So one game's in the books, and the Royals are ahead of the Tigers and White Sox in the standings. I've been meaning to write up a full-on MLB preview (in which the pitching deficient Tigers and White Sox are taken to task), and hopefully that will still happen.
On the first game in the Royals quest to get back to respectability, the Royals came back on Verlander and crew, thanks in large part to a deep homer by George Bre--I mean, Alex Gordon. He also made a great diving catch to preserve their one-run lead in the bottom of the 11th. Tomko entered the game in the 7th and pitched an impressive inning only to give up the game-tying homer to Carlos Guillen in the 8th.
The Royals also ran the bases aggressively, and while Teahen got thrown out at the plate, I like the idea of them putting pressure on the defense to perform well. We all know how pressure on the defense played out for the Tigers two Octobers ago...
Sadly, I had to work during the day, so I could only listen to the game. Not that Denny Matthews is chopped liver or anything, but it would've been nice to see the game...
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