Woof. Daniel Lynch IV just took the mound for his fifth start with the Kansas City Royals, and if manager Matt Quatraro thinks “we haven’t seen the best of him yet,” I’m frankly terrified he meant we haven’t seen the *worst*. Because what we saw last night as the Royals got absolutely shellacked 9-2? That was rough, buddy. Seriously, rough.
Royals Pitching Was a Total Disaster
Lynch was the poster child for the pitching meltdown, giving up five runs in just five innings. And yeah, he managed to record 10 straight outs to finish his outing, which is… something. But come on, he also coughed up 7 hits, walked one, and didn’t strike out *anyone*. Zip. Zero. Couldn’t catch a break, and frankly, didn’t make one either. It was a brutal outing, period. Then Nolan Hoffman came in for the sixth, and if you thought it couldn’t get worse, think again. He immediately gave up three more runs, officially slamming the door on any faint hope of a comeback. Hoffman did pitch a second scoreless inning, and Easton McGee had a scoreless frame too, but then allowed a run in the ninth just for good measure. These guys are supposed to be fighting for a spot in next year’s bullpen. Based on this performance, that fight is not going well at all.
Offense Couldn’t Answer The Bell
The Royals’ offense actually showed a pulse in the first inning against Jameson Taillon. Carter Jensen struck out, but then Bobby Witt Jr. absolutely crushed a home run at 106.7 MPH! Jac Caglianone ripped a line drive at 110 MPH, and Salvador Perez lined out hard at 104.5. It looked like they were seeing the ball well, right? Wrong. So, so wrong. After that first-inning burst, they didn’t get another runner to second base until the bottom of the eighth when Carter Jensen doubled off Michael Lorenzen. Taillon, for his part, left with an injury after only two innings, which probably saved him from a truly ugly line. Vinnie did tack on a solo shot with two outs in the ninth, and honestly, after slumping a bit in his last six games, that must have felt like a small win in a sea of losses. But it was just a genuinely bad night for Royals baseball all around.
So, the Royals are sending Seth Lugo (5.03 ERA) to the mound tonight against the Blue Jays. He’ll face off against Max Scherzer (6.16 ERA). Now, Scherzer’s numbers look ugly, but here’s the kicker for us Emerald City fans: he was absolutely fantastic his last time out, and it was *against our Mariners*. That one stung, man. And speaking of stings, while the Royals were getting embarrassed, our own Mariners just dropped one 7-4 to the A’s. So yeah, maybe don’t hold your breath for the Royals to turn it around tonight, and let’s hope our M’s can find their rhythm soon.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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