Whoa. Jason Hammel pitched a complete game. Part of this, it’s true, is due to the singular nature of his accuracy and his pitch economy in Friday’s doubleheader opener against Detroit. He was deep into the eighth before he reached 80 pitches, finishing eight innings for the first time since 2015 and his first complete […]
Day: April 20, 2018
Series Preview: Royals at Detroit Tigers, April 20-22
The Royals get to take on one of their fellow basement dwellers this weekend in what’s become a four-game set due to the postponement from a couple weeks ago. Of course, the Royals will really have to do some winning this series in order to actually be on the same level as the Tigers, who […]
Friday Notes
I’ve thought quite a bit about Buddy Bell over the first three weeks of the season and his famous quote about never saying it can’t get worse. Somehow, it just keeps getting worse for the Royals bullpen. At this point, something is going to have to change, and some of it might just come naturally […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-19-18
HR Roll Call: Chase Vallo (2), Nick Pratto (2), MJ Melendez (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Rudy Martin 3-5, 3R, 2b, 3b, BB, 5 RBI, 2SB (13) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Vance Tatum 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 34p/19k Lexington Legends 10, Hagerstown Suns […]