Sunday, April 6, 2008

Royals at Twins (series I) recap

Coming off a sweep of the Tigers in Detroit the Royals came back to earth losing 2 of 3 to the Twins and will finally have their home opener Monday against the Yankees.

Game 1: John Bale started the series off pitching 6.1 innings and allowing 4 runs but Scott Baker was a run better as the Twins edged the Royals 4-3. Bale was followed by perfect appearances from Gobble and Ramirez.

Player of the game: Billy Butler; he was 2-4 with an RBI.

Game 2: Gil Meche was rocked for 6 runs in 5.2 innings as the Royals lost their second straight 6-4. Meche was followed by the first appearances of both Mahey and Yabuta.

Player of the game: Miguel Olivo; 1-4 with a 2-run double.

Game 3: Brett Tomko went 5 innings of 1 run ball in his first start of the season and the Royals offense did just enough to escape with a 3-1 win over the Twins. Mahey, Nunez, Gobble and Soria followed Tomko. Gordon provided the offense with a 2-run single in the 2nd.

Player of the game: Brett Tomko, the Royals needed a stop and Tomko did just that.

Unheralded player of the game: Jokaim Soria, he only got into one game, but he was dominate striking out the side for his 3rd save.

Look at the numbers:
  • The Royals didn't draw a walk all series, a span of 102 AB's
  • The Bullpen allowed 1 ER in 8 IP over the series
  • 6.94, Gil Meche's ERA after 2 starts
  • .167, Jose Guillens batting average
  • 1 the number of errors to date
  • The Royals didn't have a winning road trip until May 11th-20th of '07

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