Cole Ragans was cruising vs. Orioles. Why the Royals took him out at 80 pitches
Cole Ragans was cruising through six innings against the Baltimore Orioles. And he likely could’ve kept going, if not for some calf cramping. The Kansas City Royals ace was at 80 pitches, having only allowed four hits in Tuesday’s MLB playoff opener, a Wild Card meeting at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He had eight strikeouts.
Ragans channels adrenaline into Royals' Game 1 shutout
BALTIMORE – Cole Ragans felt the adrenaline surge through him as he stepped on the mound in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday afternoon and glanced around at a nearly full Camden Yards buzzing with excitement for an Orioles offense that was due to bat.
Ragans allowed just four hits and struck out eight in his six innings of work, including a pair of strikeouts in the bottom ...
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Cole Ragans was cruising through six innings against the Baltimore Orioles. And he likely could’ve kept going, if not for ...
The MLB postseason got underway on Tuesday, with eight teams competing in Game 1 of the NL and AL Wild Card series.
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