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Post by plotty on Jul 15, 2007 5:49:38 GMT -6
Royals Slug Out Finale Win
KC Hammers Five Homers in 10-3 Dumping.
Rookie Brad Eldred continues to increase his every high value, by drubbing three home runs to lead Kansas City to a 10-3 win in the final game of the three game series.
The biggest blow came from the bat of Mike Sweeney, however. In the seventh inning, after Mark Grudzielanek singled in Tony Pena, Jr. to give the Royals a 4-3 lead, Sweeney, mired in a lack of power, broke the game wide open and crushed a three-run home run off of Victor Zambrano. "The pitch felt good, and I made solid wood," said Sweeney. The Royals also received a solo home run from Tony Pena, Jr.
But Eldred was the main story. Eldred became the first Royal to hit three home runs in a game since Danny Tartabull did it on July 6, 1991. "I just see the ball and hit the doggone thing," said Eldred.
Working to get the win for Kansas City was seldom used Chris Michalak. Michalak worked two and two-thirds innings of relief for starter John Thomson.
Next Series: at Baltimore April 12-15
Kansas City Royals 6-3
Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO
DeJesus CF 6 1 1 0 0 1
Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0
Sweeney DH 4 1 2 3 1 0
Teahen RF 5 1 1 0 0 2
Eldred DH 5 3 3 4 0 0
Gordon 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0
Buck C 3 1 0 0 2 0
Gathright LF 3 0 1 0 2 0
Pena, Jr. SS 5 2 3 2 0 2
Totals 40 10 15 10 6 5
Batting
2B: DeJesus (1), Pena, Jr.(2)
HR: Sweeney (1), Eldred 3 (4), Pena, Jr. (2)
RBI: Sweeney 3 (7), Eldred 4 (8), Pena, Jr. 2 (5), Grudzielanek (3) SB: Gordon 2 (4), Pena Jr. (1)
CS: Gordon (3), Gathright (1)
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson 4 1/3 6 3 3 1 4
Michalak (W, 1-0) 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 1
Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dotel 1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals 9 7 3 3 3 8
Toronto Blue Jays 5-4
Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO
Phillips RF 4 1 1 0 0 1
Lind LF 2 0 1 1 1 0
McDonald PR 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rios PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1
Glaus DH 4 1 1 1 0 1
Wells CF 4 1 1 1 0 0
Hill 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0
Stairs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0
Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 3
Fasano C 4 0 2 0 0 2
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 8
Batting
2B: Lind (2)
HR: Wells (2), Glaus (3)
RBI: Lind (2), Wells (6), Glaus (4)
GIDP: Rios
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum 6 1/3 7 3 3 2 2
Frasor (L, 0-1) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 2
Zambrano, V. 2/3 1 2 2 2 1
Janssenn 2/3 5 4 4 2 0
Totals 9 15 10 10 6 5
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plotty
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Post by plotty on Jul 16, 2007 7:24:53 GMT -6
Bannister No-No's O'sRookie Throws Gem in Second Career Start. File photo: Brian Bannister threw a no-hitter against Baltimore in a 8-0 Royal win.Brian Bannister was to provide stability in a rotation that lacked some, the experts say. Then this performance came along. The rookie, acquired last season in a trade with the New York Mets, fired a no-hitter, and received plenty of run support in a 8-0 laughter over Baltimore. The no-hitter was major league baseball's first of the 2007 season and the Royals first since Bret Saberhagen threw a no-no on August 26, 1991. That day, the Royals blanked the White Sox 7-0. "I am so doggone proud of Banny," said manager Buddy Bell, "Banny had total electric stuff the entire game." Bannister nearly had a perfect game. A walk by 1B Aubrey Huff in the fifth inning ruined any chances of the perfect game. When asked about the no-no, Bannister took it in stride. "It wouldn't had meant a thing if we would had lost," Bannister said, "but fortunately there was plenty run support for the win to happen." The Royals slugged out 17 hits, seven which went for doubles. Alex Gordon went a perfect four-for-four. John Buck went two for five, but drove in three of the eight runs, two on a clutch double of his own. Brian Burres took the loss for Baltimore. Kansas City Royals 7-3 Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO DeJesus CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 German PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 Gload PH-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 Teahen RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 Langerhans PH-RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 Eldred DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 Gordon 3B 4 3 4 2 0 0 Buck C 5 0 2 3 0 0 Gathright LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Pena, Jr. SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 Totals 39 8 17 8 2 3 Batting 2B: Gordon 2 (2), Sweeney (6), Teahen (7), Eldred (4), Buck 2 (3) RBI: Gordon 2 (8), Teahen 2 (9), Pena, Jr. (6), Buck 3 (9) SF: Gordon SAC: Gathright GIDP: Eldred SB: Gordon (5) Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Bannister (W, 2-0) 9 0 0 0 1 5 Totals 9 0 0 0 1 5 Baltimore Orioles 5-5 Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mora 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 Markakis RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Huff 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gibbons DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 Payton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 Patterson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 26 0 0 0 1 5 Batting GIDP: Hernandez Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Burres (L, 1-1) 4 7 5 4 1 2 Guthrie 3 4 1 1 1 1 Cardwell 2 6 2 1 0 0 Totals 9 17 8 6 2 3
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Post by gilgameche on Jul 16, 2007 8:59:44 GMT -6
WOOO GO BANNY
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Post by ror1fan on Jul 16, 2007 9:21:01 GMT -6
Wow a no hitter awesome Banny
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Post by mtroyals on Jul 16, 2007 10:32:52 GMT -6
We're going to have to forget about '77 and '85 as the greatest years in Royals history at this rate.
