four games.</p><p>Current Yankees have 96 career at-bats against Seth Lugo hitting .229. Juan Soto has the most experience, going 5-18 with a home run and an RBI. Meanwhile, Giancarlo Stanton is 3-14 with a double, a home run, and an RBI. Finally, Glyber Torres is 3-11 with a walk against Lugo.</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Royals finished the regular season 13th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting tenth in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.  Bobby Witt Jr. led the way this year. He is hitting .332 on the year with a .389 on-base percentage. Witt has 32 home runs, 109 RBIs, 31 stolen bases, and 125 runs scored. Meanwhile, Salvador Perez is hitting .271 on the year with a .330 on-base percentage. He has 27 home runs, 104 RBIS, and 58 runs scored. Maiken Garcia rounds out the top bats for the Royals. He hit .231 this year with a .281 on-base percentage. Garcia has seven home runs, 59 RBIs, 37 stolen bases, and 84 runs scored.</p><p>Austin Wells has been solid in the first two games of the series. He is hitting .286 with a .444 on-base percentage. He has two RBIs but has not scored a run. Meanwhile, Alex Verdugo has hit .429 in the playoffs so far with an RBI and two runs scored. Jazz Chisholm is hitting .250 in the playoffs, with a home run, an RBI, and two runs scored. The Yankees have hit .246 in the two games with the Royals with two home runs and eight runs scored.</p><p>Current Royals have 51 career at-bats against Clarke Schmidt. They have hit .314 against Schmidt. Adam Fraizer is 4-8 with two doubles, a home run, and three RBIs. Meanwhile, Yuli Gurriel is 1-1 with a home run and an RBI against Schmidt, Finally, Salvador Perez and Michael Massey both have just one hit against Schmift, but both are home runs for a combined four RBIs.</p><h2><b>Final Yankees-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Clarke Schmidt has been solid for the Yankees since returning to the lineup in September. He made five starts, giving up 12 runs, with just ten earned in 24.2 innings of work. Further, the Yankees went 3-2 in those games. Still, the odds in this game three of the ALDS with the Yankees-Royals game are tight because of Seth Lugo. Lugo was great in his playoff start against the Orioles and was solid in September. He went 27.2 innings in five starts in September with a 2.28 ERA. Still, the Royals went just 2-3 in those games. With Seth Lugo on the mound the Royals will keep this game close, and with some of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">Yankees’ big bats struggling</a> take the Royals in this one.</p><p><b>Final Yankees-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick: Royals ML (+102) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees vs. Royals ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-fans-erupt-mnf-royals-beat-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs fans erupt during MNF after Royals beat Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kansas-City-fans-erupt-during-MNF-after-Royals-beat-Yankees.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs fans erupt during MNF after Royals beat Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T06:59:11-07:00">October 8th, 6:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T06:59:11-07:00">October 8th, 6:59am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was not just football that Kansas City Chiefs fans in attendance at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night were thinking about.</p><p>The Kansas City Royals were also playing on the same night in the Big Apple against the New York Yankees for Game 2 of an American League Divisional Series, so Kansas City sports supporters understandably were doubly thrilled when they learned that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-promise-royals-hype-up-kansas-city-sports-fans">Royals defeated the Yankees, 4-2,</a> while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-chiefs-a-win-away-breaking-nfl-record-1929">Chiefs were still on the field</a> going up against the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>Chants of “Let’s go, Royals,” reverberated inside the home of the Chiefs, with fans celebrating the victory of their baseball team against New York.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Let’s go Royals!!!! 💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#royals</a> <a href="https://t.co/BgcGPocGct">pic.twitter.com/BgcGPocGct</a></p><p>— abby (@_abbyy_2) <a href="https://twitter.com/_abbyy_2/status/1843484074041549200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Chiefs, Royals gave Kansas City fans a memorable night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kansas-City-Chiefs-QB-Patrick-Mahomes.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Royals’ victory was an important one to the team, to say the least. They lost the series opener, 6-5, so a loss in Game 2 would have put them on the verge of elimination. But they refused to go down on Monday. The Yankees scored first in the game with a Giancarlo Stanton RBI single in the third inning, but a big fourth frame for the Royals put them in front — for good.</p><p>The Royals outscored the Yankees in the fourth inning, 4-0. New York slightly threatened the Royals with a solo home run from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the bottom of the ninth inning, but that was not enough to prevent Salvador Perez and company from winning and tying the series at 1-1.</p><p>Cole Ragans started four innings of one-run ball for the Royals, while Angel Zerpa got the pitching win in Game 2.</p><p>The Royals now take their turn in hosting the Yankees for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, at Kauffman Stadium.