Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (5/8)

[alnorth]

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<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> H </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td>BAL (17-18)</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td>KC (15-19)</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> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 2 </td></tr>
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<font size = 1>Luis Hernandez was scratched from the lineup</font>

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Win, (3-1) Daniel Cabrera 9IP 1R 1ER 1BB 7K

VS.

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Loss, (2-2) Luke Hochevar 7IP 4R 4ER 2BB 5K
Leo Nunez 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Joakim Soria 0.1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Joel Peralta 0.2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

Starting Lineup

BAL

1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Melvin Mora, 3B
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Aubrey Huff, DH
5. Kevin Millar, 1B
6. Luke Scott, LF
6. Jay Payton, pr/LF
7. Ramon Hernandez, C
8. Adam Jones, CF
<strike>9. Luis Hernandez, SS</strike>
9. Freddie Bynum, SS

KC

1. David DeJesus, CF
2. Mark Grudzielanek, 2B
3. Alex Gordon, 3B
4. Billy Butler, DH
5. Mark Teahen, RF
6. Alberto Callaspo, LF
7. Ross Gload, 1B
8. John Buck, C
9. Tony Pena Jr, SS

[Moobs]

Hmmm interesting to see Guillen out of the lineup after a 3-3 performance last night.

[KurtCobain]

go royals!

[alnorth]

Top 1st

Roberts strikes out (looking)
Mora grounds out to second
Markakis walks
Huff singles to center, Markakis to third
Huff to second, Markakis scores on a Wild Pitch, Huff to third on an Error by P
Millar grounds out to shortstop

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error

Bottom 1st

DeJesus strikes out (swinging)
Grudzielanek grounds out to shortstop
Gordon doubles to right
Butler grounds out to second

0 runs, 1 hit

[alnorth]

Top 2nd

Scott strikes out (swinging)
Hernandez flies out to center
Jones grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 2nd

Teahen strikes out (looking)
Callaspo strikes out (looking)
Gload grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

[schneider221]

Hmmm interesting to see Guillen out of the lineup after a 3-3 performance last night.

something about neck pain is keeping him out of the lineup tonight

[alnorth]

Top 3rd

Bynum singles to right
Roberts strikes out (swinging), Bynum to second on a Wild Pitch
Mora walks
Markakis homers to center, Mora and Bynum scores
Huff grounds out to second
Millar flies out to right

3 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 3rd

Buck grounds out to shortstop
Pena Jr grounds out to third
DeJesus grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

[BigChiefFan]

The truth is, the starters on the Royals aren't that great. When DeJesus is your starting CF, you've got problems. The hitting on the team is beyond bad. I haven't seen a true power hitter in a long time.

[alnorth]

Top 4th

Scott strikes out (looking)
Hernandez lines out to third
Jones strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 4th

Grudzielanek grounds out to third
Gordon grounds out to second
Butler strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits

[alnorth]

Top 5th

Bynum singles to right
Roberts grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, Bynum out at second
Mora flies out to right

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 5th

Teahen grounds out to second
Callaspo grounds out to shortstop
Gload singles to right
Gload to second on a Wild Pitch
Buck walks
Pena Jr singles to right, Buck to third, Gload scores
DeJesus grounds out to second

1 run, 2 hits

[DeezNutz]

Alnorth, I'm assuming you have an automatic update set-up, right? How does one go about this?

[alnorth]

Alnorth, I'm assuming you have an automatic update set-up, right? How does one go about this?

nope, this is all done manually with edits after something happens. I've got a few shortcuts and things I copy-paste to make it really easy, but thats it.

[alnorth]

Top 6th

Markakis lines out to shortstop
Huff grounds out to shortstop
Millar reaches on an Error by 3B
Scott grounds into a 6-4 fielder's choice, Millar out at second

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error

Bottom 6th

Grudzielanek grounds out to third
Gordon flies out to center
Butler strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 0 hits

[DeezNutz]

nope, this is all done manually with edits after something happens. I've got a few shortcuts and things I copy-paste to make it really easy, but thats it.

Rep for your efforts. Very impressive. Even more impressive that you're able to stomach this team's offensive performances. I do my best, but sometimes I must avert my eyes.

[alnorth]

Rep for your efforts. Very impressive. Even more impressive that you're able to stomach this team's offensive performances. I do my best, but sometimes I must avert my eyes.

