KANSAS CITY ROYALS +145 - With all due respect to Derek Lowe, the Royals appear to be one of the best values I have seen all season at this price. Sure, Kansas City went 3-6 on their just completed road trip, but they did take 2 out of 3 at Baltimore over the weekend and they remain a perfect 10-0 YTD here at home. They are averaging 5.10 runs per game in this stadium while beating up on right-handers to the tune of a .296 team batting average. Furthermore, Lowe has not even come close to approaching his dominant form of last season, as he currently owns a 5.29 ERA with a terrible ratio of 1.58 in 32.1 innings. He has allowed at least 5 earned runs in each of his 3 road starts, failing to go more than 6 innings in any of them. Granted, May?s ERA of 4.91 is nothing to write home about, but he has really only had 1 bad start all year, allowing 3 runs or less in each of his other 3 starts. He also pitched well vs. these Red Sox at Fenway Park last week, allowing only 1 run and 5 hits in 5.1 innings. Finally, should the bullpens get involved in this game, the Royal have had the huge edge so far. The KC bullpen has a group ERA of 3.62 with a decent 1.30 ratio, while Boston?s bullpen-by-committee has been lit up, with a whopping 5.59 ERA and a 1.56 ratio.
Red Sox/Royals - 5/5/03
- Thread starter Eugene Michaels
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Keep in mind regarding the bullpens that KC did use their two best guys for two innings a piece yesterday. Grimsley and Carrasco. Not tryign to talk you out of anything just an FYI.
Royalfan, excellent point......thanks for bringing it too the attention to the fourm.
good watch-game stuff.......need more of it!!
good watch-game stuff.......need more of it!!
Wilson, in terms of red sox holds/saves/and money lost this red sox bullpen is sucking bigime right now for high priced starters.......can you give any insight what the rotation might be tonight for bullpen.....rested/unrested??.......would be good for madjacks users to make some money to know////lowe won't go 9.0////
is timlin 1st option?
not sure whats up
thanks,
IE
is timlin 1st option?
not sure whats up
thanks,
IE
on sunday ...Timlin pitched a 1/3..gave up 4 runs...
shiel pitched an inning gave up 1 run...my opioion this kid should stay in the bigs but has been pitching quite a bit lately
tolar pitched an inning..0 runs
and lyons pitched an inning ..0 runs...
that would leave embree/mendoza without use yesterday...
but keep this in mind....fossum was ejected early in his last game..and would be available for extended relief...and i dont think woodard would be available as he pitched for fossum when he was ejected..
hope this helps..
cooz
shiel pitched an inning gave up 1 run...my opioion this kid should stay in the bigs but has been pitching quite a bit lately
tolar pitched an inning..0 runs
and lyons pitched an inning ..0 runs...
that would leave embree/mendoza without use yesterday...
but keep this in mind....fossum was ejected early in his last game..and would be available for extended relief...and i dont think woodard would be available as he pitched for fossum when he was ejected..
hope this helps..
cooz
