The Kansas City Royals lost for the second straight night to the Detroit Tigers.  On Tuesday evening after sitting through a 2.5 hour rain delay, the Royals lost to teh Tigers 7-1.  The Royals will have to win on Wednesday afternoon or else they will be sweep at home by the Tigers.

Kyle Davies dropped to 3-2 on the season as he only lasted four innings on the mound.  Davies gave up five hits and two runs including one home run.  Joel Peralta tossed the next three innings of the game and he gave up four hits and three runs as well as walking two batters.  Robinson Tejeda pitched the 8th and 9th innings after the rain delay and he was just as good as Davies and Peralta as he gave up three hits and two runs.  The Royals pitchers just didn’t have it going on Tuesday night.   Hell, we can just about say that for every night.

At the plate the Royals only had six hits and struckout nine times.  Second basemen Mark Grudzielanek went 3-4 with the Royals lone rbi.  Grudzielanek had a rbi single in the first inning and after that the Royals pretty much were silent at the plate.  You have to swing the bats a lot better then that if you want to win.  Especially when your pitchers give up seven runs.

So will the Royals come out on Wednesday and avoid the three game sweep?  I really doubt it.

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