Royals Review · Oct 6, 2024
ALDS Game thread 1 - Royals at Yankees
The Royals have now popped champagne twice this year and have an opportunity today to start their path for a third party in as many weeks.
Today’s game is not a must-win, they only need to win three of the five games after all, but if they find a way to beat the Yankees’ ace, Gerrit Cole, the road will instantly become much smoother.
Cole was hurt for much of the year and never faced the Royals. His ERA is an unimpressive-for-him 3.41, but three of his last four starts have seen him refuse to allow a single earned run. If the Royals are looking for hope, it’s probably at that other start where he gave up seven runs in 4.1 innings to the Boston Red Sox.