Two balls that inning an inch from being double plays and they get two runs instead. Pirates getting the bounces tonight

Francoeur playing some old school baseball. That's the grit this team is missing.

Dude he threw a cutter and Walker just hit it while McCutchen missed his by a mile. Sometimes hitters win

Rios leading off. Flaccid as I've ever been.

If you don't count that game, then against Boston a month ago.

We're set up for the walk-off grand slam.

If grit is starting pitching then I agree 100%.

**** YOU SO HARD RIOS YOU USELESS SACK OF SHIT

Here we go Royals here we go

"Paul Bunyan" reference!

Not our night.

Where's Orlando Magic?

Idea for next game: don't throw so many meatballs.

Tomorrow night against Cole won't be our night either...

Moose is gonna homer here then we'll give up 3 in the 9th.

I'm afraid you are right.

I keep wanting to think he's gonna stop sucking at some point. But he just won't do it.

Time for Cain to tie it.

Neither was it supposed to be against Kluber in the midst of our biggest slump this year, against King Felix with Blanton pitching, yesterday vs Sale.. etc.

Kinda like Sunday vs. Sale wasn't our day?

LoCain just freaking missed it LMAO

Ah shit, just missed

Damn so close Cain.

Shucks

Welp, that should pretty much do it.

Wow, so damned close

He hit that a mile in the air. One more millimeter lower on that bat and that's gone.

I'm not writing anything off tonight. Don't love the chances with bottom of order coming up, but who knows with this team.

Alex Rios grand slam next inning. Quick where can I get my bet down?

Cain almost did it. Wow.

I yelled when he hit but knew when I saw the outfielder that he had gotten under it too much. Dammit.

If that happens I promise to not say one more bad thing about him until October.

Needed to be playing in Houston for that to go out

Or Fenway off the wall.

Trout hits another HR. 28 now...tied with Pujols.

Fake Jap alert!!

If this AB goes along with the rest of the game this game will be all but over in about 30 seconds.

EDIT: Ishikawa's AB, in fact, did not go as he planned.

ALL THE HITS

How can Hochevar look so good one day & the next he sucks?!?!?!

Ventura has some trade value still.. is it too early to include him in a package to get a guy like Cueto?

Getting squeezed now.

I'm ready.

You have to PH Rios, right?

With who? Orlando maybe

Now we have to score three runs off Melancon.

Orlando Magic!

Orlando. Who should be playing everyday.

Well at least we made them use Melancon. Whereas our relievers are fresh.

Heck of an at bat

Hos with the big stride.

not sure if serious

FFS Kendrys - walk is almost as good as a homer.

Dude just straight up trucked Pierzynski

That was Frenchy!?!?!? I saw from my kitchen but couldn't tell.

Yep

Crazy as it sounds after 14 hits and 7 runs....too many missed opportunities offensively tonight.

Ventura was just beyond awful tonight....

I could have never guessed it was him. WOW.

Welp, we'll get them tomorrow I guess. Nice to see the offense putting up some runs...

Well that was a tough loss. Get Cole tomorrow.

Royals. Starting pitching. Get some.

I know. The poster's implication the Royals don't have "grit" is what I'm not sure if he's serious about.

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We heard you the first 7 times troll

Ventura has easily become my most hated Royal. He has a $1 million arm and a $.10 head. **** him.

I know no one here wants to hear about the opponents executing properly, but that was a pretty good adjustment by Melancole. He threw a 3-2 curve and walked Hosmer when he probably should've went with the cutter to induce weak contact. That's EXACTLY what he did with Morales.

Good pitching>good hitting at all times.

Showed tonight.. Ventura just isn't any good right now. This was a loss to a very good team. Good teams are going to pound guys like Ventura on a regular basis.

I didn't really want to trade for a pitcher now, but I really think we should. I don't trust Ventura in a playoff game. I don't trust him in a meaningless July national league game. Give him another year.

Yeah! **** the guy that helped us get within a run of winning a World Series, the highlight of most Royal fans lifetime. Screw that guy.

Ask Al Bundy about Ventura. DFA?

Yep, just eat the contract and move on. Who needs a guy like that cluttering up such a stellar rotation.

Does anyone know what Al Bundy thinks about Ventura's performance tonight? I haven't heard.

Trade Ventura and Davis for Cueto. Keep Duffy and Finnegan, though. L > R.

More hated than the turd at 2B who's making $8M to be one of the worst regulars in the game?

I look at the standings and just marvel at the fact that we are 19 games over .500 with this group of Starters. Seriously, it's a head scratcher when you stop and really think about it. However, I'm going to stop worrying about what this team doesn't have and just enjoy the fact that we are leading the Central and playing .600 ball. Life's good, Gents!

Your and idiot