Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers Game Thread (4/24)
 

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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 (12-10) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 7 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> TEX (14-7) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> X </td><td> 8 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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Loss, (3-1) Bruce Chen 4⅓IP 6R 6ER 3BB 2K 3HR
Jeremy Jeffress ⅔IP 2R 2ER 2BB 1K
Blake Wood 1⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K
Tim Collins 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Aaron Crow ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

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Win, (3-0) C.J. Wilson 7IP 4R 4ER 1BB 10K 2HR
Brett Tomko 1⅔IP 3R 3ER 0BB 3K 1HR
Save, (1) Arthur Rhodes ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

Jeff Francoeur, (4) - Top 4th solo shot to the left foul pole
Mike Aviles, (2) - Top 5th solo shot to center
Mike Aviles, (3) - Top 9th 3-run homer to left

TEX

Mike Napoli, (5) - Bottom 2nd solo shot to left
Adrian Beltre, (7) - Bottom 4th solo shot to left
Andres Blanco, (1) - Bottom 5th solo shot to left

AL Central

Final: CWS 0, DET 3
Final: CLE 3, MIN 4

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Mike Aviles, 3B
2. Melky Cabrera, CF
3. Alex Gordon, LF
4. Billy Butler, 1B
5. Jeff Francoer, RF
5. Mitch Maier, RF
6. Wilson Betemit, DH
7. Brayan Pena, C
8. Alcides Escobar, SS
9. Chris Getz, 2B

TEX

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Mitch Moreland, 1B
3. Michael Young, DH
4. Adrian Beltre, 3B
5. Nelson Cruz, RF
6. Mike Napoli, C
7. David Murphy, LF
8. Andres Blanco, SS
9. Julio Borbon, CF

That whole "I need to take a break for a few days" thing? Changed my mind, this matchup is too interesting. Is Chen a fluke or not? Will he continue his improbable 2010 performance? We'll start to find out today.

Aviles in at 3rd and leading off, Betemit in at DH, Kila out, Getz batting 9th behind Escobar.

Keep the faith brother. Something feels different about this team.

I don't get the Pena catching lefties and Treanor catching righties thing. The former's bat is much better, so he should be getting the vast majority of PT.

And it will be interesting to see how Kila is handled from here out...Just a day of rest? Beginning of the end?

God...this team desperately needs more power at the plate.

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Aviles singles to left
Cabrera strikes out (looking)
Aviles steals second
Gordon strikes out (swinging)
Butler strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Kinsler singles to left
Moreland flies out to center
Kinsler steals second
Young flies out to third, Kinsler to third
Beltre walks
Cruz strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 1 hit

kinda funny that Denny had to pause to see how they scored that. That's a hit in any other ballpark, but this Texas scorer is so tough on fielders you had to wait and see.

You guys got a hit already?

Strike zone looks solid so far. He's not giving the bottom edge, but almost no one does. Outside edge is a strike today.

Allright Chen let's shut 'em down

Glad to see you with us today alnorth

We gotta have this win.

so close, almost an 8-3 double play

Damn he had 4 steps before Chen let it go

Billy's one unathletic ****. That ball tailed and looked like it damn near hit him on the wrist, which is impressive for someone wearing a glove.

That is definitely a Texas ballpark. Gigantic, obnoxiously overdone state pride, its got it all.

Nice pitching Chen

BRUCE

It's cute that you guys have major league pitchers now. Real cute.

2nd inning
 

Top 2nd

Francoeur walks
Betemit strikes out (looking)
Pena singles to center, Francoeur to second
Escobar lines into a 3-6 double play, Francoeur out at second

0 runs, 1 hit

Napoli homers to left
Murphy grounds out to third
Blanco grounds out to third
Borbon grounds out to second

1 run, 1 hit

well, we've only got 1, maybe 2. Chen, probably Hoch, and thats about it.

We'll probably have a pile of lefty starters in a year or two.

Have a 4 and a 5, still waiting on the 1-3 part.

Steal one here

Shit, SOS has been more consistent than Hoch. We have a shit ton of 4-5 starters...

On another note, if Soria is truly bothered by cold weather, we need to get him right and trade him immediately. His career numbers don't support this theory, though.

Wilson's getting squeezed a little bit.

Oh, snap.

