Heading into the second game of the year, rain has quickly become the calling card of this Royals season-opening series.
Thursday’s season opener featured a 1-hour, 46-minute delay. Rain and snow flurries have fallen Saturday morning, but the early forecast indicates the precipitation will begin to clear up around the time of first pitch at 1:15 p.m. at Kauffman Stadium.
One of the early focuses of manager Ned Yost will be finding playing time for players on his bench and his bullpen in order to keep them sharp with the Royals scheduled to play just six games in the first nine days of the season.