Just what the doctor ordered

Royals 5 Blue Jays 1
W-Camp (2-0), L-Halladay (3-4)
Royals Season Record: 10-21

We've asked quite a bit from Dennys Reyes this season. He's gone from a spot starter to a regular spot starter—if there is such a thing. Frankly, up until tonight, his starts have been sub-par. But tonight, he put it all together and pitched into the 6th inning before leaving with the score tied at one. And who can argue with his 3.22 ERA?

Shawn Camp continued his impressive season, pitching the final 3 1/3 innings for the win. What a nice and much welcomed surprise Camp has been. His 3.22 ERA looks like gold after all the pitching problems we've had this season.

I'm not sure why, but Pena gave Randa another night off, but during batting practice, Mendy Lopez fouled a ball off his leg and Randa ended up making the start at 3rd. He made a great diving play early in the game and drove in one run.

Kelly Stinnett played in this 8th game of the year and he got another hit tonight raising his average to .375 and extending his hitting streak to 8 games. That's right, he's got at least one hit in every game he's played in this year—including the towering shot he hit off the coke bottle over the green monster in Boston last weekend as a pinch hitter.

Sweeney played the field for the first time in a while. He drove in 2 runs with a double in the 7th inning. He looks like the Sweeney of old. His average is a little lower than I'd like to see (.274), but he now has 24 RBIs and he's certainly getting around on balls—unlike last season after he returned to the line up after his back injury.

Beltran was Beltran tonight. He drove in his 27th run of the season, stole his 10th base and he even had a sacrifice fly. The guy can do it all. I get sick every time I think about the possibility of him putting on the pin stripes.

Tomorrow afternoon, we've got Jeremy Affeldt (0-3, 5.06 ERA) going up against Ted Lilly (2-2, 5.05 ERA). Let's put two wins together guys. Go blue.