Just like the old Royals!

LMAO

I thought AL said he was taking a break from making game threads?

yeah, I did

GoChiefs, do you really think it's possible to troll Royals threads? We have thicker calluses than even you ever thought about producing.

I think he got all of that one.

Royals = frauds.

They just showed George W Bush lol...he's wearing a Rangers hat.

We're Kansas City fans. Frauds in every sport

I think my grandma could it that one out

This isn't true. See my posts in the respository.

You can't be this stupid.

yep, pretty much.

Seriously, we aren't trollable. Royals fans mock their own team more effectively.

I'm glad we only have the Rangers 4 more games.

Not because of the Rangers, because of their lone fan...

Do us all a favor and off yourself, you will not be missed.

Dude. Seriously?

You seriously believed that any of us thought our team was a legitimate contender?

ROFL

One thing I've discovered this weekend: Royals games on TV are easier to watch when you are just slightly buzzed.

You're going to have to give me a quick summary, billlaaay. Who's intrawebz feelings did you hurt? Mine, and I'm forgetting?

3rd inning
 

Top 3rd

Getz grounds out to second
Aviles flies out to center
Cabrera fouls out to catcher

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 3rd

Kinsler bunts an infield single to third
Moreland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, Kinsler out at second
Young strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 1 hit

I don't hurt feelings i'm a good guy! The 2010 one got quite a few upset responses when I suggested Kaffmaun would make great extra parking for Arrowhead.

I like this umpire, that strike zone is reasonably large. Looks young too, so hopefully he sticks around a while.

Tiny strike zones lead to games that aren't a lot of fun to watch. More walks, more hits, more visits to the mound, longer innings, more pitching changes, and very long games that tend to be lopsided by the late innings.

Chen being sneaky or just messing up on his windup

4th inning
 

Top 4th

Gordon grounds out to shortstop
Butler strikes out (swinging)
Francoeur homers to left (foul pole)
Betemit hits an infield single to second
Pena grounds out to third

1 run, 2 hits

Bottom 4th

Beltre homers to left
Cruz doubles to right
Napoli grounds out to second, Cruz to third
Murphy reaches on a 6-2-5 fielder's choice, Cruz out at home
Murphy picked off 1-3-4, out at second

1 run, 2 hits

Omaha knocked Greinke out of the game in the 3rd inning. He was obviously pitchcount limited, but he only went 2 2/3 innings in almost 60 pitches. Cain and Lough hit triples off him.

Greinke: 2.2IP 2R 2ER 1BB 2K

Did he suffer a mental breakdown?

Butler continues to look like ass.

FRENCHY

w00t

FRENCHYYY

FRENCHY

attaboy Frenchy

The bastards got one run! LET'S GO! :banghead:

**** Zack/billaaaay butlllerrrrrr

That fat astronaut needs to start swinging it again.

Embarrassing.

Is that Bruce Chen or Chan Ho Park?

OWNED!

I imagine when Hos is called up billaayyy will have alot of sand in his vag when everyone wants to talk to Hosmer instead and he's hitting it to all fields

Billy needs to hit a jack

Chen is leaving that shit out and over the plate

The Royals would have stretched that into a triple.

HAHA CRUZ

That's pretty embarrassing.

Is that Nelson Cruz or Arancha Sanchez Vicario?

LMAO Texas

uhhhhhhhhhh Rangers = Royals? :facepalm:

Shut the **** up, Joel. /FSKC

That was a pretty slick pickoff move

wow

feel free to hit one out anytime, Escobar

5th inning
 

Top 5th

Escobar grounds out to shortstop
Getz strikes out (swinging)
Aviles homers to center
Cabrera strikes out (swinging)

1 run, 1 hit

Bottom 5th

Blanco homers to left
Borbon walks
Kinsler flies out to center
Borbon steals second
Moreland walks
Young singles to center, Moreland to second, Borbon scores

Jeremy Jeffress relieves Chen

Beltre walks, Young to second, Moreland to third
Cruz strikes out (swinging)
Napoli walks, Beltre to second, Young to third, Moreland scores
Murphy doubles to center, Napoli, Beltre, and Young scores
Blanco grounds out to second

6 runs, 3 hits

This is gay.

w00t

AVILES

Wow that thing kept going