Well, the Royals couldn’t go the entire season without being blown out. It still only counts as one loss and they still have a chance to win the series tomorrow afternoon. Sort of. But we’ll get to that.
Michael Wacha had been quietly pitching very poorly before tonight. He had allowed 13 runs over 22 innings in his previous four starts. After tonight make that 20 runs in 25.2 innings. He’s walked eight while striking out 22 over that span and only allowed three home runs, so his FIP is still relatively low. In fact, it improved tonight.