Indians @ Royals Series Thread

• like_that

  

  Need to take 2 of 3, especially with all the other teams struggling.
• BRF

  

  Time to stop letting KC push us around.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I expect a sweep. Pitching sucks and our bats have gone silent.
• lhslep134

  

  This series looms even more important since Texas and Tampa are starting a 4 game series tonight.
• like_that

  

  lhslep134;1501274 wrote:This series looms even more important since Texas and Tampa are starting a 4 game series tonight.

  Exactly why if we take 2 of 3, we will be in great position to end the season.
• Laley23

  

  2 of 3 might eliminate KC, and is ideal, obviously. It would guarantee we are in a WC spot on Friday.
• HitsRus

  

  Shields goes tonite for KC...Scottie Kazmir better come with his 'A' game.
• TBone14

  

  Checking in.
  
  Keeping the faith in NW Ohio.
• royal_k

  

  If we could somehow beat Shields tonight, We have Kluber and Salazar going the next two games. I would like our chances of a series win. And Swisher and Cabrera getting hot at the right time is huge.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Go team! Have fun guys!
• TBone14

  

  Big game James has our number again. Tribe looking silly at the plate. Can barely put it in play vs him.
  
  Tribe down 2.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1501723 wrote:Big game James has our number again. Tribe looking silly at the plate. Can barely put it in play vs him.
  
  Tribe down 2.

  This is our shot, with Gomes up.
  
  If he gets out of this, it will be 6 up 6 down to end his night after 6 innings...
• Laley23

  

  Ugh. How do you not even put it in play?
  
  And, ftr, the ump has no clue where the plate is.
• TBone14

  

  Lonnie hits number 11 and gets the Tribe on the board.
  
  Bourn follows with a bunt single.
  
  Tribe back in business.
• Laley23

  

  Chisenhall hits some moonshots. They remind me of Thome...but about 75 feet shorter lol
• Laley23

  

  Shields holds the ball well in his set (for differing amounts of time), but he is still REALLY slow to the plate. We should be running on him...looking at you Bourn, who hasnt moved for 2 straight Ks.
• TBone14

  

  Bourn had it stolen but Santana fouled it off.
  
  Shields with 10 K's through 5.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1501754 wrote:Bourn had it stolen but Santana fouled it off.
  
  Shields with 10 K's through 5.

  Thats the frustrating part to me, though.
  
  He should have been running during Swishers AB. And, heck, if he makes it Swisher probably just tries to pull it with 2 strikes and Kipnis just tries to put it in play. Voila, its 2-2...
  
  I know that is a lot of speculating, but I just dont understand why we arent more proactive! Bourn led the league in steals 3 years in a row and had 42 last year!
• Laley23

  

  Terrible break. Ball gets stuck on the wall rail where the scoreboard indents so Brantley had to run all the way to wall to get it. Then, the ump misses a pretty routine out call at 3rd. Leadoff triple.
• TBone14

  

  Perez leads off the 6th for the Royals with a triple. Appeared to be out at 3rd. Kaz in some trouble.
• TBone14

  

  Damn. A good outing for Kazmir spoiled by a back to back triples that chase him in the 6th. If they get that call right at 3rd...who knows.
• Laley23

  

  Well, lets get them tomorrow and Wednesday.
• like_that

  

  This sucks. I don't understand why these guys can't beat the royals.
• Glory Days

  

  like_that;1501789 wrote:This sucks. I don't understand why these guys can't beat the royals.

  because the Royals are over .500? They also won the season series versus the Tigers. They mentioned the other day the only reason the Indians are above .500 is because of they beat up on the white sox. Indians are 15-2 against the white sox and 66-66 versus the rest of the MLB. Pathetic.
• Ironman92

  

  Why no Raburn?