Royals Down Tribe Again

With the 10-7 win against Cleveland last night, the Royals have won four of their last six games. For whatever reason, bad pitching on Cleveland's part is my best guess, the Royals own the Indians this season. They are 4-1 against them so far.

Affeldt struggled again early with his command, but this time Bell yanked him in the second inning, even though Affeldt wiggled off the hook in the first inning. It's hard to argue with Bell, but I wouldn't have minded seeing him leave Affeldt in to see if he could have gotten himself out of the jam—especially since our bullpen is so thin right now.

Gobble came in for Affeldt and for the first time in a month, he gave up a run—two actually. Peralta gave up two as well. Sisco and Dessens finished the game. And while the pitching performances were what we were hoping for, the bats came to life (finally) and covered for pitching staff.

The Royals had 17 hits. Grudzielanek was 4-for-5. Graffanino was 3-for-5. Guiel was 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI. Robinson was 3-for-4. And Buck was 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI. His home run was a big part of the 6-run sixth inning. This is hardly our best lineup, but I love to see Guiel get a shot at playing time, and German good enough to be starting somewhere every day. Even though he was 0-for-4, he's still hitting .405.

The Royals look for their first sweep of the season this afternoon at Kauffman. Scott Elarton (0-4, 3.86) goes against Jake Westbrook (3-2, 5.23).

Berroa Walk Watch: 1 walk in 31 games.