Tigers 3, Royals 1
The Royals kicked off their 2006 season on a glorious, but cool afternoon against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Breaking 100 took in the game from the top of the upper deck, right behind home plate. We weren't close enough to evaluate Scott Elerton, but the scoreboard didn't lie. He pitched well, giving up just 2 runs in 5 2/3 innings. He scattered 7 hits and gave up the two runs on two solo homers by Chris Shelton. The second homer barely reached the seats just inside the right field foul pole.
If you ask the Royals (or just about any Royals fan), they'd probably take a 2-run performace in 5 2/3 innings. Unfortunately, Elarton's decent outing was negated by Kenny Rogers. The Royals have always struggled against the Gambler, and today was no different. The Royals did scratch a run across on Reggie Sanders's RBI single in the fourth inning.
Overall, it wasn't a bad outing for the Royals. The bats were stifled by good pitching, but the defense looked better behind acceptable pitching by Elerton, Andy Sisco, and Ambiorix Burgos.
In Opening Week tradition, the Royals will rest Tuesday and take on the Tigers again on Wednesday.
Runs Scored: 1
Runs Allowed: 3
Projected Record: 0-162
Pythagorean Record: 16-146
Pythagorean Winning %: .100
Today's Bell Curve doesn't look good, but with a one game sample size, it's not surprising. The Royals scored just one run while giving up three, which projects to a .100 winning percentage using Bill James's Pythagorean Formula.
Let's go get 'em.
Pythagorean Record: 16-146
Pythagorean Winning %: .100
Today's Bell Curve doesn't look good, but with a one game sample size, it's not surprising. The Royals scored just one run while giving up three, which projects to a .100 winning percentage using Bill James's Pythagorean Formula.
Let's go get 'em.
2 comments:
Man, I must have been close. From your picture, I would imagine I was about one section to your left. Good game, though. It's great to have baseball back.
It was a good game. Better than today's! Just once I'd like to get some decent seats for Opening Day, but I always seem to be stuck up near the roof. Oh well, it's worth it to be in the ballpark!
Thanks for reading.
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