Royals Have Great Showing For Upcoming Home Run Derby Ahead Of All-Star Games

We head into the final weekend before baseball’s all-star game.

The Royals will be in Boston to take on the Red Sox, fresh off their double-header sweep of the Cardinals.

The Royals will send their young lefty, Cole Reagans, to the mound tonight.

He is 5-6, but a sparkling ERA of 3.28 on the season.

The Royals are back to eight games above the .500 mark.

Meanwhile, the Cardinals are home, starting a critical series with the Chicago Cubs.

A four-gamer, including a double-header on Saturday.

Sonny Gray will get the ball tonight.

They face a Cubs team that has suddenly won four in a row.

They may be in last place in the National League Central Division, but they are coming off a sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore.

And mention all-star game next week.

The home-run derby will culminate on Monday, and the Royals will certainly have some representation.

Bobby Witt Jr., a first-time all-star, will also be a first-time home-run derby participant.

Also in the event, Teoscar Hernandez, Marcelo Zuna, Jose Ramirez, Gunnar Henderson, Adolis Garcia, Alec Boehm, and Pete Alonso.

That’s on Monday, followed by the all-star game on Tuesday.