Matheny on Royals’ improvement for ’21, plus Mahomes on being a dad

The baseball playoffs have started ... without the Royals. That means it’s time to wrap up the season. Manager Mike Matheny said the young starting pitching and bullpen improvement over last year were season highlights and knows the team has to get better offensively. The team’s success in the second half was partly due to the ability to get runners on and move them around. Matheny wants to see more of that next year.After a break, you’ll hear from Patrick Mahomes, who reviewed the Monday victory over the Ravens, looked ahead to Sunday’s game against the Patriots and fielded a couple of questions about fatherhood.One of Mahomes’ four touchdown passes against the Ravens was throwing to tackle Eric Fisher, and Fish gets the last word on SportsBeat KC today, describing the experience.Story links:OK, so how did it go? Royals general manager weighs in on club performance in 60-game seasonChiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and fiancee Brittany Matthews announce they’re expecting a baby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices