Game Date: September 10, 2007
Twins 4, Royals 2 / Box Score
WP: Bonser (7-12), LP: Buckner (0-1), SV: Nathan (31)
Royal Home Runs: None
Royals Record: 62-81
The Royals dropped their sixth straight game last night. Nobody seems to be panicking. Buddy Bell seems more focused on the little things. Like Jason Kubel's third at bat against Royals' rookie starter Billy Buckner. Kubel had two doubles in his first two at bats, but Buckner struck him out the third time through the order and that pleased Bell.
I guess it's something. But Buckner walked too many guys (five). Bell later said that it was typical for a young guy to be pitching away from contact. It might be typical, but wouldn't it be nice if he learned enough in the minor leagues to be atypical by the time he reached the big leagues?
Unfortunately, we couldn't put enough runs on the board to save Buckner against Boof Bonser, even though Bonser had only one win in his previous 15 starts. The Royals did manage to get nine hits for the game, but they also stranded ten runners.
All in all, not a great game for the boys in blue. And yes, they are still sitting on 62 wins, which means they need one more to make sure they don't lose 100 games again this season.
Tonight, Kyle Davies (2-4, 5.97) will go up against the Scott Baker (8-7, 4.14). I wonder if our fans will boo him since he came so close to throwing a no-hitter against us recently in the same fashion Twins fans booed Mike Sweeney for breaking it up? We'll see. Davies is 2-1 in his career against the Twins with a 4.11 ERA. Baker is 2-2 against the Royals with a 2.50 ERA.
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