SportsBeat KC: Let’s talk about another dazzling performance by Royals’ Brad Keller
For a game between teams chasing .500 records, plenty happened in the Royals’ split of a doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday.
In the opener, Brad Keller was dazzling again. He ran his shutout streak to 17 2/3 innings and is having the best start by a Royals pitcher since Zack Greinke won the Cy Young Award in 2009.
In the second game, Matt Harvey made his Royals debut. The former Mets starter who faced the Royals twice in the 2015 World Series looked good early but got roughed up in the third inning. The Royals’ plans for Harvey? Beat writer Lynn Worthy breaks it down with SportsBeat KC host Blair Kerkhoff on this episode of The Star’s daily podcast.
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