Redman pitched relatively well over his 5.1 innings of work, but he made a huge mistake in falling behind 3-1 to Brandon Inge after Marcus Thames doubled in front of him in the bottom of the third inning. Inge was the number nine hitter. Redman shouldn't have been behind him to begin with, but Inge made him pay by hitting a two-run home run. And with our anemic offense, that's all the Tigers needed.
The Royals only managed to get four hits off Maroth, and the Tigers impressive bullpen shut us down after that. Zumaya, Rodney, and Jones did what they are supposed to do and the Royals only managed one hit in the final three innings.
With rumors flying that Sweeney is headed for the 60-day DL, and with David DeJesus and Shane Costa also hurt, we're going to struggle to score runs.
The Royals still haven't won a game on the road. The Twinkies aren't exactly playing great baseball right now, so who knows, maybe we can win one there, but I doubt it'll happen tomorrow since we're sending Joe Mays (0-3, 11.07) against Brad Radke (2-3, 8.89).
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