</p><p>As for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, they also got the job done on their front versus the Saints, as they eked out a 26-13 victory. Mahomes was not able to score a passing touchdown, but he still racked up 331 yards on 28-of-39 completions. Kansas City’s ground attack and defense came up big for the team, with the Chiefs cobbling up 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries while limiting the Saints to only 220 total yards and 14 first downs in the entire contest.</p><p>The Chiefs will have a bye in Week 6, so Kansas City sports fans can focus more on showing their support for the Royals, as the team looks to pull off the upset against the Yankees. The Chiefs return to action in Week 7 on Oct. 20 versus the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs fans erupt during MNF after Royals beat Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-promise-royals-hype-up-kansas-city-sports-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Mahomes’ promise to Royals will hype up Kansas City sports fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chiefs-news-Patrick-Mahomes-promise-to-Royals-will-hype-up-Kansas-City-sports-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Mahomes’ promise to Royals will hype up Kansas City sports fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T06:13:21-07:00">October 8th, 6:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T06:13:21-07:00">October 8th, 6:13am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-salvador-perez-baseball-wisdom-stunning-yankees-game-2">Kansas City Royals tied up their ALDS matchup</a> at one game a piece on Monday. When the Royals next take the field, they’ll be getting a moral boost from Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes.</p><p>Mahomes <a href="https://x.com/jeff_rosen88/status/1843493257650769935" rel="noopener">confirmed that he will be at</a> Kauffman Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday, via Jeff Rosen of the Kansas City Star. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-on-royals-ownership-love-for-baseball">quarterback is a part owner of the franchise</a> and is hoping their Kansas City pride will lead the Royals to a victory.</p><p>They were able to get it done on Monday behind a strong pitching performance from Kansas City. Starter Cole Ragans held the New York Yankees to one run over four innings as the opponents wouldn’t score again until the ninth inning. But with a home run from Salvador Perez sparking a four-run fourth inning, it was all the Royals needed as they earned a 4-2 victory.</p><p>Patrick Mahomes had to watch the game from afar as his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-100-juju-smith-schuster-beating-saints">Chiefs were locked into a Monday Night Football battle</a> with the New Orleans Saints. Like the Royals, Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 26-13 victory, moving to 5-0 on the season. The quarterback completed 28-of-39 passes for 331 scoreless yards and an interception.</p><p>The Chiefs are well aware of what it takes to win a championship, earning two straight Super Bowl titles and three in the last five years. The Royals last won the World Series in 2015. That was the last time they made the playoffs, making their 2024 run even more special.</p><p>Mahomes will now be able to see Kansas City’s magic in person. The Royals are hoping some of his success rubs off on them. But after beating the Yankees in Game 2, the Royals now have the momentum heading back home. The broadcast cameras will certainly catch Mahomes at least once during the game. Kansas City is hoping when they do he is celebrating the Royals’ success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Mahomes’ promise to Royals will hype up Kansas City sports fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-royals-win-vs-yankees-mlb-phenomenon-not-seen-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kansas City’s win vs. Yankees completes MLB phenomenon not seen before in history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Royals-news-Kansas-Citys-win-vs.-Yankees-completes-MLB-phenomenon-not-seen-before-in-history.jpg"></figure><h1>Kansas City’s win vs. Yankees completes MLB phenomenon not seen before in history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T00:42:50-07:00">October 8th, 12:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T00:44:31-07:00">October 8th, 12:44am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Catcher and first baseman, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-salvador-perez-baseball-wisdom-stunning-yankees-game-2">Salvador Perez hit a leadoff home run</a> in the fourth inning, igniting a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to tie their AL Division Series at 1-1.</p><p>The Division Series excitement continued Monday as the Detroit Tigers secured a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians, leveling both American League Division Series at 1-1. Similarly, after Sunday’s wins by the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres, both National League series are also tied 1-1.</p><h2><b>First time in MLB history when all four matchups are tied 1-1</b></h2><p>It’s no exaggeration to say this is a rare occurrence. In fact, 2024 <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1843482953780998642" rel="noopener">marks the first time</a> in Division Series history that all four matchups were tied 1-1 after two games. That’s quite notable for a postseason format that debuted as a one-off in 1981, became permanent in 1995, and has continued ever since.