Royals

[Leawood]

From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.

[jfish26]

From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.

I hadn’t seen it, but I know he was a bit of a double-switch maniac in St. Louis. I suppose in the AL there may be a narrow sweet spot to give up the DH very late in the game, where the DH spot is unlikely to come up again (given the gimmicky extra innings rules).

[Deleted User 865]

Detroit is terrible, but sweeping any MLB team on their home field, especially divisional, is a reason to get excited

Haven't swept em yet (getaway game at noon today).

Are the Royals going to go 102-60? They're not.

But it's more likely that they'll win 90 games now than 70, and it's enormous to keep stacking up these wins when you're still getting nothing/effectively nothing from Witt/Soler/Mondesi. And Dozier/Keller, to a lesser extent.

This is exactly the sort of thing you want to do - buy yourself a bit of a cushion - if you want to get to July and have really interesting decisions to make (on which prospects do you start the clock?; do you spin any prospects for lineup help now?).

Never heard of a Thursday to Monday Series. This is a thing?

[Deleted User 865]

From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.

He did something weird on Saturday's game, but it was to preserve Dyson as a possible replacement for Salvy if it went to extra innings to be the runner on second. My guess is this is something similar. Trying to line up the runners/line up for a possible tenth inning.

[Sparko]

I believe it was forced due to DH position switched to the field. It was ho-hum because Brenz had gone two innings and the PH for him in the ninth.

[NewtonHawk11]

Detroit is terrible, but sweeping any MLB team on their home field, especially divisional, is a reason to get excited

Haven't swept em yet (getaway game at noon today).

Are the Royals going to go 102-60? They're not.

But it's more likely that they'll win 90 games now than 70, and it's enormous to keep stacking up these wins when you're still getting nothing/effectively nothing from Witt/Soler/Mondesi. And Dozier/Keller, to a lesser extent.

This is exactly the sort of thing you want to do - buy yourself a bit of a cushion - if you want to get to July and have really interesting decisions to make (on which prospects do you start the clock?; do you spin any prospects for lineup help now?).

Never heard of a Thursday to Monday Series. This is a thing?

Very rare but happens mostly early in the year.

[pdub]

Stteeeeeerrriiiiike.

[NewtonHawk11]

Nice bounceback for Keller after that triple and soft bloop single.

[NewtonHawk11]

Roys killing it in small ball. Double, sac bunt to move runner, sac fly. Score a run. Like clockwork.

[NewtonHawk11]

Not pretty but Keller is doing well getting out of jams.

[Deleted User 865]

Not pretty but Keller is doing well getting out of jams.

That was the most uncomfortable 5 inning, 2 run baseball I've seen a SP have in a while. Lucky the Tigers are terrible.

[Deleted User 865]

WTF, they are leaving Keller in there?

[NewtonHawk11]

I guess, gotta stretch him out at some point..?

10 pitch inning though. His cleanest inning of the game.

[Cascadia]

Barlow walks first batter. Great.

[pdub]

Steeeeeeiiiirrriiiiiike.

[Cascadia]

Barlow with quite the inning there.

[NewtonHawk11]

Got damn Holland. Nice inning after that triple.

[pdub]

Game blouses.

[Cascadia]

Can't really ask for a better start to the season. 14-7 and a 4 game road sweep of a divisional opponent.

Crazy

[Deleted User 865]

First four game sweep on the road since 1999. This is how you make for meaningful baseball in the late summer.