With a couple momentary exceptions, Royals pitcher Jorge Lopez simply didn’t have control of his fastball from the start on Wednesday night. It showed, and the Colorado Rockies took advantage.
Lopez allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks in the first two innings, but the Royals rallied for an 8-7 come-from-behind win in front of an announced 9,600 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
“Fastball command is always my problem,” Lopez said. “If I don’t make it on my (first) four, five pitches it’s not going to work.”
Lopez walked the first batter of the night on four consecutive pitches.