</p><p>The 2024 Division Series is the seventh time in 31 seasons without a sweep in any of the four series, with the previous instance being 2022. In the past, three of the four series tied 1-1 in seven seasons (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, and 2022), but only in 2012 did all four series go the full five games.</p><p>In a best-of-five Division Series with the 2-2-1 format, teams that return home for Games 3 and 4 after splitting the first two games have historically won 29 out of 44 times, a 66% success rate.</p><p>With all four Division Series knotted at 1-1, the 2024 round is on track to be one of the most exciting ever. The possibility of each series going the distance adds to the drama, making this year a potential benchmark for postseason intensity and competition.</p><h2><b>Kansas City Royals with a chance to sneak past the New York Yankees in home turf</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Aaron-Judge-in-the-first-base-against-the-Royals.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kansas City’s bullpen delivered five solid innings in relief of Cole Ragans, helping the Royals secure a Game 2 victory on Monday. This win came after the Yankees capitalized on eight walks in Game 1. Now, the Royals are in a favorable position as they head back to Kauffman Stadium for Games 3 and 4, facing the top-seeded team in the AL.</p><p>With Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA) slated to pitch Game 3 against Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt, the Royals have an opportunity to gain a pivotal 2-1 series advantage.</p><p>Historically, teams with a 2-1 lead and home-field advantage for Game 4 have a 25-6 record in Division Series history, putting the odds in Kansas City’s favor. However, if the Yankees manage to split the two games at Kauffman Stadium, they could turn to Gerrit Cole or Carlos Rodón for a decisive Game 5 in New York.</p><p>Game 3 of the best-of-five playoff series is set for Wednesday night in Kansas City, marking the Royals’ first home postseason game since the 2015 World Series.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-not-feeling-good-royals-series">Yankees star Aaron Judge</a> recorded one hit in three at-bats, an infield single, bringing his total to one hit in seven at-bats with four strikeouts in the series. Meanwhile, Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr., projected to finish second to Judge in the AL MVP voting, went hitless in five at-bats with three strikeouts, leaving him 0 for 10 in the series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kansas City’s win vs. Yankees completes MLB phenomenon not seen before in history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-news-salvador-perez-baseball-wisdom-stunning-yankees-game-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals’ Salvador Perez drops baseball wisdom after stunning Yankees in Game 2');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Royals-news-Salvador-Perez-drops-baseball-wisdom-after-stunning-Yankees-in-Game-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals’ Salvador Perez drops baseball wisdom after stunning Yankees in Game 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T22:51:12-07:00">October 7th, 10:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T22:54:41-07:00">October 7th, 10:54pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals have evened up their ALDS series with the New York Yankees after catcher Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer in the fourth inning that turned the tide against Carlos Rodon’s blazing start, striking out the side to open the game. Perez’s homer led to a four-run frame that effectively gave the Royals the lead, and the 4-2 win at Yankee Stadium. With this Game 2 win, the Royals will host the Yankees at Kauffman Stadium for Games 3 and 4 of their ALDS series. The deciding Game 5, if necessary, will go back to Yankee Stadium.</p><p>After the game, Salvador Perez spoke to the MLB Network’s postgame show, MLB Tonight, where he blessed the hosts and the viewers at home with pearls of baseball wisdom.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It's not about one inning, it's not about one pitch… it's about nine innings, 27 outs."<a href="https://twitter.com/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Royals</a> slugger Salvador Perez joins <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBTonight</a> after his solo HR in the 4th inning kicked off a big run for Kansas City in tonight's ALDS Game 2 victory.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Postseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Postseason</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q5m7UUVVse">pic.twitter.com/Q5m7UUVVse</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1843487151444635914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p> </p><h2><b>ALDS Game 2: Royals def. Yankees, series tied 1-1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Salvador-Perez-speaking-to-media-after-playoff-win.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Royals now hold home-field advantage in what has effectively become a best-of-three series, the American League East champions still hold extreme confidence that they can pull off the series victory. Just ask <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-says-royals-just-got-lucky-in-game-2">Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm, Jr.,</a> who also spoke to the press after the loss.