Oh definitely, I'm just not looking that far ahead, I'm a Royals fan. We're usually 10-15 games under. 500 at this point in the season.

Royals now 29-32, winners of 6 straight and tied with Cleveland for 2nd place, at 5.5 games back. A week ago the Royals were in dead last and 6.5 games back.

 

I think June will be make or break for KC, they are 7-2 so far, with this schedule coming up...

 

2 v. Detroit (Wade Davis v. Scherzer, Shields v. Verlander)

4 @ Tampa

3 @ Cleveland

3 v. White Sox

2 v. Atlanta

4 @ Minnesota

 

It's funny how playing Houston or Miami makes a team suddenly look alive again. (Unless you are the Angels) Sox went throught that a couple weeks ago.

Edited June 11, 201312 yr by LittleHurt05

Verlander's last two pitches were 96 and 97 MPH to Billy Butler (picking up the K).

 

That's about as hard as he has thrown that I have seen recently.

I'm feeling for the Royals fans. It really looked like the rebuilding process was nearly over and it looked like it had pretty much worked, but a lot of those promising players have just not turned out. There is still season left to turn things around and I think their real arrival time was meant to be next season, but they are on the verge of failed rebuild, which is just a nightmare scenario as a fan.

Royals did rally to pull this game out at least, 3-2.

 

DET bullpen issues continue to linger. The thing is, this year, they're going to address it in June/July and not try to wait it out again.

 

 

Justin Verlander tossed seven shutout innings for the Detroit Tigers today.

 

He didn’t get the victory.

 

The Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory in 10 innings after Lorenzo Cain hit a 2-run home run off Jose Valverde in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

 

Eric Hosmer’s RBI single in the 10th inning to score Miguel Tejada from third base sealed the win for the Royals, who took two of three from the Tigers in the AL Central division battle.

 

■ Box score

 

Verlander gave up just three hits and two walks while striking out eight. His ERA dropped to 3.41, but his record remains at 8-4.

 

As for Valverde, he’s now 9-for-12 in save chances this season. He inherited a runner on first base after Drew Smyly gave up a leadoff single to Hosmer to begin the bottom of the ninth. After recording two outs, Cain hit the homer off an 0-2 splitter to left center. Phil Coke relieved Valverde one batter later to end the threat.

 

Prince Fielder hit an RBI single in the first inning to score Avisail Garcia, giving the Tigers the early 1-0 lead. Then, a Brayan Pena double in the fifth scored Matt Tuiasosopo to make it 2-0.

 

K.C. starter James Shields went seven innings, striking out six.

 

The Tigers (36-28) now have a day off and travel to Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Twins for a weekend series. The first game is at 8:10 p.m. Friday.

 

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Edited June 12, 201312 yr by caulfield12

Very pleased to take the series from the Tigers. Even though May was awful, and the record could and should be better, it's hard to be really disappointed in 30-33. As a Royals fan.

 

The numbers say the offense hasn't improved a lot since Brett became hitting coach, but the situational hitting has been much better. The starting pitching and bullpen have been stellar in that span as well.

 

Onto Tampa for 4, we always play like s*** in Tampa..

 

 

Rick Porcello learned how to strike b****es out.

Anibal Sanchez and Alex Avila both to the 15 day DL.

lemme guess, Avilas knee

 

edit: Haha, wrong.

10 1/2 games back of the Tigers...Bailey blew a save at Comerica, Peralta with the walk-off homer.

That didn't take long, Valverde DFA

That didn't take long, Valverde DFA

 

No one signed him in the offseason and fans shocked he was back. This would be the equivalent of the Sox resigning Adam Dunn.

 

What's that, 9 games in a row the Angels have beaten the Tigers?

 

Weird.

 

How can DET have such a lousy record with that starting staff and offense?

 

It's more than just the back end of the bullpen, defense and Verlander's fall from Superman status.

Edited June 28, 201312 yr by caulfield12

What's that, 9 games in a row the Angels have beaten the Tigers?

 

Weird.

 

How can DET have such a lousy record with that starting staff and offense?

 

It's more than just the back end of the bullpen, defense and Verlander's fall from Superman status.

 

5-0 vs. DET and 3-7 vs. HOU. Now that's weird.

If not for Chris Davis, another triple crown for Miggy would be almost a foregone conclusion.

Edited June 29, 201312 yr by Jordan4life

Wade Davis threw 69 pitches...in 1 inning

Edited June 29, 201312 yr by Brian

Francouer DFA

The Tigers might be really good if they had a decent manager.

Wade Davis threw 69 pitches...in 1 inning

 

actually, it was 3 outs. he pitched in the second but didnt retire a batter. He threw 49 in the first.

 

The home plate ump had a stupid strikezone for both teams.

Edited June 30, 201312 yr by Benchwarmerjim

Indians and Tigers will finally be tied for first place (only 6 games over) if both early scores hold up today.

Nice to see that Jacob Turner's looking like a good MLB pitcher

Nice to see that Jacob Turner's looking like a good MLB pitcher

 

 

Tell Greg instead of complaining about not retaining the services of AJ or Buehrle, we would have been a lot better off with Francisco Liriano (Coop didn't fix him).

 

Hopefully he can power the Marlins past us in the standings. Half joking.

 

Still worried that Sale's going to overthrow his FB out of frustration and end up hurting himself. He's trying to win games by himself, and Chris throwing 95-97 hasn't been effective as at 90-94.

 

 

Marlins with a walk-off GS to inch closer to the SOX, 6-2 over the FRIARS.

 

Tigers had bases loaded in the 7th with no outs against the Rays and didn't score. K, forceout by Austin Jackson, Hunter tried to bunt and then was retired. Wil Myers (Dale Murphy Jr.) fever taking over in Tampa.

Edited June 30, 201312 yr by caulfield12

Sox continue to set new ways to suck. 1st time ever in Sox history that Cleveland beat the Sox all 4 games of a 4 game series at home.

Edited July 1, 201312 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

Looks like the Tigers and Indians will both be 43-38 at the half way mark.

 

They have 11 games left against each other. 8 in Cleveland.

 

 

Indians about to take over first place.

 

Despite everything that's happened this season, the Royals are still legitimately in the race again as well.

Edited July 1, 201312 yr by caulfield12