Is it still Lima-time?

We are in mid-May and Jose Lima has an ERA of 7.77. He was spotted a six run lead yesterday after two innings and he couldn't make it out of the fourth inning. He's given up 12 home runs in 46 1/3 innings. His WHIP is 1.73. He's gone from the number one starter to a guy that nobody in my fantasy baseball league even wants. He was dropped several starts ago and he's sitting there on the free agent list for any manager to claim.

As he left the game last night, fans booed him. I'm not crazy about booing him. He did a lot for this club in 2003. He had an unbelievable year for the Dodgers last season. He's a cheerleader in the dugout. He wants to win and he wants it bad. But 9 starts into the season he doesn't look like he deserves a spot in the rotation—let alone the number one spot. I don't think we have a lot of options right now, we're already down one starter with Bautista going down. And Kyle Snyder, a likely candidate for a starting role, is also hurt. So for now, Lima has a spot. Let's hope he can turn things around soon.

Lima wasn't the only pitcher who didn't get it done last night though. Cerda and MacDougal both pitched poorly and the Royals blew a six run lead to lose 12-8.

The good news is—guys are starting to hit. Berroa was 2-for-5, Long was 2-for-5, Brown was 2-for-4, and Gotay was 2-for-3 at the bottom of the line up. Everybody in the starting line up except for John Buck had a hit last night. They also drew five bases on balls. Eight runs ought to be enough to win, but unfortunately, it wasn't last night.

Tonight D.J. Carraso (0-0, 3.00) gets his second start of the season. He goes against Bruce Chen (4-2, 3.38) who is off to a great start.