Royals far from being respectable

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Nutshell: Last night the Royals led the Twins 8-3 after eight innings. They hadn't lost a game all year in which they'd led after seven innings. The Royals had lost nine straight games, but they were going to win this one. Manager Trey Hillman summoned, from the bullpen, sinkerballer Ramon Ramirez, who's been great this season. Ramirez struck out two of the first three batters he faced, then gave up three straight singles and suddenly the score was 8-5. It's a save situation, but super-closer J ...

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