91. That's how many runs teams have scored against the Royals this season. Royals pitchers are giving up an average of 7.5 runs per game. It doesn't matter how good your offense is, you cannot win baseball games when you give up 7.5 runs per game. Toss in the fact that the Royals have only scored 45 runs themselves, and you have yourself a 2-10 record and a nice 8 game losing streak.
Joe Mays threw batting practice for 5.1 innings. The 5 runs he gave up in the first inning ended the game just minutes after it started. He gave up 11 hits, 8 runs (6 earned) and struck out five. On the positive side, he only walked one batter, and he actually looked decent after that first inning.
When Mays faltered in the sixth, Buddy Bell called on newly promoted reliever Joel Peralta. Peralta was called up after Stemle complained of a sore elbow and landed on the DL (curiously, on the same day that he was sure to be sent down to the minors). I noticed that the ball seemed to have a lot more "zip" or "life" to it than the balls that Mays was throwing up there. I also liked seeing Peralta talking to himself and getting fired up after giving up a walk. It's nice to see a pitcher out there who actually seemed to want to compete.
Peralta gave up two walks, and one of those was cashed in. Gobble pitched a perfect eighth, lowering his ERA to 15.43.
Meanwhile, the Royals could not get anything going offensively against Jose Contreras. They only had 2 base runners all night (A Grudzielanek hit and a Buck walk). Grudz actually made it to third base but could not get home.
The losing streak stands at 8 and the Pythagorean Record takes another beating. Royals fans are expecting the streak to hit 9 games after Jeremy Affeldt makes the start tomorrow night.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 2-10
Runs Scored: 45
Runs Allowed: 91
Projected Record: 27-135
Pythagorean Record: 32-130
Pythagorean Winning %: .196
Let's go get 'em.
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