After taking two of three against the Blue Jays the Royals went to Arlington to face the last place Rangers. Sadly the last place Rangers took care of the last place Royals and beating our boys two out of three.
Game 1: The Royals scored early and often (I think that's the first time all year that I've got to say that) and handled the Rangers 9-5. Brett Tomko couldn't take advantage for the easy win, instead he went 3.1 innings allowing 5 runs on 7 hits. The bullpen pitched 5.2 shutout innings. Guillen provided the lion's share of the offense going 2-4 with 5 RBI
Player of the game: Jose Guillen, he had a double and a home run, tying a career high with 5 RBI.
Game 2: The Rangers got to Bannister early hitting 3 home runs in 2 innings; the killer blow was a grand slam by Josh Hamilton in the 2nd. Bannister exited after 3 innings with the Royals down 7-1. The Rangers extended their lead to 11-1 before the Royals clawed their way back only to lose in the end 11-9.
Player of the game: David DeJesus, he had just one hit, a 3-run home run but he got the Royals comeback kick-started.
Game 3: Zack Greinke pitched possibly his best game of the season throwing 7 innings and giving up 2 runs, he also struck out a season high 9. If you've followed the Royals though you know where this is going, the Royals lose 2-1 on a total lack of offense by our whiffle bat swinging Royals.
Player of the game: Zack Greinke, 7 IP, 2 ER with 9 K's; season ERA of 1.47.
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