Who needs starting pitchers when you have a bullpen game like this?
Faced with injuries, the Royals had to go with a “bullpen game” full of relievers today. They were more than up to the task with ten shutout innings, setting up a walk-off RBI single in the tenth by Salvador Perez to give the Royals a series win Wednesday afternoon. Royals relievers combined for ten shutout innings with ten strikeouts, one walk, and five hits allowed.
Angel Zerpa started after pitching in last night’s game, and had a 1-2-3 first inning. Jonathan Bowlan worked around some trouble in the second and gave the Royals two shutout innings.