What an awful game. I’m almost glad the afternoon sun prevented me from using my iPad to keep score.
Not that the sun was out much. It rained off and on throughout the game, never hard enough to halt play but often requiring umbrellas and ponchos. The temperature stayed cool, one of the few saving graces during a terrible performance.
The Red Sox took a commanding lead early and then kept piling on. The only saving grace was that thanks to a couple of late inning runs we didn’t get completely shut out. This outing had neither a player nor a play of the game.
Forget it and move on to July, I guess.
Rain or shine, since 1973
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Game Ten vs. Milwaukee
This game was primarily noteworthy as the victory that officially made Ned Yost the winningest manager in Royals history. Sadly, overall he still has a losing record. But if he can stick around awhile longer, maybe the guys can help him turn that around too.
We got to Brewers’ starter Jimmy Nelson early, which turned out to be a good thing. We had no luck against their bullpen, and even the dreaded HDH combo served up a hair-raising moment or two (particularly Wade Davis loading the bases in the eighth). But all’s well that ends well.
The player of the game was Jeremy Guthrie, who had an outstanding start. Play of the game went to a tough catch by Lorenzo Cain in the seventh. Mike Moustakas came in second with a solid job fielding a weak grounder earlier in the game.
We got to Brewers’ starter Jimmy Nelson early, which turned out to be a good thing. We had no luck against their bullpen, and even the dreaded HDH combo served up a hair-raising moment or two (particularly Wade Davis loading the bases in the eighth). But all’s well that ends well.
The player of the game was Jeremy Guthrie, who had an outstanding start. Play of the game went to a tough catch by Lorenzo Cain in the seventh. Mike Moustakas came in second with a solid job fielding a weak grounder earlier in the game.
BREWERS (2) AT ROYALS (3) BREWERS AB R H BI ROYALS AB R H BI Gerardo Parra 4 0 2 1 Alcides Escobar 4 2 3 0 Jonathan Lucroy 4 0 2 1 Mike Moustakas 3 0 1 1 Ryan Braun 4 0 0 0 Lorenzo Cain 3 0 1 1 Adam Lind 3 0 0 0 Eric Hosmer 4 1 2 0 Aramis Ramirez 4 0 1 0 Kendrys Morales 3 0 1 1 Scooter Gennett 4 0 0 0 Alex Gordon 4 0 2 0 Jean Segura 4 0 0 0 Salvador Perez 4 0 1 0 Shane Peterson 4 1 1 0 Alex Rios 4 0 1 0 Hernan Perez 4 1 2 0 Omar Infante 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 35 2 8 2 TOTALS 32 3 13 3 BREWERS 000 020 000 -- 2 ROYALS 210 000 00x -- 3 LOB--BREWERS 8, ROYALS 8. ERR--Alcides Escobar. 2B--Hernan Perez, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer. SACF--Gerardo Parra, Lorenzo Cain. SB--Gerardo Parra, Alex Rios, Alex Gordon, Alcides Escobar. BREWERS IP H R ER BB SO HR Jimmy Nelson 5.00 11 3 3 2 0 0 Michael Blazek 2.00 2 0 0 0 3 0 Will Smith 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeremy Jeffress 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROYALS Jeremy Guthrie 6.00 7 2 2 0 4 0 Kelvin Herrera 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wade Davis 1.00 1 0 0 1 1 0 Greg Holland 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 PB--Salvador Perez. WP--Michael Blazek. SO--Adam Lind, Hernan Perez, Shane Peterson (2), Scooter Gennett (3), Alex Gordon, Omar Infante, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez. BB--Adam Lind, Kendrys Morales, Mike Moustakas.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Game Nine vs. Texas
Sadly, this one was a little like watching the Royals of old. Yordano Ventura coughed up two in the first and two in the second. Though we mounted a little offense here and there, it somehow felt like we weren’t going to catch up. And we didn’t.
On the plus side, our defense continues to be outstanding. Replacement shortstop Christian Colon flipped a ball to Alcides Escobar that missed the mark considerably. But Escobar grabbed it, tagged second and fired a shot to first for the double play, a move more than a little reminiscent of his great fielding in the last game we saw.
We also got to see Prince Fielder get picked off clean at first. That’s a rare but fun experience.
However, play of the game went to Lorenzo Cain for a diving catch that put a stop to a big scoring threat by the Rangers. In a game that generally wasn’t going our way, it helped turn things around at least a little.
