White Sox 7, Royals 5
This game featured the Royal debut of three players – Odalis Perez, Ryan Shealy, and Scott Dohmann.
Perez got the start and pitched just 4 innings. Since Perez had been a reliever for a while, it will take some time for him to build back up to more innings. He pitched fairly well, but it was obvious that he was knocking some rust off. Perez have up 3 hits and 2 runs, walking 2 and striking out 4. Perez was visibly upset after he gave up a game-tying home run to Joe Crede in the 4th inning.
First baseman Ryan Shealy, making his debut since being traded from the Rockies, looked a bit over matched. Shealy was 0-4 with 2 strike outs. He easily fell of the old “climb the ladder” trick, swinging the high fast balls.
Scott Dohmann, also from the Rockies, pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up 3 hits and 1 run.
The highlight of the night was Mark Teahen’s 2 RBI double in the 8th. The Royals were trailing 4-2 when Teahen approached the plate. He fought off several pitches, and finally took a pitch the opposite way down the left field line scoring DeJesus and Grudzielanek. With Teahen on second, Reggie Sanders blooped a single moving Teahen to third, setting up a perfect opportunity for Emil Brown to drive in the go ahead run. Brown promptly slapped the first pitch he saw right to the short stop for an inning ending, rally ending double play.
The game remained tied 4-4 through nine innings. Ambiorix Burgos, pitching his second inning of the night, gave up three runs in the 10th, making Angel Berroa’s solo homer in the bottom of the tenth useless.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record 37-69
Expected Record 40-66
Runs Scored 484
Runs Allowed 628
Projected Record 57-105
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.372
Let's go get 'em
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