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If the Royals don’t fix the bullpen C. J. Cron Jersey , there’s no way they’re going 162-0"s Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All TimeRoyals RumblingsRoyals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2019New,381commentsIf the Royals don’t fix the bullpen, there’s no way they’re going 162-0EDTShareTweetShareShareRoyals Rumblings - News for March 29, 2019162-0!Peter G. AikenIt’s a celebration of baseball and the Royals will remain undefeated until, at least, Saturday.Yost had a bit of fun with letting Kyle Zimmer and Frank Schwindel know they had made the team:At the Star, Sam McDowell wrote about that story and more of Kyle Zimmer’s journeyPete Grathoff had the feel good story about Frank SchwindelHe also looked at the highlights of SeatGeek’s MLB “map of baseball fandom”.Joshua L. Payton at Royals Farm Report also documented Kyle Zimmer’s path to the major leagues.Dull Veal Ax of RFR wished us a Happy Opening Day, listed some prospects to watch http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , and gave some predictionsJack Magruder at Forbes penned a small preview of the Royals season.Leigh Oleszczak posted a pair of stories at KC Kingdom:Five things to watch during 2019 Opening Day (slideshow warning)2019 is all about improvementEven Royals Blue had a couple of posts:Zach Hodson listed the 2019 Kansas City Royals Spring Training AwardsWalker wished everyone a “Happy Opening Day”An ESPN listicle was billed as “The only Opening Day preview you need”Going into yesterday, Mike Axisa of CBS Sports ranked the Opening Day pitching matchups.You’ll never guess who was number last!MLB.com listicled a fun fact about each Opening Day game. From other Opening Days:Lorenzo Cain continues to be awesome!Man, I miss that guy!Your browser does not support HTML5 video.His catch was the last out of the game, preserving a 5-4 win for the NL Royals Brewers.Moose homered earlier in the game so, naturally, he is on pace for 162 home runs.So is Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin and pitcher homers continue to be of the more fun moments in baseball (and one that the poor DH-filled AL lacks).Bryce Harper was hitless in his Phillies debut but he did sport some awesome Phillie Phanatic cleats.Solid shoe gameBill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsJordan Zimmerman took a perfect game into the 7th for the Tigers and Detroit won in extra innings.Though all was not perfect about the game:It was not a great day for former Royal Zack Greinke.The Dodgers hit an Opening Day record 8 home runs, including 4 off of Zack, in their 12-5 destruction of the Diamondbacks.Former Royal farmhand and Rule V loss Elvis Luciano is the first player on an MLB roster born in the 21st century.Speaking of young, Fernando Tatis Jr. made some history yesterday in his Major League debut with the Padres.The Mets-Nats game yesterday was only the 2nd time in Opening Day history that both starters got double digit strikeouts (ed note: considering all the aces going on Opening Day Jonny Venters Jersey , that’s staggering to me).Fangraphs with 3 features right before Opening Day:The FanGraphs Site Guide: 2019 EditionFanGraphs 2019 Staff PredictionsThe Super-Duper Official Final Preseason-2019 ZiPS Projected Standings (spoiler: Dan’s magic computer has the Royals tied for 3rd in the division at 68-94)With so much baseball to talk about, it’s rerun day in the games department.With this week’s release of Final Fantasy VII on the Nintendo Switch, we’ll use the boss battle theme “Fight On!” Throughout his time with the Red Sox, Eovaldi has proved he is more than capable of putting together quality starts, as he conceded zero earned runs in five starts for Boston.In his career at Minute Maid Park, he has given up six earned runs, four of which came in the June meeting with the Astros.One concern the Red Sox could have about Eovaldi is his record after more than six days of rest, which sits at 5-9 in 27 starts.If he can shake off the rust and retire Houston's sluggers in order to start the game, he should settle into a rhythm and hand the Red Sox a similar outing to the one he produced at Yankee Stadium.However Matt Moore Jersey , if Houston's bats wake up in the opening third of the game, Boston manager Alex Cora will be forced to go to his bullpen fast and end up stuck in a tricky rotation situation with David Price already struggling.Which Houston Bats Will Wake Up?Only three Houston players recorded two or more hits at Fenway Park, with Springer leading the ball club with three base knocks.One of the reasons why the Astros hit .188 in the first two games of the ALCS was the 15 walks they were issued, with Bregman drawing six of them.Altuve's struggles at the plate didn't help Houston's offensive rhythm either, as the second baseman went 1-for-8 in Boston.At some point, a handful of players in the Houston lineup are going to break out at the dish, and that could happen as soon as Game 3 since they'll be in familiar surroundings.Springer, who has an 11-game postseason hitting streak, needs to be the catalyst at the top of the order http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , but he's going to need either Altuve or Bregman to bust out a clutch hit in order to take full advantage of having runners in scoring positions.David Dermer/Associated PressIf Bregman continues to reach base by way of walks, Yuli Gurriel has the opportunity to be the breakout star of the Houston lineup.He has two hits in nine at-bats in the ALCS with one home run and three RBI.The 34-year-old was one of Houston's top hitters in September, when he recorded 10 multiple-hit games in the final month of the regular season.The first baseman carried that form into the postseason, as he has one hit in four of the five games he's started.With his team in need of a wake-up call at the plate, Gurriel will drive in at least two runs and set the tone for the bottom half of the order to make contributions while keeping the Boston pitching staff out of a rhythm. 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