Player of the game was reliever Joe Blanton. Though he was working for the third game in a row, he provided long relief for the stumbling Ventura and held Texas scoreless.
And alas, no stats for this game. I took my iPad, but I forgot that one of the few disadvantages to our current seats is that during day games the glare of the sun renders the screen completely unreadable.
On the plus side, our defense continues to be outstanding. Replacement shortstop Christian Colon flipped a ball to Alcides Escobar that missed the mark considerably. But Escobar grabbed it, tagged second and fired a shot to first for the double play, a move more than a little reminiscent of his great fielding in the last game we saw.
We also got to see Prince Fielder get picked off clean at first. That’s a rare but fun experience.
However, play of the game went to Lorenzo Cain for a diving catch that put a stop to a big scoring threat by the Rangers. In a game that generally wasn’t going our way, it helped turn things around at least a little.
Player of the game was reliever Joe Blanton. Though he was working for the third game in a row, he provided long relief for the stumbling Ventura and held Texas scoreless.
And alas, no stats for this game. I took my iPad, but I forgot that one of the few disadvantages to our current seats is that during day games the glare of the sun renders the screen completely unreadable.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Game Eight vs. Cleveland
Earlier this week I completely forgot that we had tickets to this game. So going out to the ballpark was a pleasant surprise. The weather remains cool and damp, but the rain stopped long enough for us to get the game in.
Which was a good thing, because it was a good game right from the start. We led off with two base hits on two pitches, taking an early lead. Cleveland caught up in the second and pulled ahead in the third. But then in the bottom of the third we put a string of doubles together, giving us a 4 to 2 lead that held for the rest of the game.
The player of the game was Greg Holland, in part because he did exactly what you want your closer to do (three straight outs) and in part because it was nice to see him again. The play of the game once again goes to Alcides “Sportscenter” Escobar. In the top of the eighth he took what looked like a certain infield single and turned it into an out by throwing hard and on target when it honestly looked like he would never have had time to even get a grip on the ball.
Which was a good thing, because it was a good game right from the start. We led off with two base hits on two pitches, taking an early lead. Cleveland caught up in the second and pulled ahead in the third. But then in the bottom of the third we put a string of doubles together, giving us a 4 to 2 lead that held for the rest of the game.
The player of the game was Greg Holland, in part because he did exactly what you want your closer to do (three straight outs) and in part because it was nice to see him again. The play of the game once again goes to Alcides “Sportscenter” Escobar. In the top of the eighth he took what looked like a certain infield single and turned it into an out by throwing hard and on target when it honestly looked like he would never have had time to even get a grip on the ball.
INDIANS (2) AT ROYALS (4) INDIANS AB R H BI ROYALS AB R H BI Jason Kipnis 4 0 1 0 Alcides Escobar 4 2 2 0 Mike Aviles 4 0 1 1 Mike Moustakas 4 0 2 1 Carlos Santana 4 0 1 0 Lorenzo Cain 4 1 1 1 Ryan Raburn 3 1 1 0 Eric Hosmer 4 1 1 1 David Murphy 1 0 0 0 Kendrys Morales 4 0 1 1 Nick Swisher 4 0 0 0 Alex Gordon 2 0 0 0 Brandon Moss 4 0 1 1 Alex Rios 3 0 1 0 Yan Gomes 4 0 1 0 Omar Infante 3 0 0 0 Lonnie Chisenhall 4 0 1 0 Drew Butera 3 0 0 0 Michael Bourn 3 1 3 0 TOTALS 35 2 10 2 TOTALS 31 4 8 4 INDIANS 011 000 000 -- 2 ROYALS 103 000 00x -- 4 LOB--INDIANS 6, ROYALS 4. ERR--Jason Kipnis, Lorenzo Cain. 2B--Michael Bourn, Brandon Moss, Kendrys Morales, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer. INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR Corey Kluber 8.00 8 4 4 1 9 0 ROYALS Jason Vargas 6.33 8 2 2 0 3 0 Ryan Madson 0.67 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kelvin Herrera 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Holland 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 PB--Yan Gomes. SO--Brandon Moss, Nick Swisher, Lonnie Chisenhall, Jason Kipnis, Alex Rios, Alex Gordon, Omar Infante, Alcides Escobar (2), Drew Butera (2), Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas. BB--Alex Gordon.
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