For most of the year I’ve harped on the Royals’ inability to hit for any kind of power. In case you’ve missed it, they’re actually doing quite well in terms of batting average. They could do better in OBP, but the real problem is that almost all of their hits are singles. Today both teams combined for six hits; the Royals were the only team to gather an extra-base hit, and the only team to score a run. It’s not a coincidence!
Winners
Michael Wacha gets top billing today. When you shut out the opponent, the pitching has to get a lot of love.