Royals Rumblings - News for August 1, 2024

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Brady Singer settled in nicely after a rocky second inning yesterday:

Singer delivered his third consecutive start of seven innings, allowing three runs on Wednesday. All of those runs came in the second inning, but Singer got a big shutdown inning in the third after the Royals retook the lead in the top of the frame and settled down after that. He retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced and didn’t allow another run.

“Don’t do it again,” Singer said of his mindset after the three-run second inning. “They gave me three runs there in the first, and in the second, I gave up three. They came back and helped me out.

“... I think I lost the sinker a little bit, wasn’t getting the movement that I usually get on it. So just tried to battle it out a little bit and make good pitches.”

New Royal Lucas Erceg has gone through a lot over the last few years:

Erceg switched to pitching in 2021 as he hit a wall as a batter. That came one year after he gave up drinking. An MLB.com story noted he had 6/10/20 embroidered on his glove to mark the “first date of Erceg’s sobriety.”

Erceg has also spoken about dealing with depression. Rather than shy away from talking about those chapters in his life, Erceg said they have helped him.

“It means everything,” Erceg said. “I always like to talk about just having a little bit of perspective and not fully knowing what tomorrow is gonna bring, but I know if I bring a positive mindset to the field every day or to dinner every day or whatever it is, if you have a positive mindset, good things are gonna happen. You’re gonna enjoy it.”

Clayton Kershaw had his first career start without a strikeout last night as the Padres swept the Dodgers to win the season series for the first time since 2010.

Baltimore’s Jackson Holliday hit a grand slam for his first career homer.

Old friend Brett Phillips is attempting to return to the majors as a pitcher.

The MLB trade deadline is unlikely to move to later in the season anytime soon. ($)

Pinellas County has officially agreed to a deal with the Rays for a new ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg.

Italian silver medalist Giorgia Villa is making waves for her Parmigiano Reggiano sponsorship.

The infamous Independence Avenue bridge has been painted with new murals highlighting its destruction of trucks.

StubHub is being sued over their convoluted junk fee scheme.

A cyber security firm discovered a remote employee they had hired was a North Korean hacker.

Taco Bell drive-thrus will become even less human as they expand their use of AI technology.

Your song of the day is Pull Me Under by Dream Theater.