***Official Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game Thread (4/12)***
 

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<tr><td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC (6-0) </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 9 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> LAA (2-4) </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
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Paulo Orlando is the first player in MLB history to triple with his first 3 career MLB hits.

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Win, (2-0) Yordano Ventura 5⅔IP 2R 2ER 2BB 7K 1HR
Jason Frasor 1⅓IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Chris Young 2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.

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Loss, (1-1) C.J. Wilson 5⅔IP 7R 6ER 1BB 4K
Fernando Salas 1⅓IP 2R 2ER 0BB 2K 1HR
Vinnie Pestano 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Joe Smith 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K

Home Runs

KC

Salvador Perez, (3) - Top 7th solo shot to left

LAA

Albert Pujols, (2) Bottom 1st solo shot to left

AL Central

Final: DET 8, CLE 5
Final: MIN 2, CWS 6

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Mike Moustakas, 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Kendrys Morales, DH
6. Alex Rios, RF
7. Salvador Perez, C
8. Paulo Orlando, LF
9. Omar Infante, 2B

LAA

1. Erick Aybar, SS
1. Efren Navarro, RF
2. Mike Trout, CF
2. Johnny Giavotella, 2B
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
3. Drew Butera, 1B
4. Matt Joyce, LF
5. David Freese, 3B
6. C.J. Cron, DH
7. Chris Iannetta, C
8. Collin Cowgill, RF/CF
9. Taylor Featherston, 2B/SS
Major League Debut

Get the brooms out again.

Sweep sweep sweep. Let's throw fahr.

Sweeeep!!!

Hope to see Ventura go past 6 innings.

Go Royals~~~~~~

Last time we saw CJ Wilson, we were running his ass out of the K in the 1st inning of game 3 of the ALDS.

Off topic, but I've watched the Padres-Giants highlights five times this morning, just to watch Madison Bumgarner get his face repeatedly beaten in.

Cathartic.

one of the loudest times I've ever heard at the stadium (until game 2 of the WS) :)


gooooooooooooooooo royals!!!!!!!

In for another sweep!

Wait, he's human?

Let's do this, make it 7 straight!

One game at a time, one step closer to 162-0.

LET'S DO THIS!!!! GO ROYALS!!!

Do we give Salvy a break and put in Kratz yet?

No. Ned has basically said he isn't going to give Salvy any breaks ever. He didn't even get a few innings off in the 10-1 game.

I wouldn't just yet....DET is also 5-0 and we're on a roll right now...don't fix what isn't broken...the season is long, he'll get his rest. Plus, Ventura is pitching...need our best catcher behind the plate.

If that's true, Salvy's career is about to get Yosted.

Wasn't it nice to see Shields beat him for once? When it doesn't matter?

Good points

I'm sure he'll find him a day off somewhere, but probably not while the winning streak is alive. I believe his comment a few days ago when asked about when Perez will get a day off was "Tuesday".

Cabrera with a blast. Detroit up 3-0.

Cleveland catcher Gomes is having an MRI to determine the outcome of his knee.

Small game James

lineup is out, same as its been but with orlando giving gordon another day off

Over Dyson?

Yeah, Orlando now has started both games Gordon has sat

When does the road trip start?

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Not sure I get the Detriot love, I don't trust them. Bullpen is still bad until they prove it over an entire season. Media loves offense though so go figure.

Gordon is just gutting it out at the moment, he is a couple weeks away from full strength...but Orlando looks competent.

sweeping these bitches twice in a row will feel good

Dyson's in a tough spot because there's no reason to take Rios out to put Dyson in. We're probably going to save him for late pinch running situations anyway... and if Orlando hits for some pop he'll be playing more too. I'm sure Dyson will give Cain a day off from time to time.

Yea, last year I would of been screamin' at Ned to put Dyson in over Aoki, but with Rios in there its like why would you take him out. He already has half the home runs Aoki and Dyson hit last year combined in only 5 games thus far :D

In the regular season...

in for the win

Lets do this.

Dyson cant play left for Gordon?

First game I've been able to watch since opening day.

Let's do this!

Weird to hear even Hud say "highly-potent Royals offense"

Hope it keeps up.

Which Royal(s) will be HBP today?

All of them

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Escobar flies out to center
Moustakas strikes out (swinging)
Cain singles to right
Hosmer strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Aybar strikes out (swinging)
Trout strikes out (swinging)
Pujols homers to left
Joyce grounds out to second

1 run, 1 hit

Gotta love Rex talking about how CJ Wilson has done a better job this season in regards to holding runners. Huge sample size

Lo bein Lo

Sal will get hit by a pitch, unfortunately, he'll also swing at it. :(

You'd be shocked at Sal's plate discipline their year.

Crap

damn Paulo almost got there

To the douche last night who was asking why we wouldn't walk Trout to bring up Pujols who represented the tying run.. there's your answer.

2nd inning
 

Top 2nd

Morales singles to center
Rios singles to right, Morales to second
Perez singles to center, Rios to second, Morales scores
Orlando reaches on a 4-6 fielder's choice, Perez out at second, Rios to third
Infante reaches, Orlando to second, Rios scores on an Error by 3B
Escobar doubles to center, Infante and Orlando scores
Moustakas fouls out to catcher
Cain intentionally walked
Hosmer strikes out (swinging)

4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error

Bottom 2nd

Freese grounds out to shortstop
Cron strikes out (swinging)
Iannetta strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 0 hits

ts alright, we'll answer here

Stay hot, Kendrys.

You too, Rios.

Keep em coming

Loving these pickups so far

Thank you

This offense is on ****ing fire baby!

Thought that was a GIDP off of the bat. Nice job, Sal!

I had Cain and Morales in Beat the Streak. I should have been doing that all season.

Bounce right back.

The righties seem to be seeing Wilson well today.

How can you not love Perez?

nice call

I think we can stop questioning who is faster between Butler and Morales.

i'm not gonna gripe too much but I don't understand why we didn't rest sal today

Salvy so far seems not to be swinging as crazy as he was last year. A little more discipline from him could make a huge difference.

It's nice to know that, through all of the recent power surge, we can still pull out the singles offense when we need to. :D

nice ... did his job. Let's see if our amazing #9 hitter can do something here

That works.

God I love this team

Third baseman kinda froze there

**** infante haters

I'll take it.

Better to be lucky than good I guess.

We'll take it!

Don't worry, we will rest him after we get a huge lead in a few innings here.

Should have been an inning ending DP.

These Royals this week are going to spoil us.
They just seem to score whenever they need to. Fall behind? Just go get a couple runs. No biggie.

**** off.

I've been called a lot of things on here, many of them true. Never a douche.

And I still was right.

Impressive inning

Load em for moose