***OFFICIAL 5.21.25 Royals @ Giants Rubber Match Thread***
 

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1-0 Rs after 1 inning.

Massey was dead meat there with a good throw.

Isbel is heating up. good to see, finally.

Hey! Timely hitting!

I liking this so far.

We've already scored an entire game's worth of runs in the first two innings!

Save some runs for the rest of us /people in Cincinnati eating that "chili"

Ump ****s us again. But I’ll take the two runs…

Yup, ball 4 called strike 3. :rolleyes:

And strike 3 called ball 4 when the Royals are pitching. This umpire is either blind or biased.

And this is why Lynch isn't ready for prime time.

Nice start...

Garcia totally jacked up that run to first.

Four runs. FOUR!

Bobby gets us four! Keep it going!

Offense goes when Robert goes

GONE!!! WOOT!!!

SALVY OPPO DONG!!!

Salvydong

Salvy Dong!! 5-1

6-1

Salvy bomb!

Salvy hang that dong!!! Man, did he and the team need that, or what?!? Woohoo!!!

Correct! I was just seeing if anyone was paying attention...:p

Actually, I forgot to count Witt's RBI.

Way to go! Walk the #9 hitter batting .168....twice now.

Why can't we have nice things?

This is the hard part of bullpen games. Even if you have 7 great relievers the odds are someone isn't going to have it today. You have to give them rope because you can't be burning through 3 relievers an inning.

Well, I think it's safe to say that's all of Cruz we'll see today. Or, better be.

Who the hell are these guys?

Now THIS is Royals baseball.

Blow it open!!!

8-2 baby!

Cruz is back out there.

I benched Salvy in my fantasy league this morning.


You’re welcome.

The bats are alive!!! LIKE!!

You get a hit, and you get a hit. Everybody gets a hit!!

i swear - the more and more I listen to Hud, the more and more he reminds me of Greg Stenk:

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Just as I was complaining in the other thread about his production, he unloads. 😝

Taylor Clarke has done a fine job. :clap:

3 hit game for Salvy.

LOL, Salvy is so slow.

I think that was a "Let's get this game over" send from Wilson.

Oh boy...

Erceg not looking too hot so far

Why is Erceg even in this game?

I guess if they’re gonna ‘get one’ off him, might as well do it in a meaningless situation. :shrug:

WINNA

16 hits, what a performance.

Just as we all predicted, this team would come alive in a bullpen game on the road against the ace of one of the best teams in the league this year.

Baseball

By the way winner winner roast beef dinner.

Winner