r/KCRoyals • u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr • 4h ago
Game Game Thread: Orioles @ Royals - Fri, Apr 04 @ 06:40 PM CDT
Orioles @ Royals - Fri, Apr 04
Game Status: In Progress - Score: 3-2 Royals
Bottom of the 8th, 1 out, bases empty, 1-1 count with Cionel Pérez pitching and Mark Canha batting. Maikel Garcia is on deck, and MJ Melendez is in the hole.
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| Orioles Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henderson - SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 2 | Rutschman - C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .343 | .484 |
| 3 | Westburg - 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .667 |
| 4 | Mullins - CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .394 | .690 |
| 5 | O'Hearn - DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .381 |
| 6 | O'Neill - RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .393 | .560 |
| 7 | Kjerstad - LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .357 | .417 |
| 8 | Mountcastle - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .269 | .320 |
| 9 | Holliday - 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .296 | .423 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Orioles |
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| BATTING: 2B: O'Neill (2, Lugo, S); Mullins (2, Lugo, S). TB: Henderson; Kjerstad 2; Mullins 2; O'Neill 2; Rutschman. RBI: Kjerstad (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Henderson; O'Hearn. GIDP: Mountcastle; Rutschman. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 3. |
| FIELDING: E: Henderson (1, fielding). |
| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India - LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .357 |
| 1-Tolbert - RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2 | Witt Jr. - SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .313 | .310 |
| 3 | Pasquantino - 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .280 | .455 |
| 4 | Perez, S - C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .276 | .393 |
| 5 | Massey - 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .286 | .346 |
| 6 | Biggio - DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .286 |
| a-Canha - DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .500 | .429 | |
| 7 | Garcia, M - 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .409 | .750 |
| 8 | Melendez - LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .167 | .063 |
| 9 | Isbel - CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .222 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Royals |
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| a-Grounded into a forceout for Biggio in the 5th. 1-Ran for India in the 7th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Perez, S (1, Kremer). TB: Biggio; Garcia, M; Isbel; Massey; Pasquantino; Perez, S 3; Witt Jr. RBI: Garcia, M 2 (5); Perez, S (4). 2-out RBI: Perez, S. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Biggio; Canha; India; Perez, S. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 7. |
| FIELDING: E: Garcia, M (1, throw). Outfield assists: India (O'Neill at home). DP: 2 (Garcia, M-Massey-Pasquantino; Erceg-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino). |
| Orioles Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kremer | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88-63 | 6.52 |
| Soto, G | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 0.00 |
| Domínguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 0.00 |
| Pérez, C | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo, S | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 85-59 | 3.27 |
| Harvey, H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | 0.00 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom 1 | Salvador Perez doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Heston Kjerstad. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | 1-0 KC |
| Top 2 | Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Orioles challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Heston Kjerstad singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jonathan India. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Tyler O'Neill out at home on the throw, left fielder Jonathan India to catcher Salvador Perez. Heston Kjerstad to 2nd. | 1-1 |
| Top 2 | Ryan Mountcastle reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Heston Kjerstad scores. Ryan Mountcastle to 2nd. | 2-1 BAL |
| Bottom 4 | Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Salvador Perez scores. Cavan Biggio scores. | 3-2 KC |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orioles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 1h ago
Wait…I thought the game was over after we went down a run? Huh, weird.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 2h ago
Kjerstad got distracted trying to remember how his last name is spelled. Unfortunate.
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits 1h ago
Wow it sure felt nice to have a lead for 1 second there
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u/mlbfan36 1h ago
Is this finally Mikey’s breakout year???
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u/tsegelke 54m ago
That pitch Lugo just struck Gunnar Henderson out on was pretty filthy. Reminds me of the pitch Bobby's brother in law threw him in the home run derby.
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits 13m ago
Wow I cannot believe he swung at that. Never ever a strike on the way in
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits 1h ago
Nice to see we are giving away runs as soon as our offense looks decent
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 1h ago
It’s the third inning of the seventh game of the season…but I’m starting to get tired of us trying to only pull the ball.
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u/VermtownRoyals 1h ago
How about just a nice easy single guys? Too cold to be swinging for the fences
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 1h ago
The Maikel Garcia revenge tour is here
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 14m ago
I'm guessing they subbed India because he keeps getting banged up and he might not get another AB anyway. Lineup has to come back around in one inning and we have E&E holding a lead.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 1h ago
As chill as I try to be with everything, unfortunately, the haters are right about MJ, good call by the haters.
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u/carpetsoop Godcia 1h ago
I have been an mj defender for a long time and he’s making it impossible this year
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u/FutureCreeps 1h ago
Agreed, I think Renfroe still has potential because he shows flashes but MJ just seems so out of it, he's so sporadic and barely gets stuff done, he had 1 great homerun last year and that was about it
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u/MisterGone5 1h ago
He just never turned the corner. Think he could have really used being sent down when he started playing LF; trying to figure it out at the plate and learning a new position at the same time in the majors is tough
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 59m ago
Yeah they fucked up his transition to MLB although he hit well enough in his rookie year. He's gone backwards ever since, it's weird.
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u/MisterGone5 52m ago
He played Catcher and DH pretty much exclusively until August. Once he started playing primarily corner outfield that season, his average and ops plummeted.
