Hunter Cervenka‘s fabulous run comes to an end. The Kansas City Royals have an ERA of 4.01 and have lost seven straight games when allowing more than three runs.
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It was the seventh win in eight games for the Red Sox, and completed a 6-1 homestand in which they score 73 runs. The Royals defeated the Braves 5-1. “The most important thing is we got a win, however we got it. Whether it was a home run or a base hit or an error or a base on balls, whatever it was, it was important we got it”. He retired only one of the four batters he faced Friday night.
Gordon dropped a fairly routine flyball by Freddie Freeman near the warning track in left-center field for his first error since August 2, 2014, at Oakland – a span of 188 games, including 187 starts, without a defensive miscue. “Now we know that he’s human”. Salvador Perez’s two-run single off Alexi Ogando was the key hit of the inning, while Kendrys Morales drove in the other run.
“I thought the first one was gone and it didn’t go”, Morales said. “You try to log on to social media and keep up with friends”. And yeah, it might have caused a little bit of added pressure, pitching later in the game tonight and facing hitters like Hosmer and Cain. My hair is way too gray and it’s got me skinny.
The Royals are 11-5 in their last 16 during game 3 of a series and 0-4 in Duffys last 4 starts. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 8 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 7. Duffy struck out Mallex Smith to lead off the third, but ran into some trouble with two outs after issuing walks to Nick Markakis and Gordon Beckham. Atlanta concludes a three-game series Sunday at the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals looking for Matt Wisler to continue a strong stretch of performances by Braves starters, who have posted a 2.26 ERA in the past eight contests.
“It was good, man, especially to play at home, coming back from NY where we had lost three games over there and to win the first game at home was a great feeling for us”, said Edinson Volquez, who got his first win since April 21.
Dillon Gee made his first start for the Royals after seven relief appearances, and the former Mets right-hander didn’t allow a Braves runner to reach second base through five innings.
“That was a decent pitch”, Gee said. The Braves rank last in the majors with 102 runs.Volquez (4-3) yielded six hits, struck out two and walked none, throwing 55 strikes in 83 pitches.
“I just stopped locating the ball that last inning”, Gee said. “I wanted to make sure I throw the ball for strikes”. I used my fastball a lot and they made contact. “I’m going to go out there every fifth day and give this team everything I’ve got”. 388 against right-handers, singled home Escobar in the Royals’ first.
Escobar chugged into third and scored three pitches later on Cain’s groundout deep into the hole at shortstop.
Alcides Escobar, who had four hits to match his career high, singled before Morales’ blast off Jason Grilli.
That decisive 8th inning was extended via an curious call at second base on a double play.
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His best effort will be needed with Kansas City struggling. Royals 3B Mike Moustakas, who is on the disabled list with a fractured left thumb, took flip swings in the cage…. Left-hander Eric O’Flaherty (0-3), the sixth of seven Braves pitchers, took the loss.
