*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers Game Thread (5/8) ***

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (18-11)	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	14	3
DET (19-11)	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	11	1

Yordano Ventura 6IP 4R 4ER 3BB 4K
Hold, (2) Jason Frasor ⅓IP 1R 0ER 1BB 1K
Blown Save, (1) Ryan Madson ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Wade Davis 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Loss, (0-1) Yohan Pino 0IP 1R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.



David Price 6⅓IP 5R 4ER 0BB 1K 1HR
Alex Wilson ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Angel Nesbitt 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Win, (2-0) Joakim Soria 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

Salvador Perez, (4) - Top 4th 2-run homer to left

DET

none

AL Central

Final: MIN 9, CLE 3
Postponed: CIN @ CWS

Starting Lineups

KC

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

DET

1. Anthony Gose, CF
2. Ian Kinsler, 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Yoenis Cespedes, LF
6. J.D. Martinez, RF
6. Rajai Davis, pr/RF
7. Alex Avila, C
scratched
7. Nick Castellanos, 3B
8. James McCann, C
9. Andrew Romine, SS

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by lewdog

This is not a joke but our starting pitching is leading the AL in lowest runs allowed per game at 3.57. Might want to not be "lazy" and actually find some facts.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/le...pitching.shtml

This is true but it is kind of misleading, because they also are only averaging 5.5 innings per start. 3.6 runs in 5.5 innings is pretty crappy. That would average out to an ERA of nearly 6 (assuming those runs are earned).

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by kcchiefsus

This team is falling apart right now. Injuries upon injuries, especially to a pitching staff that already sucks to begin with. We don't have a single pitcher that you can comfortably say when he takes the mound, "We got this."

This team had better get it's act together.

They went to the World Series a few months ago. Now they have the best record in the league despite being depleted by injuries and suspensions. I think they'll be okay, man.