</p><p>“Still feels the same that we’re going to win it. I don’t feel like anybody feels any different. We’re going to go out there and do our thing still. We still don’t feel like any other team is better than us,” Chisholm said, via Yankees Videos. Then, he added, “We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jazz Chisholm Jr. was asked if he felt the ALDS felt different after Game 2 compared to Game 1:</p><p>"Still feels the same that we're going to win it. I don't feel like anybody feels any different. We still don't feel like any other team is better than us" <a href="https://t.co/zjQQBvZMYf">pic.twitter.com/zjQQBvZMYf</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1843490795166294186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>His team might not appreciate Chisholm giving their opponents bulletin-board material heading onto Game 3 on the road, but at least they can’t fault his confidence.</p><p>Moreover, he was right in that the Yankees failed to capitalize on several opportunities to win the game. For instance, they had seven hits and five walks, but they scored only one run on starter Cole Ragans.</p><p>Ultimately, the Yankees ceded control of Game 2 to the Royals bullpen, with Chisholm managing to hit only one homer against them in the ninth inning, cutting the lead from 4-1 to 4-2.</p><h2><b>What now?</b></h2><p>The Yankees are right to be confident, considering they are the AL East champions, and that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-royals-manager-embraces-underdog-narrative-yankees">underdog Royals</a> stealing a game or two from them is only fodder for their future World Series championship mini-movie.</p><p>However, fans shouldn’t make any mistake that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-royals-bold-predictions-alds-yankees">Royals hold the upper hand</a>, and that all the pressure sits on the Yankees’ shoulders.</p><p>They must win at least Game 3 or Game 4, preferably both, to avoid an embarrassing elimination or getting into the weeds with a team with less to lose than the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-world-series-betting-favorite-dodgers">World Series betting favorites</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals’ Salvador Perez drops baseball wisdom after stunning Yankees in Game 2

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-grabs-attention-royals-yankees-appearance">Game 2 of the ALDS</a> did not go according to plan for the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring team in the AL could not manufacture more than two runs, and in the end, the Kansas City Royals tied up the series with a 4-2 win. The Royals did their damage during a fateful fourth inning surge that veteran catcher Salvador Perez kicked off with a solo shot off of Carlos Rodon.</p><p>The Yankees should still be the favorite to advance to the ALCS, barring an unforeseen turn of events. But it seems as though the team’s Game 2 loss to the Royals is already getting to some of their players’ heads. In particular, Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn’t too interested in giving the Royals the credit they deserve for their Game 2 win, as they <a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/1843497040208167360" rel="noopener">called them lucky</a> to get away with a win on Monday night.</p><p>“It still feels the same, that we’re going to win it. I don’t feel like anybody feels any different. We’re going to go out there and do our thing still, we still don’t feel like any team is better than us. We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky,” Chisholm said, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.</p><p>There is a fine line to walk between confidence and arrogance, and it seems as though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-jazz-chisholm-jr-brutally-honest-controversial-call-royals">Chisholm is straying too far</a> towards the latter with his latest remark. Chisholm has always been a confident player who can back his words up with electric production on the field and on the plate, but giving the Royals even more bulletin-board material may come back to haunt him and the Yankees.</p><p>Indeed, Chisholm was correct in that the Yankees had a few opportunities to score but could not make the most of them. But there is simply no benefit to poking the bear. Only time will tell if the Yankees end up regretting Chisholm’s remarks, but it might serve the 26-year-old third baseman best if he doesn’t give the Royals more encouragement to pull off an ALDS upset.</p><h2><b>Yankees were unfortunate but Royals weren’t lucky</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Yankees-third-base-Jazz-Chisholm-Jr.-13-reacts.jpg"></figure><p>As the old adage goes, you create your own luck. The Yankees may not have made the most out of the scoring opportunities that they had in Game 2, but make no mistake about it, the Royals were not lucky to come away with a win on Monday night.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest missed opportunity for the Yankees came during the bottom of the first inning. Their first two hitters got on base via walk, setting the stage for the heart of the order, led by Aaron Judge, to deliver. Now, it would be one thing if Judge, Austin Wells, and Giancarlo Stanton got robbed of base hits. However, Judge and Wells struck out, which Cole Ragans deserves plenty of credit for, and then he induced a weak broken-bat groundball from Stanton to end the inning.</p><p>Even Jazz Chisholm Jr., who said that the Royals were lucky to win Game 2, grounded out weakly during a golden run-scoring opportunity in the bottom of the third inning.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Royals sequenced their hits to perfection. Following Salvador Perez’s leadoff home run in the fourth, they came through in three separate RBI opportunities with runners in scoring position.</p><p>At the end of the day, the Royals firmly earned this victory. Keeping the Yankees’ offense quiet is a tall task, after all.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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