{"id":667037,"date":"2026-05-27T00:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667037\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:37:23","slug":"game-55-thread-royals-vs-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667037\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 55 Thread: Royals vs. Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things are really bleak right now. The Kansas City Royals have five wins since May 6. The New York Yankees<\/a>, and their many fans, are in town looking for their fifth consecutive win against the Royals this year. That\u2019s underselling it, actually; the Yankees have defeated the Royals in the last 11 consecutive regular season games dating back to 2024. And, oh yeah, the Yankees are sending Cam Schlittler<\/a> to the mound. The 25-year-old righty leads the American League in pitching Wins Above Replacement with a 1.50 ERA. He\u2019s nasty nasty.<\/p>\n

You know what that means, right? The Royals are probably gonna score, like, eight runs out of nowhere. It\u2019s either that or zero runs. No in between.<\/p>\n

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Of course, it may not matter. The Royals are sending Bailey Falter out there, who has been\u2026less than stellar this season. Less than stellar as a Royal, really. Afterwards, it\u2019ll be a bullpen game. The chances for an Aaron Judge<\/a> home run seem greater than 100%.<\/p>\n

But you don\u2019t play baseball in a spreadsheet. You play it on a field. And the Royals can\u2019t lose against the Yankees forever. Right? Right????<\/p>\n

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