leadoff walk scores...who saw that coming?

6th inning
 

Top 6th

Butler grounds out to second
Perez flies out to right
Cain strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 6th

Utley strikes out (swinging)
Howard grounds out to second
Young strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits

Mendoza has done a nice job tonight. If we walks another guy or gives up a hit in the sixth, it's probably bullpen time.

Also we have a lot of good wood on the bench tonight, if we can get a right hander in for Philly.

Nice work Mendoza. How about 1 more inning

Mendoza nastyville in the 6th. Nice job!

Damn, Mendoza.

I'd give him a chance to go 7, pull him if anyone gets on.

edit: unless our offense comes alive, we might have to pinch-hit him out.

NL baseball blows

That KC Chevy Dealers commercial with Moose and Hoz, I think the kid pitching named "Jackson" is George Brett's kid.

Mendoza has improved so much. I remember when he came over from the Mariners and he was another Hochevar giving up home runs after home run.

His pitch count is pretty high. I'd watch him close.

He still married to the same chick?

7th inning
 

Top 7th

Francoeur doubles to center
Tejada doubles to right, Francoeur scores
Johnson sacrifices (bunt) to first unassisted, Tejada to third

Chris Getz bats for Mendoza

Tejada picked off 2-5 and out at 3rd
Getz flies out to left

1 run, 2 hits

Bottom 7th

Aaron Crow replaces Tejada and relieves Mendoza, batting 7th

Getz comes in at 2B, batting 9th

Johnson moves to 3B

Brown grounds out to shortstop
Mayberry strikes out (swinging)
Quintero grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

Frenchy trying to lessen the hate with another double

Francour hasn't been bad this year.

TRADE HIM NOW!!!

Francouer with a double. Were winning the world series this year.

Frenchy has actually been useful tonight. If he can keep this up, this lineup is scary good.

If Frenchy is worth just 1 WAR this year, I'll be ecstatic.

Yes. I think his wife's name is Leslie.

Frenchman raking

Move him over!

Mendoza, helluva no.5

ROFL

two years ago Frenchy played out of his mind

OLD MAN!

Tejada is a spank monster! Nice job.

Old man Tejada comes through

Mendoza is done, Getz is pinch-hitting

Frenchy in 2011 had a 2.7 WAR and followed it up with a -2.7 WAR last year...

like Al said...if he gets a 1 that isn't bad

Good to have a good veteran on the team.

Ordering my Tejada jersey right now.

Now Tejada with a double. So far great find Dayton Moore.

But there's so much more strategy!

Wow, what a tough call for Ned Yost here! Does he let Mendoza hit or pinch hit? Oh man!

Maybe he should use a double switch!

Hey, if it doesn't fit...

The Phillies have a reliever named "Bastardo????"

Just me, or have we been at our best when Tejada has been in the game?

LMAO

Dammit.

Spanish for Bastard? ROFL

Royals free out

You even think about getting his jersey and he gets picked off???

Goddammit Dyson, oh wait.....

Leave him alone - he was born out of wedlock.

Wait, I don't want it.

I'd be perfectly happy with .260/20/70 from Francoeur this year, as long as he slugs in the .450 range. It's not as good as what he did in 2011, but you could live with it.

LMAO

Nice pick from Billy there

Now Crow, Herrera, and Holland to finish it off for the night.

When Crow gets the slider going, it's nearly unhitable

Yost double-switched.

Tejada out, Getz at second, Johnson moves to 3rd.

I'd let Crow pitch in the 8th until he give us a hit or a walk. We might be able to save some wear on Herrera.

8th inning
 

Top 8th

Mike Adams relieves Lannan

Gordon strikes out (swinging)
Escobar flies out to left
Butler singles to left

Jarrod Dyson runs for Butler

Dyson steals second, Dyson to third on an Error by C
Perez grounds out to third

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 8th

Kelvin Herrera replaces Dyson and relieves Crow, batting 3rd

Eric Hosmer replaces Crow and comes in at 1B, batting 7th

Laynce Nix bats for Adams

Nix strikes out (swinging)
Revere grounds out to shortstop
Rollins strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits

Phillies pitching coach is named "Rich Doobie?"
Man, they need to hire Rusty Kuntz!

How bad off are the Brewers right now? Yuni is batting sixth and playing first base. Ouch.

well, I guess that was it. I start drinking, the Royals start scoring. I'll need to go buy some alcohol before tomorrow's game.

the F?

Yuni is their powerhouse 1B slugger?

ROFL

I didn't realize he was even with the Brewers. They'll have to let him walk after the season so we can keep flip flopping him back and forth.

You owe it to the rest of the Royal's fandom to drink yourself silly for every game - including the playoffs and eventual world series. Thanks in advance.

Man, I thought that might be gone....

Man Esky, wonderful at bat and you creamed that ball

They're starting Alex Gonzalez at 3B and he's hitting cleanup. He's at least popped 20 homers a couple times, but still.

I've had so much to drink, I can't recognize our hitters by their batting stance.

Braun and Aramis Ramirez are both out injured, so it's ugly for them right now.

They went for it with Greinke a couple of years ago, and now they're scuffling.

Breakfast rakes!

Billay now on his way to Geno's for a cheesesteak!

WHY ARE WE SUBBING OUR BEST HITTER IN A TWO RUN GAME?!? BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH

-Ah, I guess this is a little more justified than Ned's usual offerings.

That's why?

Dyson takes 2

Humberto is a world of suck behind the plate. Glad we cut his ass.

Zoombyya

How bout a wild pitch???

Damn, I thoght it was bottom of the 8th

Injuries have just destroyed them.

Their minor league system is absolute garbage, and with Corey Hart and Mat Gamel both injured... they've got few options at 1B.

I think it's pretty dumb strategy. At best it works out less than a handful of games a season so it's not worth taking him out and having your best hitter on the bench for extra innings. I was hoping he'd either hit a home run or make an out so Yost couldn't pull him.

Oh my god! That was so amazing and exciting What a brilliant move that increased my enjoyment of this baseball game so much!

I love being a sanctimonious, stodgy NL fan!

For the last several years Billy had been "husky" now he is just fat.

Herrera is my favorite.

It is much easier to win n games vs the NL. Look at the inter league splits.

Herrerra is decent.

NINE innings? Pfft, whatever. Our games last 6 innings.

Unless you are winning, then we get at least 3 extra innings to come back. Sound fair to you? Good, play ball.

Yeah, he's fat but that fat **** can hit.

He seems to a be a tick low on his velo tonight compared to last year.