(AP Photo / Aaron Gash)
Record: 2-3
Winning/Losing Pitcher:
W: Abner Uribe (1-0 | 0.00 ERA)
L: Michael Lorenzen (0-1 | 5.06 ERA)
Key Highlights
This one was one to forget just as soon as it’s over for the Royals, and truly both teams. Of course the Brewers ended up scoring on a homer off the bat of Eric Haase early in this one. But the next three runs by the Brewers were just head scratchers. A double play waiting to happen to end the inning and Cavan Biggio can’t catch the ball at first. Bobby Witt Jr. ended up getting the error for this one, but truthfully I think it’s on the first basemen. He just didn’t get his glove down in enough time, wasn’t even on a hop. So, I’m interested to see how Matt Quatraro does with first base the next few days with Vinnie taking some time off defense lately. It’s been apparent that if you can’t consistently play defense, you’re not going to play every day on his team.
It didn’t end up being the difference in this ballgame since the offense just didn’t show up, but sometimes those are where you lose on the edges. Especially with Michael Lorenzen not pitching bad, keeping you in the game, but not necessarily pitching a gem either. He did strikeout seven in this one. So he had some good control, but ended up walking some runners on, some wild pitches advancing them, and then scoring on outs. Which is why this one was just so peculiar. But he kept you in the game, and honestly that’s all you can ask for out of that rotation spot. The third run ended up scoring on a Rhys Hoskins single, which inevitably made it the end for Michael Lorenzen in this one. So his line in this one is just best described as: kept us in the game.
But the offense couldn’t come up at all against this Brewers staff mixed with starter Chad Patrick who lead the way, but didn’t end up getting the decision in this one. Remember how I said peculiar? Royals extra base power was showing today, with multiple hitters having a double and then nothing to show for it in the run department. Although if you break it down, every aspect was so important in this one. If you look close to how this game went, you’ll see that a lot of the extra base power from the Royals was preceded by some walks so the bases were relatively active all night. Just couldn’t get any to come across. I’m not worried yet, it’s the second series of the year, still have things to figure out. But this is the time, like I said in my last recap, the bottom of the lineup could pick up the staff in games like this. When the offense is just an engine that can’t start. Christian Yelich homered to put the nail in the coffin in this one. So the story was just errors and the small little details. In the majors, games like this happen, and if you’re not prepared it can get away from you. Like three runs scoring on outs is just brutal. But moral of the story, Lorenzen kept them in it, but it just fell apart at the end. But, wash this on off and just go on to the next.
Summary of the Next Game:
The Royals will try to get back to .500 after two games that couldn’t be more different than each other. As Jake Eisenberg mentioned at the end of the radio broadcast, tomorrow is a battle of the aces. Cole Ragans and Freddy Peralta take the hill for both of their respective clubs, in the daytime rubber match. Peralta was solid in his opening day start. Only allowing a couple earned runs against a Yankees offense that killed the Brewers on just about every other opportunity in that series. So the Royals should have their work cut out for them, especially if they show up like they did tonight. Slow and inconsistent. Ragans will try to gain a little bit more control on his next start. On opening day Ragans had some great moments that proved how great he can be, but also had some times where he looked not as efficient. He’ll look to regain that control over the lineup, and I think he has a shot. This Brewers lineup can cause some damage for sure, but if Cole can be on, he has that bounce-back start in him. It is a 12:10 start time Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field, so catch it at work, on lunch, or via the recap on Farm to Fountains the next day.
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