Indians 3, Royals 4
The Royals got some good hitting and excellent pitching from the bullpen to hold onto the lead and notch the victory in the first of a three game series with the Cleveland Indians.
Denny Bautista got his first start since returning from the DL and pitched well but left early because of his 60 pitch limit. Mike Wood pitched 4 1/3 solid innings for the win and Ambiorix Burgos got the 4 out save. Things got a little dicey in the ninth when the Indians got two runners on, but Burgos was able get a pop up to end it.
Overall, it was a well-played game by the Royals, but the outfield still provided some excitement. The normally solid Aaron Guiel misjudged a liner to right in the eigth and Emil Brown took the scenic route to a fly ball in left later that same inning.
Two thirds of the Beltran trade contributed in this game as Mike Wood pitched well and John Buck finally got his first homerun of the season. The Royals are hoping to "Break 100" by sending Mark Teahen down to AAA to figure out how to hit the ball. Apparently, they are more forgiving of their light-hitting catcher. Esteban German will (thankfully) not be playing center field any time soon as he takes over third base from Teahen. Kerry Robinson plays center while David DeJesus and Shane Costa nurse their hamstrings, and Aaron Guiel gets the call in right while Sanders nurses his hammy. Don't the Royals' trainers know how to show these guys how to stretch?
The good news here is that the losing streak was stopped at 2, whereas earlier this season, those streaks losing tended to stretch out to many games.
Breaking 100 be there tomorrow night to see if Jeremy Affeldt can make it two in a row.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 8-22
Expected Record: 8-22
Runs Scored: 100
Runs Allowed: 172
Projected Record: 44-118
Pythagorean Record: 41-121
Pythagorean Winning %: .253
Let's go get 'em.
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