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Post by dejesus9 on Jul 16, 2007 13:19:25 GMT -6
Now if Banny can just do that tonight, we'll be in business!
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Post by KC Royals Nation on Jul 17, 2007 22:22:59 GMT -6
Way to go, Banny!
I'm agreeing with mtroyals here, this looks like the making of a dreamtastic Royals season!
plotty, could you post the team statistics through the first Week-Plus of Royals baseball? I'm anxious to see the offensive and pitching results thus far in Royals Dynasty.
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plotty
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Post by plotty on Jul 18, 2007 11:23:22 GMT -6
Standings -- AL Central
Team Wins Losses GB
Kansas City 8 3 ------
Chicago 7 3 0.5
Minnesota 6 5 2
Detroit 4 7 4
Cleveland 3 8 5
Batting Stats (through 11 games) Currently active players ONLY
Player Gms AB Avg H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K
DeJesus 11 46 0.239 11 4 1 0 0 1 2 2
Eldred 11 36 0.389 14 11 4 0 4 8 6 5
Teahen 11 43 0.558 24 14 8 0 1 9 4 5
Grudzielanek 10 41 0.390 16 6 0 1 0 3 2 2
Gordon 10 41 0.512 21 6 3 0 0 9 1 2
Sweeney 10 40 0.475 19 11 7 0 2 8 3 3
Gathright 10 33 0.152 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 6
Buck 8 29 0.414 12 4 3 0 0 9 5 2
Pena, Jr. 8 29 0.379 11 4 2 0 2 6 1 8
German 5 13 0.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Gload 4 6 0.667 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Phillips 3 12 0.417 5 0 2 0 0 6 0 2
Langerhans 2 5 0.400 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 374 0.42 144 63 30 1 9 62 31 41
Pitching Stats (through 11 games)
Player W L Sv ERA IP H R ER BB K
Gobble 0 0 0 1.13 8 5 1 1 3 4
Riske 1 0 0 2.08 4 1/3 9 1 1 4 3
Soria 1 0 0 2.84 6 1/3 5 2 2 0 7
Peralta 0 0 0 1.93 4 2/3 4 2 1 3 5
Dotel 0 0 3 0.00 3 2/3 1 0 0 1 3
Meche 2 1 0 4.08 17 2/3 15 8 8 8 13
Bannister 2 0 0 0.59 15 1/3 3 1 1 5 9
Thomson 0 0 0 4.66 9 2/3 11 5 5 2 5
Greinke 0 0 0 10.80 1 2/3 3 3 2 1 1
Jennings 1 1 0 2.70 13 1/3 10 4 4 7 9
Perez 0 1 0 6.52 9 2/3 13 7 7 6 11
Michalak 1 0 0 0.00 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 8 3 3 3.11 97 80 34 32 41 71
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Post by KC Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2007 22:28:30 GMT -6
German may have earned himself a solid ride of the pine with his 0-for-13 start. Nice to see Mark Teahen and Alex Gordon start off the season in raking fashion. I'm also glad that John Buck is getting the playing time he deserves. Also, the bullpen has been handled very well, as that's evident in the box scores and in the statistics. Someone nominate plotty for real Royals manager!  When was the last time the Royals were in first place this late in the season? 2003? Oh, and has Billy B. earned himself a promotion? |
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Post by plotty on Jul 19, 2007 10:09:19 GMT -6
Gilgameche Shuts Down O'sThe Sixth Serves as the Lucky Number.  Royals starter Gil Meche fires a pitch against Baltimore. Royals starter Gil Meche went six and two-third innings, and Mike Sweeney bashed a solo home run in the sixth inning to lead Kansas City to a 3-1 win over Baltimore. Meche allowed one run on five hits in his six plus innings worked. He walked two and struck out four, and improved his record to a modest 2-1. Oriole losing pitcher Erik Bedard scattered nine hits over his six innings, but gave up the winning solo blast from Sweeney. Adding RBI for the Royals was Alex Gordon and Paul Phillips. Baltimore scored their only run on a RBI single by cathcter Ramon Hernandez. Kansas City Royals 8-3 Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO DeJesus CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 Teahen DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 Eldred RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 Gordon 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 Phillips C 4 0 2 1 0 1 Langerhans LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 German SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 12 3 2 7 Batting 2B: Gordon (3), Sweeney (7), Teahen (8) 3B: Grudzielanek (1) HR: Sweeney (2) RBI: Gordon (9), Sweeney (8), Phillips (6) GIDP: Sweeney, German SB: Gordon (6), Teahen (1) Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Meche (W, 2-1) 6 2/3 5 1 1 2 4 Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Dotel (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 