Devil Rays 8, Royals 2
We got to see our first triple play today. Kinda. I was keeping score, so when Angel Berroa threw the ball over to third to appeal that Aubry Huff left the base before center fielder David DeJesus caught Russell Branyan's fly ball, I was looking down at my score book, counting Huff's run. But the third base umpire called Huff out, completing a triple play and erasing the run.
With runners on first and third with nobody out, Russell Branyan hit a fly ball to medium depth center field. DeJesus caught the ball (out 1) and made a terrible throw home to try to throw out the tagging Huff. The throw went over catcher Paul Bako's head and Scott Elarton, who was backing up the play, caught it. When the throw went home, Rocko Baldelli tried to go from first to second. Elarton threw a rocket shot to Berroa at second who tagged Badelli out (out 2). Berroa then tossed to third for the appeal play completing the triple play.
The Devil Rays went on to smack 6 home runs in this game, while the Royals' fly balls just seemed to hang up and fall harmlessly into the mitts of Rays. The Rays' six homers tied thier team record, which was also set in KC in 2002.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record 16-44
Expected Record 17-43
Runs Scored 242
Runs Allowed 389
Projected Record 44-118
Pythagorean Record 46-116
Pythagorean Winning% 0.279
Let's go get 'em
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