Kansas City Royals Baseball Blog » Joey Gathright http://www.royalshomeplate.com A blog about Kansas City Royals Baseball Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Royals sweep the Tigers with blowout victory http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-tigers-with-blowout-victory/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-tigers-with-blowout-victory/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:05:44 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/?p=80 The Kansas City Royals finished up a three game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 10-4 blowout on Wednesday night. Hell of a series for the Royals as they wind down the season.

The bottom of the order provided a lot of offense for the Royals as Mitch Maier had three rbi and he was followed by John Buck and Tony Pena Jr. who both had two rbi. Jose Guillen, Alex Gordon, and Joey Gathright provided the other three rbi for the Royals as they had a great game at the plate.

On the mound it was Brian Bannister who picked up the win after throwing six innings. Bannister gave up seven hits but did not allow a run. The only run that the Tigers scored was charged to Kip Wells. Jimmy Gobble and Ron Mahay tossed an inning of relief each as well. Mahay did have problems as he gave up a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Good thing the offense scored so many runs!

The Royals will now be off on Thursday and then take on the Minnesota Twins for the final series of the weekend.

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-tigers-with-blowout-victory/feed/ 0 Royals sweep the Mariners with 12-0 victory http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-mariners-with-12-0-victory/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-mariners-with-12-0-victory/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:59:45 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/?p=79 It was a great series for the Kansas City Royals as they swept the Seattle Mariners in a four game series. They finished up the sweep with a 12-0 victory on Thursday afternoon. It was a dominating performance out of the pitching staff as well as the offense.

Left-hander Zack Greinke tossed the first seven innings of the game and only allowed two hits while improving his record to 12-10. Greinke now has a 3.59 ERA for the season. Jimmy Gobble and Joel Peralta each pitched an inning of relief after Greinke was taken out of the game.

Mike Aviles led the team at the plate with a three-run home run and three rbi’s. He was then followed by Alex Gordon and Mitch Maier with two rbi each. Up next was David DeJesus, Joey Gathright, Ryan Shealy, and Mark Teahen with one rbi each.

Great series for the Royals who will now play the Chicago White Sox in a weekend series. The Royals can spoiler as the White Sox are in a battle with the Twins for the division.

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-sweep-the-mariners-with-12-0-victory/feed/ 0 Hochevar and Gobble are rocked as Royals lost 19-4 to the Tigers http://www.royalshomeplate.com/hochevar-and-gobble-are-rocked-as-royals-lost-19-4-to-the-tigers/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/hochevar-and-gobble-are-rocked-as-royals-lost-19-4-to-the-tigers/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:45:13 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/?p=64 Kansas City Royals pitchers Luke Hochevar and Jimmy Gobble both had a night that they don’t want to remember.  Hochevar was charged with seven runs in only five innings while Gobble was charged with ten runs in only one inning of action.  A lot of people are probably thinking how in the hell does Gobble give up ten runs?  Well he was out there to take one for the team pretty much.

I should mention that Robinson Tejeda also gave up two runs as he pitched in between Hochevar and Gobble.  Yeah, it was a terrible night to be a Royals pitcher as they struggled on the mound.

Joey Gathright had a rbi single in the 8th inning and then scored on a wild pitch.  Billy Butler then added on a two run single in the 8th as the Royals scored all four runs in the inning.  It really didn’t matter how well the offense hit tonight because the pitchers were that terrible.

So was this the worst performance you have seen out of the Royals lately?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/hochevar-and-gobble-are-rocked-as-royals-lost-19-4-to-the-tigers/feed/ 0 Royals fall to the Orioles 5-2 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-fall-to-the-orioles-5-2/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-fall-to-the-orioles-5-2/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:25:17 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/?p=60 The Kansas City Royals lost to the Baltimore Roylas 5-2 on Wednesday even as they struggled against Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera.  Cabrera tossed a complete game while Royals starting pitcher Gil Meche was rocked for nine hits and five runs.  The Royals will need to win on Thursday if they want to split the series.

Meche dropped to 6-9 on the season as the took the loss.  Meche lasted six innings but was hit hard as he gave up ten hits and all five runs.  Horacio Ramirez came in after Meche left the game and pitched two scoreless innings.

David DeJesus had the only rbi for the Royals and that came in the first inning when he led the game off with a solo home run.  The other run for the Royals came in the third inning Joey Gathright scored on a double play.  Since it was a double play, no rbi was awarded.

