Heading into New York, we were hoping to at least take one of the three games. Today, the Royals had the perfect opportunity to grab that one win when they led the Yankees 7-4 in the eighth inning.
Elmer Dessens was absolutely unhittable in his two innings of work. Instead of leaving him in to work the eight, manager Buddy Bell stuck to his formula and brought in Andy Sisco to pitch the eighth. Sisco promptly gave up 2 hits, and 2 walks. He was charged with 4 runs after Burgos game in and gave up a homer to Jeter.
I'm not going to pretend to be smart enough to know whether Bell should have left Dessens in there. There were left handed pitchers due up, so it made sense to have a lefty on the mound. But Sisco has struggled this season, and with the opportunity to grab a win in New York and with Dessens mowing them down, maybe it would have made sense to leave him in there.
Instead, the Royals have now lost 12 straight in Yankee Stadium. We were hoping for one win in New York. It will be up to Jeremy Affeldt (who struggled in his previous outing) or Denny Bautista (who looked great, but will face Randy Johnson).
Offensively, the Royals looked promising. They fought back from an early deficit. Sanders and Costa both homered, and everybody else seemed to hit the ball hard.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 2-4
Runs Scored: 27
Runs Allowed: 39
Projected Record: 53-109
Pythagorean Record: 52-110
Pythagorean Winning %: .324
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