Wow! Royals fans got a nice surprise tonight. Starter Runevlys Hernandez, who entered Spring Training some 50 pounds overweight and spent the first 3 weeks of the season in Omaha getting in shape, got his first start for the Royals. He surprised all by pitching 7 outstanding innings, giving up 2 hits, no walks and just one run.
This is nothing like the Hernandez who made 3 sub-par starts in Omaha. For the record, this makes 4 straight good outings by Royals pitchers. Joe Mays pitched well on Saturday but left before qualifying for the win. Jeremey Affeldt looked fantastic Sunday and Elarton pitched great last night but with no run support. We have reason to be optimistic with the improved pitching and better overall play of the Royals.
However, the run deficit still has the Pythagorean Formula at over 100 losses. We could use a nice 10 run blowout tomorrow afternoon to finish out the Twins series.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 5-14
Runs Scored: 71
Runs Allowed: 114
Projected Record: 43-119
Pythagorean Record: 45-117
Pythagorean Winning %: .279
Let's go get 'em.
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