Quite a bit will most likely be fabricated from the truth that Angel Zerpa gave up 5 runs within the eighth inning, however, actually, that doesn’t matter. The Royals scored 11 runs all week. They had been shut out for under the third time all season right now and, as was true with Glasnow and the Dodgers’ bullpen on Sunday, there’s no disgrace in being shut out by Jon Grey and the Rangers’ bullpen. However having it occur twice in a single week whereas not scoring runs within the different video games is lower than best.
I may go on and on about how even good groups have dangerous stretches, how the Rangers misplaced a bunch of video games final 12 months, how the Royals nonetheless maintain a playoff spot, how they’re nonetheless projected to earn a playoff spot greater than half the time Baseball-Reference, and every kind of different optimistic methods to spin this. However the actuality stays that the Royals are 7-12 in June and have already squandered nearly the entire cushion that they had constructed for themselves within the first month of the season.
Michael Wacha made his first begin since injuring his foot towards the Padres. He was passable, going 5 innings and permitting just one run on three hits. After all, the road doesn’t inform the entire story and he was giving up onerous contact all day. However nonetheless, he bought his job accomplished.
The Royals bought three hits all day. Garrett Hampson and Adam Frazier every singled within the third. Frazier was the leadoff man right now with Maikel Garcia being demoted to seventh within the order due to his struggles mixed with the struggles of all the lineup. Frazier was such a very good leadoff hitter that he was pinch-hit for within the ninth by Nelson Velázquez who collected that third hit, a groundball single with one out. They earned no walks and took no hit by pitches. The offense was simply fully and completely lifeless.
There simply isn’t so much else to speak about. The Royals will defend one in every of their few remaining bastions of being a very good group tomorrow as they try and keep away from incomes their first sweep of the season. Alec Marsh will attempt to bounce again for the Royals. Max Scherzer will make his season debut for the Rangers. The sport will begin at 1:35 Royals time.