Aviles 1-out triple, Guillen RBI double, tie game...

 

royals already got 5 hits on liriano in the 3rd, 4 for extra bases...

 

Liriano is not the same pitcher he used to be. He may become it again but you never know.

Ugh...Liriano now breezing through the Royals lineup...65 or so pitches through 5 innings and looks like he could go deep and avoid the bad part of the Twins bullpen.

 

Any kind of lead for the Twins and this thing is over.

Both pitchers seem to be breezing along now

2 on no outs for Minnesota, runs galore, here we come.

Duckworth's 3rd trip through the lineup....can't be good. Mahay in, but he's got to pitch out of a jam.

Royals prove me wrong, strike out Kubal, and get a 1-5-3 Double Play.

Mahay in, but he's got to pitch out of a jam.

And he did, thank you very much. On to the 7th.

Liriano hardly breaking a sweat....meanwhile, our midseason replacement lefty starter gave up a million runs against KC when he faced them.

Gamecase cracks me up...on a pitch last inning, the strike zone said it was pretty much right down the middle but was called a ball. If the Ump had seen it, they'd throw the person running gamecast out of the ballpark.

Ron Mahay is actually a halfway decent pitcher. I'm surprised he wasnt traded to a team needing/wanting a lefty

 

Runner on 1B, 2 outs in the 7th for the Twins

Ron Mahay is actually a halfway decent pitcher. I'm surprised he wasnt traded to a team needing/wanting a lefty

Agreed...I wonder if the Royals asked to much. Would love to have him in the Sox pen to fill the Boone Logan role.

Wow, royals bullpen gets out of it with two runners on...tied 2-2 headed to the 8th, KC might have a chance, although Liriano is in the zone and has retird 14 straight...

 

and i gotta say, that legend of rowand pale hose 5 comic in your sig above makes me laugh every single time i see it...

Tied still going into the 8th

 

8 pitch inning for Liriano and they head to the bottom of the 8th with Mauer and Morneau due up. Liriano only at 95 pitches.

Dejesus broke up the consecutive retired streak and then Liriano rolled over Aviles and Guillen. Bottom of the 8th 2-2.

German somehow did not catch a fly ball from Mauer. It bounced off his glove.

Jeebus Maura and Jose it seems like Mauer and Morneau are up every inning.

The Royals are bad. Ball bounces of German's glove. Mauer with a 2 base error.

Royals saw 8 pitches for 4 batters in the 8th and actually got a hit.

 

They seem like a very different team against the White Sox as they would have worked the count there and gone through 3 different relief pitchers.

The Royals are bad. Ball bounces of German's glove. Mauer with a 2 base error.

Oh well, 1/2 game lead. Sox will have to suck it up with the walking wounded and pull one out tonight.

Royals saw 8 pitches for 4 batters in the 8th and actually got a hit.

 

They seem like a very different team against the White Sox as they would have worked the count there and gone through 3 different relief pitchers.

 

That's because Sox pitchers wouldn't be attacking the zone.

2 outs this inning, but the Twins always wait until 2 outs to get a run in.

 

Got out of it.

Edited September 11, 200817 yr by WilliamTell

Inning over. Mauer stranded.

Twins aren't being patient either.

Liriano out, Nathan in, come on and let's get some runs Royals!

Wow, Twins looked bad at the plate there for once. If KC could somehow score here, Minny would have the bottom of their order up in the 9th