And the beat(ing) goes on

Blue Jays 9 Royals 3
W-Hentgen (2-2), L-Anderson (1-4)
Royals Season Record: 9-21

For the second time in a week, an ailing Pat Hentgen beat the Royals. He was given six runs of support in the first inning as the Jay sent eleven guys to the plate. Surprisingly, Joe Randa committed his fifth error of the year already on the first hitter of the game.

Not so surprising was Brian Anderson giving up six hits in the first inning. Anderson continues to get pummeled and his ERA is now a bloated 7.15. How long can we keep sending him out there with such bad numbers? It’s anybody’s guess.

Necessity rules the day for now, but even necessity would seem to have its limits. Chris George was sent down in the middle of the season last year after winning nine games with an ERA over 7.00. Of course, we went out and got Jose Lima, Paul Abbott and Kevin Appier (towards the end of the year) to bolster the staff.

With a team ERA of 5.54 (second worst in the AL, only to the Tigers) and the batting average against them being .297 (the worst in the AL), it is obvious that our current group of guys are not getting it done. We can only hope that Baird finds another jewel in the rough like Lima in the independent leagues or that a couple of our guys from Omaha can make a difference.