The Royals are heading into a week at Kauffman Stadium with momentum still rolling, even after Sunday’s blowout loss to the Guardians in Cleveland pushed their long-shot playoff hopes a little further out. No American League team is playing better baseball right now than Kansas City, and the schedule gives them a chance to keep building on that stretch at home.
KC has won 12 of its last 14 games, has taken five straight series and carries a six-game home winning streak into Tuesday’s matchup with the Miami Marlins. After the three-game set with Miami, the Royals will turn right around and open a series against the Blue Jays, a team they beat two of three times last week in Toronto.
Fans looking to catch the games will have one local TV option in primetime this week. Friday’s game against Toronto will air on KCTV-5, along with Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan. The rest of the week is set for Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan, with all six games also streamable on the MLB app.
Here’s the full schedule for the week:
Tuesday: vs. Marlins, 6:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
Wednesday: vs. Marlins, 6:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
Thursday: vs. Marlins, 6:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
Friday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10 p.m. (KCTV-5, Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
Saturday: vs. Blue Jays, 6:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
Sunday: vs. Blue Jays, 1:10 p.m. (Royals.TV and 96.5 The Fan)
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