Oh, I'm not gonna keep this pace up the whole year. I'll eventually get sick of it and take a break for a while before coming back to it.

[alnorth]

I hate the baseball announcing of Bob Davis with the merciless fury of a thousand suns.

[alnorth]

Top 7th

Hernandez grounds out to shortstop
Jones doubles to center
Bynum grounds out to first, Jones to third
Roberts flies out to right

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 7th

Teahen grounds out to shortstop
Callaspo grounds out to second
Gload grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

[alnorth]

Top 8th

Leo Nunez relieves Hochevar

Mora flies out to center
Markakis grounds out to second
Huff grounds out to first

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 8th

Buck flies out to right
Pena Jr grounds out to shortstop
DeJesus grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

[alnorth]

Top 9th

Joakim Soria relieves Nunez

Millar pops out to third
Scott hit by pitch

Jay Payton runs for Scott

Hernandez singles to left, Payton to third
Jones hit by pitch, Hernandez to second

Joel Peralta relieves Soria

Bynum strikes out (swinging)
Roberts grounds out to second

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 9th

Payton comes in at LF

Grudzielanek grounds out to first 3-1
Gordon strikes out (looking)
Butler strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 0 hits

Orioles win, 4-1

[SPchief]

Didn't he already call him out?

[DeezNutz]

Is Soria human?

[petegz28]

So first they let the guy on base after he stuck his leg out to get hit, then they let another guy interfere?

Nice umpiring.

[SPchief]

whoa

[petegz28]

wow soria loads the bases...well shit

[petegz28]

sweet...Peralta picks up Soria

[Al Bundy]

Well the Royals offense is back.

[SPchief]

sweet, Soria looks human and still keeps his ERA at 0.00

[alnorth]

Well, Soria's been bailing out so many pitchers the last couple seasons while saving games, its only fair that he gets bailed out spectacularly when he finally has a bad game and needs help.

[DeezNutz]

Terrible game for the pitching staff. 4 runs. Who can overcome that? Embarrassing pitching effort. Rookie pitcher doesn't have his best stuff and still goes 7. That's not going to get it done. Send him back to Omaha.

[KcMizzou]

Well the Royals offense is back.Well, I guess they good news is, if they ever do get it going, the rest seems to basically be in place.

[Tactical Funky]

When Cabrera is on, he's nearly unhittable. I know the Royals don't have a good offense, but not many teams could've hit well against him the way he was pitching tonight along with the size of the strike zone. We'll get 'em tomorrow.

[OmahaChief]

When Cabrera is on, he's nearly unhittable. I know the Royals don't have a good offense, but not many teams could've hit well against him the way he was pitching tonight along with the size of the strike zone. We'll get 'em tomorrow.

Problem is we seem to say this nearly once a series. Last series it was Santana, the series before that it was Ponson and Sabithia. At some point out big league hitters have to be able to hit big league pitchers. Maybe the problem is we lack big league hitters.

[kcchiefsus]

Your 2008 Kansas City Royals- The team that ends losing streaks, makes pitchers look like Cy Young candidates, and gets batters out of funks

[DeezNutz]

Ponson

ROFL

And that's the problem.

[OmahaChief]

ROFL

And that's the problem.

Yep, when KC makes Ponson look like the Ponson of 2003, you know we are in trouble.

[KcMizzou]

Your 2008 Kansas City Royals- The team that ends losing streaks, makes pitchers look like Cy Young candidates, and gets batters out of funksIf you're complaining about KC's pitching so far this season, you haven't been watching.

Yeah, we still kinda suck, but pitching hasn't been part of the problem.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

sidney ponson is back? :eek: wow i guess as long as you are a vet you can find a job somewhere.

[Mr. Laz]

the royals couldn't hit there way out of wet paper bag

[chiefsfan987]

God the Royals suck against the Orioles. 1 win in the last 14 games against them.

[beavis]

Your 2008 Kansas City Royals- The team that ends losing streaks, makes pitchers look like Cy Young candidates, and gets batters out of funks

... and is currently 2.5 games out of first.

We all sure raised our standards pretty fast. Usually by this time of year, we've already lost 30 games.

[Demonpenz]

My god we aren't even in mid may and the stands are empty