So will the Royals get the sweep on Thursday against the Orioles?  Right now I don’t like their chances.

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-fall-to-the-orioles-5-2/feed/ 0 Royals bullpen blows five run lead and then lose in 10 innings http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-bullpen-blows-five-run-lead-and-then-lose-in-10-innings/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-bullpen-blows-five-run-lead-and-then-lose-in-10-innings/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 03:28:05 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-bullpen-blows-five-run-lead-and-then-lose-in-10-innings/ What a disappoint way to lose a game as the Kansas City Royals blew a five run lead in the ninth inning and then gave up a run in the tenth inning as they lost to the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Wednesday night.

Joel Peralta gave up the game tying home run in the ninth inning to Craig Monroe and then gave up the game winning home run to Justin Morneau in the tenth inning as he took the loss for the Royals.

I suppose we can put some of that blame on Ramon Ramirez as well as he was accounted for four runs in the ninth inning. He was the one that got the Royals in the jam to begin with.  What a waste of a good start my Zack Greinke threw eight innings and only allowed five hits and three runs.

Miguel Olivo led the Royals with two rbi and then four other players had one rbi in the game.  David DeJesus, Joey Gathright, Alex Gordon, and Jose Guillen all had one rbi in the game.

Pretty much it was a tough loss for the Royals who pretty much had the game wrapped up.  Hopefully it doesn’t hurt them in the mental aspect of the game.  Royals Blog

]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-bullpen-blows-five-run-lead-and-then-lose-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Royals win 8-4 and sweep the Tigers http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-win-8-4-and-sweep-the-tigers/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-win-8-4-and-sweep-the-tigers/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 22:23:07 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-win-8-4-and-sweep-the-tigers/ The Kansas City Royals won their fourth straight game as they beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 and swept the Tigers in the three game series.  It is great to watch the Royals play such great baseball as they have won the last four games.

Gil Meche improved to 3-5 on the season as he picked up the win.  Meche pitched seven innings and have up six hits and three runs.  Joel Peralta pitched one inning and gave up one run while Ramon Ramirez pitched one inning and did not allow a run.

Jose Guillen led the Royals at the plate as he went 3-5 with three rbi and a solo home run.  Billy Butler wasn’t too far behind has he had two rbi.  Joey Gathright, Miguel Olivo, and Mark Teahen all had one rbi in the game.

Let’s see if the Royals can keep things up as they begin a interleague series with the Florida Marlins on Friday.

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-win-8-4-and-sweep-the-tigers/feed/ 0 Royals shutout the Tigers 2-0 for the win http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-shutout-the-tigers-2-0-for-the-win/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-shutout-the-tigers-2-0-for-the-win/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 03:24:24 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-shutout-the-tigers-2-0-for-the-win/ The Kansas City Royals didn’t have much offense tonight but then again they didn’t really need it as they beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0.  Four different Royals pitchers combined to shutout the bad playing Tigers in the win.

Luke Hochevar pitched six innings and allowed four hits to pick up the win.  Hochevar is now 3-2 on the season and is starting to throw the ball better.  When Hochevar excited the game, Ron Mahay, Leo Nunez, and Joakim Soria all pitched an inning of scoreless baseball.  Soria pitched the ninth inning to record his tenth save of the season.

The two runs that that the Royals did get came in the second inning on a two rbi single by Joey Gathright.  The Royals didn’t have much offense, but it was enough to get by the Tigers tonight.

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]]> http://www.royalshomeplate.com/royals-shutout-the-tigers-2-0-for-the-win/feed/ 0 Brian Bannister and the Royals beat the Yankees 5-2 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/brian-bannister-and-the-royals-beat-the-yankees-5-2/ http://www.royalshomeplate.com/brian-bannister-and-the-royals-beat-the-yankees-5-2/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:17:24 +0000 Royals04 http://www.royalshomeplate.com/brian-bannister-and-the-royals-beat-the-yankees-5-2/ The Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Brian Bannister shut down the New York Yankees Tuesday afternoon as the Royals beat the Yankees 5-2.  Bannister out duled Yankee hurler Phil Hughes to pick up the victory.

Bannister allowed two runs, five hits and four walks in five innings, striking out six. Joakim Soria pitched the ninth for his fourth save in four opportunities.

Ross Gload led the Royals with two RBI, while Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahen, and John Buck chipped in with one RBI each.  The Royals were stealing bases like crazy in the game as well as they swiped 5 stolen bases.  Joey Gathright had three of them himself.

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