The Los Angeles Angels could also be in the fallacious place and dealing with the incorrect opponent to keep away from their longest street skid in 46 years, although they could possibly be dealing with the best pitcher. He kept the Royals hitless for the next 6 innings.
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Johnny Cueto was sensational in his home debut for the Kansas City Royals in his last outing, and will look to continue his success against Pujols in this matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
“I’ve got to pitch more aggressively to Hosmer and Butera, but sometimes you’re barely missing”, Street said. Starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker allowed seven hits and six runs while lasting just 1.2 innings to take the loss and fall to 5-9 for the season. “I cannot even describe how frustrating it was”, Shoemaker stated. The Royals went on to a 4-1 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night.
Hector Santiago gave up two runs and three hits to the first four batters he faced, but not allow a hit after that before departing after seven innings.
“Pujols hit the home run and it kind of woke me up”, Cueto said. “It was time to roll”. 509 since. He allowed a home run every 29.7 at-bats before the break; it’s one per 18.3 at-bats since the break.
It should be noted that two other Kansas City-area hospitals – Kansas City Hospital and St. Luke’s – did not notice unusual birth numbers.
Kris Bryant went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and Addison Russell (2-for-3, two runs scored), Jorge Soler (2-for-5, two RBIs), Anthony Rizzo (2-for-4, RBI) and Dexter Fowler (2-for-4, RBI) all contributed for the Cubs. But the streaking Royals wasted no time matching the run, then blowing right past it.
Hosmer followed with his 406-foot shot over the bullpen in right field.
Perez led off the second inning with a solo home run against Angels starter Matt Shoemaker. “He got into his groove from that point on, and we couldn’t do anything with him”, Ned Yost said after the game.
After that, Cueto was simply pumping strikes.
Finally in the tenth, Kendrys Morales ended the game with a walk-off line drive to left that drove in Ben Zobrist. But he never allowed a runner to reach second base after David Murphy was easily thrown out at home in the second inning.
“Today”, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, “is just a one we’ve got to turn the page on”.
In the end, a ninth-inning rally and an extra-innings victory gave yet another sellout crowd reason to celebrate an already unbelievable season in Kansas City.
A loss in the finale and a win by the Orioles would drop the Angels out of a playoff spot for the first time since July 2. SS Erick Aybar was a late scratch with tightness in his lower back. He could play Sunday….
-LF Alex Gordon (left groin strain) went on the 15-day disabled list July 9. There is still no word on a rehab assignment, though he could be sent out in the coming week.
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Shoemaker was the AL pitcher of the month in August 2014, going 6-1 with a 1.31 ERA.