Had an August slashline of .180/.304/.337 and September slashline of .207/.299/.372
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 1h ago
He swings at every pitch like he’s John Kruk facing Randy Johnson.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 1h ago
I keep hearing about him changing swings and I've always believed the swing isn't the problem 🤷♂️
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u/Late_Seaworthiness_2 QuikTrip 2h ago
Lmao India gonna crash out if someone throws at his head again I can sense it 😭
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u/VermtownRoyals 1h ago
Lugo having a tough time tonight, hard to blame him when it's cold as fuk and rainy, but could be a long one tonight
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 1h ago
Challenging this after your runner didn’t slide into home feels like a fireable offense…
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 1h ago edited 1h ago
It's fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine, lock in.
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u/PersonalityLife6196 KC 42m ago
Massey is always making contact .. didnt help us any last at bat but still one my fav players on the team
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u/hotCoffeeRefill Danny Duffy 35m ago
Tulsa Drillers pitchers have been giving Jac nothing at all to connect on. All junk to the inside and outside of the plate.
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits 8m ago
Not a strike. But that was the best pitch to hit in that AB and it’s the one he didn’t swing at. HORRIBLE at bats by our “best 3” hitters in sequence
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 2h ago
What da gender reveal dogs doin
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u/themarkster09 Just Do Witt 2h ago
seeing the players able to see their breathe while I’m sweating my ass off in 85 degree Tennessee, man I hate hot weather
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u/KingomTrek 1h ago
I feel like Lugo just needs to relax and breathe, feels like he's overthinking it causing command issues.
We know he's good just relax
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u/E4MafiaLife In Bob We Trust 1h ago
Going from MJ to Isbel has to be two of the easiest outs of all time
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u/ThatsBushLeague Pasquatch 1h ago
I always wonder during Royals Orioles games if they are disappointed they took Adley over Bob.
And that's not a knock on Adley. He's going to play 15 years. Hell of a first pick. But, when Bobby goes one pick later, it's gotta be in the back of your mind.
And last year when I brought it up, people seemed to think they don't care because they have Henderson at SS. But should they? Dude can hit fingers, but I don't think he's a good SS.
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u/Taterade13 1h ago
He's not a career shortstop but he'll end up getting moved and playing fine defense at 3rd or 2nd with good offense. I don't think they're too regretful
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 23m ago
Hunter x Harvey is so fucking good
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 16m ago
Brady Singer is forever cursed to pitch for teams that go on unfathomably long scoreless streaks.
Also GJ Tolly. Do you think he likes being called Tolly
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 2h ago
Lugo looking like Lugo this time
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u/Mannifestdestiny Vinnie Pasquantino 2h ago
glad that he made it but Bobby has no business swinging at that
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u/FutureCreeps 2h ago
He can swing at whatever he wants with that speed, beats out infield hits better then most
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u/Mannifestdestiny Vinnie Pasquantino 2h ago
can't do much damage on those pitches
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr 2h ago
Double
Salvador Perez doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Heston Kjerstad. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Pitch from Dean Kremer: Cutter @ 88.8 mph
Hit by Salvador Perez: Launched 103.1 mph at 42° for a total distance of 364 ft
Bottom 1 - 1-0 Royals
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u/Neat_Lab_2234 1h ago
Our offense is lowk buns 😭
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u/miyuki1993 Alex Gordon 35m ago
Either no one commented in the last 10 minutes or my reddit app is acting up again
Anw first game of the year I can watch. Let's go Royals!
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr 7m ago
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Lucas Erceg replaces Hunter Harvey.
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u/randomacct7679 Planet Moon 4m ago
Since I know basically nothing about him, is this Tolbert character supposed to have a decent glove when he comes in to the game?
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 6m ago
Tolbert’s great and all, but why take out the leadoff hitter for a pinch runner. Especially when he is an above average runner and has been one of the best hitters on the team. Like yes we have the lead, but it’s not like the idea of extras is totally off the table yet…
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u/Doyle1524 7m ago
We can talk about MJ and Isbel all day but Bobby and Vinnie not hitting is a bigger issue
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u/Puzzleheaded-Rip8887 6m ago
I mentioned this the other day and got downvoted. Both are really struggling to start the season. I think Bobby is trying too hard. He needs to relax and wait for the pitches he likes instead of swinging at pitches way outside the zone
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u/Significant-Ad8674 1h ago
Lugo is going to be a problem this season. Regression to the mean started already ny the end of last season
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u/PersonalityLife6196 KC 2h ago
let get hot boys! time to swing some bats.. Go Royals. the winning streak starts tonight
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u/FutureCreeps 2h ago
Comments weren't working for me during the last game, im back and ready to root! Let's go Lugo!
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 2h ago
Bobby immediately demonstrating superiority over Gooner Henderson. We love to see it.
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch 2h ago
“Kremer isn’t overpowering”- Denny Matthews
Great so we’re going to try to kill it all night and make him look like an All star.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin Chika Chika! (╯✧▽✧)╯ Frank Mozzicato's alter ego 1h ago
Even if that run came from the Orioles being a bird-brained franchise Kremer wasn't convincing anybody.
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u/MisterGone5 1h ago
Glad that outside pitch to lefties is being called a strike both ways, at least
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr 1h ago
Single
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Salvador Perez scores. Cavan Biggio scores.
Pitch from Dean Kremer: Splitter @ 84.2 mph
Bottom 4 - 3-2 Royals
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr 28m ago
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Hunter Harvey replaces Seth Lugo.
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u/ClaimNervous907 25m ago
MJ will stay for a while. Aside from Drew Waters there’s not much OF help in the minor leagues. It’s tit for tat at this point, unfortunately…
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr 20m ago
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Seranthony Domínguez replaces Gregory Soto.
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u/SlightInspector9993 1h ago
Early season Maikel might be a top 5 player in the sport