Week 16 – July 28th: Zac Eflin Debuts as a Royal; Game 3 Win
Game Summary – July 28th – Royals Win at Home, 11-7
The home crowd enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals compete. Chicago third baseman Patrick Wisdom had a great game, but it wasn't enough to secure a win for his team. Wisdom went 3-4 with a home run and two singles. He scored two runs and drove in two, even though Kansas City defeated the Cubs, 11-7. Kansas City, now 45-62, remains in last place in the American League Central Division. Though it wasn't a perfect game -- few are -- the fans filling the stands at Kauffman Stadium appeared to enjoy watching the American League action.
Zac Eflin made his first start as a Royal tonight, and he did alright. He pitched 7.2 innings and threw 109 pitches but allowed 7 earned runs on 9 hits, resulting in an 8.22 ERA. That’s not great, but he has good stamina, so the bullpen doesn't get overtaxed.
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Code:
Player Rslt (W-L) IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
Z. Eflin W (1-0) 7.2 9 7 7 0 4 1 109 8.22
J. Lyles 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.71
B. Bernardino 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.50
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 33, J. Lyles 3, B. Bernardino 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 8-11, J. Lyles 1-0, B. Bernardino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 109-78, J. Lyles 7-5, B. Bernardino 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-1
Hit Batsmen: Z. Eflin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Patrick Wisdom
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22941