Last night’s disappointing defeat is in the rearview mirror. It’s a new day, and with Michael Lorenzen coming off his best start of the season, the Royals should have an excellent shot at bouncing back. Wait, what’s that? Lorenzen is sick? Angel Zerpa will make his first start since 2023?
Oh, lovely.
Yes, you heard right, Zerpa will get the start today. Probably because he made the Mets look so awful yesterday, and the team wants to get the bullpen game off to the best start they can with Lorenzen’s illness taking him out of what would have been his last start of the “first half.