4 Baltimore Orioles 5-6 Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO Bynum 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 Markakis RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 Huff 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 Hernandez C 3 0 1 1 1 0 Gibbons DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 Payton LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Patterson CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 4 Batting 2B: Patterson (2), Huff (2) RBI: Hernandez (8) GIDP: Mora Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Bedard (L, 0-3) 6 9 2 2 2 4 Loewen 3 3 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 12 3 3 2 7
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Post by ror1fan on Jul 19, 2007 10:43:04 GMT -6
The Sonic Slam inning who was the contestent? Where were they from? How much did they win?
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Post by plotty on Jul 19, 2007 18:52:00 GMT -6
The Sonic Slam inning who was the contestent? Where were they from? How much did they win? The contestant was Jack Dempsey of Kansas City, MO. He won himself $1100 and a gift card to Sonic. |
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Post by KC Royals Nation on Jul 19, 2007 19:07:57 GMT -6
I am so ecstatic, I've been literally Sonic-ing myself out the past 24 hours (which would explain the lack of updates here). Anyone else try their Banana-Raspberry Smoothies? A nice treat with those tater tots. I practically have a week-long supply in my refrigerator as I type.
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Post by ror1fan on Jul 19, 2007 20:11:39 GMT -6
I get Peach-Coke's myself.
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Post by plotty on Jul 21, 2007 4:37:47 GMT -6
Royals Hammer O's in Submission
Jennings Nearly Goes Distance.
Jason Jennings was one out away from a complete game, and rookie Brad Eldred showed that the trade for Emil Brown and Jorge de la Rosa was a bargain.
Eldred led off the third inning with a mammoth 463-foot solo home run to dead center field off Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera.
"The first pitch was a fast ball down the chute," said Eldred, "I just made solid connection. But I didn't think it would go that far." The home run landed in the grassy bern beyond the center field fence.
That run would be the only run the Royals would truly need, as pitcher Jason Jennings threw eight and two-third innings of quality baseball in a 9-1 Royal rout.
In addition to the blast by Eldred, Mike Sweeney and Tony Pena, Jr. connected deep for the Royals , who are 9-3 on the young season. The 9-3 mark is the best in baseball through 12 games.
Slump Buster: Esteban German, who started for Alex Gordon, busted out of a 0-for 13 skid with two hits. He also drove in one of the Royal runs.
Kansas City Royals 9-3
Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO
Gathright CF 4 1 2 1 1 1
Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0
Sweeney 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0
Teahen DH 3 0 0 0 2 2
Eldred RF 5 2 2 2 0 1
Buck C 4 1 0 0 1 1
Langerhans LF 3 0 0 0 1 1
German 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2
Pena, Jr. SS 3 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 9 11 8 7 9
Batting
HR: Sweeney (3), Eldred (5), Pena, Jr. (3)
RBI: Sweeney 2 (10), Gathright (3), Eldred 2 (10), Pena, Jr. (7), German (1), Grudzielanek (4)
GIDP: Sweeney, Buck
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Jennings 8 2/3 5 1 1 3 6
Soria 1/3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 5 1 1 3 6
Baltimore Orioles 5-7
Batter - Pos AB R H RBI BB SO
Roberts 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0
Mora 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1
Bynum RF 4 0 1 0 0 0
Huff 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0
Hernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 1
Gibbons DH 4 0 0 0 0 3
Millar LF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Fahey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Gomez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 5
Batting
2B: Mora (3), Hernandez (2), Bynum (1)
RBI: Mora (8)
SB: Roberts (2)
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Cabrera 3 1/3 7 7 7 2 3
Guthrie 1 2/3 3 0 0 2 1
Bradford 3 1 2 2 2 5
Williamson 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9 11 9 9 7 9
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