Well, it’s time for Royals baseball. Again.
Listen, I’m not going to get into much about yesterday’s game. But I will say this: this isn’t rock bottom. Two teams–the Giants and the Rockies–still have worse records than the Royals while the Angels, who just made a front office change, have the same 34-49 record. Only Colorado (-91) has a worse run differential and the Royals (-70).
Advertisement
Despite being outscored 35-3 the past two days, things could always get worse.
Alright, enough about that. Time to flip the page. The Royals still have two games left against the White Sox this series. They could still win the series!
Hey, want more positivity? The last time the White Sox scored at least 20 runs in a game was on June 20, 2006, so a little over twenty years ago. The opponent: the St. Louis Cardinals.
Guess who won the World Series that season? THAT’S RIGHT, THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. Connect the dots, people!
Time for the lineups:
Kansas City sends out to the mound this afternoon it’s best starting pitcher of the year–and best trade chip? Another conversation for a different time. But yes, Michael Wacha looks to staunch the bleeding and prevent Tyler Tolbert from pitching a third consecutive day.
Advertisement
Lineup looks fine. Hey, Bobby Witt Jr. is back in the field! He bats second while returning to short. John Rave gets the call in right today. He supplants Josh Rojas in the lineup. Carter Jensen leads off as the DH while Salvador Perez moves from first to behind the dish.
They’ll face White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin, a righty making his 16th start of the season. He’s tied for the league lead in wins with nine while holding a good-looking 3.18 ERA and an even more sparkling FIP, 2.93. In his last outing, Davis received no decision despite giving up just one earned over six in Detroit. The Yankees roughed him up before that, torching him for nine earned runs, including three homers, in just over three innings.
The Royals should emulate the Yankees and do that.
Pretty similar look to the lineup that tied a franchise record for runs in a game with 22 except Drew Romo is behind the plate over Kyle Teel.
Advertisement
Methinks the White Sox will score fewer than 22 today, but then again, I thought things couldn’t get worse after Thursday morning’s shellacking. Silly me.
Read the full article here