Since leaving Minnesota last week, having been swept out of town by the Twins, the Royals have a 5-game winning streak they hope to push to six by returning the favor and finishing a 3-game sweep of the Twins. We hope not, but it will depend on pitching.
Yordano Ventura, a 22-year-old righty out of Samana, Samana, Dominican Republic, gets the start for Kansas City. Don't be surprised to see three digits on the radar gun today - Mr. Ventura touched 102 mph last year. In 5 starts between this year and last, he's posted a 2.22 ERA/4.16 FIP/.988 WHIP with 2.9 BB/9 and 9 SO/9.
Facing Ventura will be 27-year-old Phil Hughes, a righty out of Mission Viejo, CA, USA. Signed to a 3 year/$24 million dollar contract last offseason, Mr. Hughes is currently 0-1 through 3 starts with a 7.20 ERA/3.75 FIP/1.667 WHIP with 3.0 BB/9 and 10.2 SO/9. In 30 starts last year, he went 4-14 in 30 starts with a 5.19 ERA/4.50 FIP/1.455 WHIP with 2.6 BB/9 and 7.5 SO/9.
And apparently, Joe Mauer is very good at bunting too, but people still hate him.
Lineups:
1. B. Dozier, 2B
2. J. Mauer, 1B
3. T. Plouffe, 3B
4. C. Colabello, RF
5. J. Kubel, LF
6. J. Pinto, DH
7. K. Suzuki, C
8. A. Hicks, CF
9. E. Escobar, SS
1. N. Aoki, RF
2. O. Infante, 2B
3. E. Hosmer, 1B
4. S. Perez, C
5. A. Gordon, LF
6. B. Butler, DH
7. M. Moustakas, 3B
8. J. Maxwell, CF
9. A. Escobar, SS
And Pinto back to DH.
after a long morning and then the Jack Daniel's Sampler at TGIFridays, I'm going to be taking a well earned nap to Provus & Dazzle's prattle. Happy Easter and let's not let this get away while I snooze
Sam Fuld now a Twin. Mastroianni DFAed to make room.
I imagine once Bartlett's retirement goes through early next week, Mastroianni will be placed back on the 40 man?
I'm not sure if you can do that without him at least clearing waivers.
Colabello was about five minutes behind on that fastball
Carlos Gomez in the middle of a bust up in Pittsburgh. I think the pitcher got mad that Gomez was able to still get a triple after going to a home run trot.
RBI-6!
Trevah Tripleta!
Plouffe missed that HR by inches.
ok on replay it was more like feet
Hoo-hah! Ribeye!
20 rbi for Colabello!
hit n run with Colabello?
oooookaaay
HOSE MEAL
Gosh darn it I like runs
Pinto: Exit, stage left.
Pinto with the rally killer. jeeze
Through 17 games last year: 332/.356/.688 10 HR
This year through 17 games: .347/.370/.717 13 HR
And that's not counting today's game (#18), and thus doesn't include Pinto's HR just now.
so many walks.
so many doubles.
Stop it with the giveback runs
Diving Dozier!
Dozierwow!!!!!!
Hughes owes Dozier supper tonight
Finally Provii has some kind of input after 10 minutes of Dazzle-drazzle. (Smoke-break?)
So if history holds, Hughed will give up a three-run homer with no outs and get pulled
Plouffe with 7 total bases with maybe one more at bat.
So when Willingham and or Arcia comes back from the DL, is Pinto going to lose at bats?
Yes. Especially with Suzuki hitting alright.
Kurt "Ribeye" Suzuki
This Escobar guy. jeepers.
Hm. It got pretty quiet.
There it is! Still .500.
puppies!
If the Twins can manage to stay around .500 through June and then are able to promote Buxton, Meyer and Danny Santana to fill their three biggest needs, this could be a pretty fun season.
Also, Trevor May with six scoreless innings today with just 1 hit and 1 walk allowed. He has a 16/3 K/BB ratio in 15 1/3 innings this year.