The Royals' run of impressive starting pitching continued on a frigid night as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. Royals starter Jorge De La Rosa pitched 7 strong innings giving up 4 hits and 1 earned run. He walked 3 and struck out 5.
Overall, Royals starters had done well:
| Starter | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | Result |
| Meche | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | W,7-1 |
| Perez | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L,7-1 |
| Greinke | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | L,4-1 |
| De La Rosa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W,3-1 |
| Totals | 26.2 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 21 | - |
This is a huge improvement over 2006, when the starters for the first 4 games looked like this:
| Starter | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | Result |
| Elarton | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | L,3-1 |
| Mays | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | L,14-3 |
| Affeldt | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | W,11-7 |
| Bautista | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | W,4-3 |
| Totals | 20 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 12 | - |
It's encouraging to see the runs and walks reduced, while innings and strike-outs have increased. The Royals' pitching was so awful last year that new GM Dayton Moore completely revamped the staff, retaining only Jimmy Gobble from 2006's opening day roster. Let's hope this improved pitching continues with Saturday's game, which features Gil Meche facing Mike Maroth.
It probably isn't fair to compare Tony Pena Jr's performance with Angel Berroa's 2006 performance, but it is fun to see that Pena has already tripled Berroa's triple total (Pena has 3 in 4 games; Berroa had 1 all year).
The Bell Curve
Actual Record 2-2
Expected Record 2-2
Runs Scored 12
Runs Allowed 13
Projected Record 81-81
Pythagorean Record 75-87
Pythagorean Winning% 0.46
Let's go get 'em
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