This ump isn't going to give you close pitches. THROW ****ING STRIKES.

At least avoided further damage.

Well that's not near as bad as it could have been

Not great not terrible

Bad inning but could’ve ended much worse.

All things considered, that ended up ok. Hopefully the ump squeezes them as bad.

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Still in it. Could have been much worse.

Terrible inning but at least it's still a game. They could have blown it open there.

At least the Yankees never got the big hit to bust it open

Don't like the walks... but really limited the damage.

First batter should have been out on strikes. That said, not nearly as bad as it could have been.

ENOUGH WITH THE GODDAMN WALKS.

Now c'mon bats, pick us up!!!

Let's answer back with 2 (or more) of our own!!!

That was the most frustrated the Royals have made me since probably Trevor Cahill blowing a save in 2017.

Could have been worse, I guess.

At least we’re only down only one.

When you can't throw strikes, you don't get the close calls.

Time for the big bats!!!

Also Soto's hit was a dribbler through the infield but that's playoff baseball.

I don't even remember Trever Cahill but remember Ken Harvey almost killing Jason Grimsley.

Memory is a funny thing.

It won't matter because we don't have the plate discipline to not swing when they can't throw strikes.

that would be nice but we'd have to stop swinging at pitches out of the zone to get into that position. the Yankees aren't swinging at balls. we have too many guys that will swing at everything.

And that inning is the downside to using analyticals. Numbers say don't let Wacha go 3rd time through. Numbers say use Zerpa with the lefties coming up. Human element comes into play.

Gurriel is the best player on the planet!

Gurriel is having elite ABs today.

As much as that half inning sucked, we are fortunate AF it wasn’t a true disaster. Zerpa wasn’t missing that bad, and got no borderline calls whatsoever along the way. Not even faulting the ump, just uncanny consistency. They were all high leverage at bats thanks to the leadoff walk, with the likes of Soto and Judge right out of the gate.

We knocked the shit out of Cole.

So close, ripped that one.

Gurriel shouldn't play /reeruns Vlad and BWillie

Shit, they're taking out Cole.

Knocked Cole out pretty early and did some damage.

No matter what, the Royals should not be intimidated by these Yankees.

Yuli barely misses a HR to left and ends up with a single, lol.

Baseball and old slow guys.

I was told Gerrit Cole was going to shut us out today.

Zerpa doesn't usually get a lot of called strikes but rather usually gets a lot of swing and misses outside the zone. Yankees weren't chasing because ump has a tight strike zone. Bad feel for the game by Q bringing Zerpa in that situation

u gotta win a game where u get to gerrit cole like that

gotta capitalize on this base runner here

Hopefully whoever is coming out if the pen has the jitters.

Not like the broadcast tells us who it is before going to commercial.

Wacha was shot. I would not have used Zerpa because I just don't trust the guy but he was coming off an unbelievable inning vs Baltimore. Can't be results oriented after the fact. At the time it's not really anything egregious at all.

It's always damned if you do/damned if you don't... if they left him in and Judge homered, everyone would ask HTF do you leave him in.

That wasn't a ****ing strike for us.

Here we go. We're going to get a lot of Tim Hill and Luke Weaver in this series.

Must be nice when your relieve comes in and just throws strikes.

Just idiotic and to compound it he trusts Erpup.

LOL at strike 1. We didn’t get shit like that.

MJ heating up could actually carry this team in the postseason

Yeah the ump cam is great when it's a replay. I don't want to see it live though.

PUT THE BALL IN PLAY!!!

Nice. Come on lads!!

OOPSIE!

That's huge. Might have to pinch hit for Isbel here though.

I'm surprised he went to second there.

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Pinch hit for Isbel

Gift

It ended up sort of working out, but that doesn’t mean it was the right move.

I would have let Wacha throw to Soto and Judge and then pulled him, but whatever.

It’s just as plausible Wacha could have given up 2 runs if he stayed in. He was tired.

I like more of that!

VOLPE AINT SHIT WITT

Well, that’s a gift.

We’ll take it.

Now, don’t blow this opportunity.

ERROR

Yes!!! There's a break! Take advantage!!!!!

Huge moment

WE TAKE THOSE

SUCK IT!!!

BOOM!

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**** YES

YESSSSSSSSSS

HAMPY

Hampson!!

Attaboy, Hampson!

Hit it to where they ain’t!!

¡NOSOTROS CREEMOS!

Great job by Q there to put in even a shitty guy but RH instead of the struggling LH Isbel

Hampson RBI king lol

That'll do. Good hands by Hampson. Now steal 2nd.

**** YEAH 2 runs scored

What a decision by Q

HAMPSON YOU BEAUTIFUL SON OF A BITCH!!!!

With Hills arm angle it makes sense he would be very effective LH and worse than normal for RH

YES!!!!

EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE ROYAL GARRETT HAMPSON COMING THROUGH!!!!!!

Wow!

Beautiful!

That's a blast from 21 years ago.

FAN FAVORITE GARRETT HAMPSON!!!!