On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians, who’d scored only once through their first two games of the season, put up a couple of touchdowns and tacked on a field goal on their way to a 17-3 victory over the Royals.
Yes, it was bad for Kansas City.
But, dig just a little bit deeper, and it really doesn’t bode well for the future of the Royals’ group of pitchers.
Before all that, let’s recognize that it was just one game. One out of 162 games. That’s the epitome of a small sample size, so this doesn’t exactly call for a scene akin to Kevin Bacon from Animal House waving his arms while imploring the mad mob around him to “remain calm—all is well!