Van Hekken settled down and began to hit his spots and he took a one-hitter into the middle of the game. He didn’t walk anybody and ended up throwing eight strong innings—only allowing three hits; one of which was a solo home run in the eighth. Here are a couple of photos of Van Hekken in action (the second of which shows him pitching against former Royals' catcher Alberto Castillo):
Shane Costa had a monster day at the plate. He was 3-for-3 with 2 RBI and a towering home run down the right field line. Costa is now hitting .360 in Omaha and really looks like he’s better than a Triple-A player. He also made a nice running grab in the right field gap late in the game. Here’s a photo of Shane in action, as well as a shot of his offensive numbers:
Mike Coolbaugh, Omaha’s DH and clean up hitter, struck out three times and his average is down to .230. Coolbaugh was outmatched most of the game—but even more so when the Zephyrs brought in Danny Rueckel who approached the mid-90s.
Leo Nunez came in to close the game in he ninth. The Royals had a 3–1 lead and Nunez stumbled a little—allowing one hit and one walk, but he finally closed the door and the Royals won 3–1. Here’s a link to the box score. And here’s a photo of Nunez in action:
Esteban Yan was up late in the game, but never saw any action:
Here’s a shot of Casey being Casey:
Finally, here’s a couple of shots at the end of the game:
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