After a masterful performance from Michael Wacha yesterday, helping the Royals to a 1-0 victory over the division leading Tigers, the Royals have a chance to take the series from them this afternoon with ace Kris Bubic on the bump.
Bubic just wrapped up a fantastic month of May, where his final stat line was: 3-0, 0.56 ERA (2 ER in 32.1 IP), 4 QS, 8 BB, 33 K, .182 AVG. His 0.56 ERA in May is the lowest by any Royals starter in a month (min. 5 starts) since Zack Greinke (0.55 ERA in Sept. 2009). Oh and it’s the BEST EVER by a Royals lefty in any month (min.