Uh ohhhh. Slow death march to .500 and beyond?
7:05 :: MASN :: 76° W 9 MPH (WNW) :: Rain: 30%
Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA HR BB K W-L Luke Hochevar - RH - #44 13 78.1 4.60 1.51 .271 8 36 48 5-5 Radhames Liz - RH - #62 5 23.2 5.70 1.39 .230 4 13 18 2-0
Liz has really only pitched poorly in one game (6/20 @ MIL). He's also amazingly allowed exactly four hits in every single start. Hochevar had a nice eight-inning outing against the Rockies last time out, but the defending NL champs are 19 games under .500, so big deal.
Royals AB AVG OBP HR RBI 1 Mike Aviles - SS 94 .319 .350 3 15 2 Mark Grudzielanek - 2B 244 .307 .365 2 15 3 Alex Gordon - 3B 308 .260 .345 10 40 4 Jose Guillen - LF 324 .281 .306 13 61 5 Mark Teahen - RF 296 .257 .331 8 27 6 Billy Butler - DH 192 .271 .335 1 18 7 Ross Gload - 1B 190 .263 .305 1 16 8 Miguel Olivo - C 180 .261 .291 9 28 9 Joey Gathright - CF 214 .243 .293 0 15
O's AB AVG OBP HR RBI 1 Brian Roberts - 2B 319 .295 .370 5 30 2 Nick Markakis - RF 307 .287 .392 12 40 3 Aubrey Huff - 1B 303 .274 .343 14 46 4 Kevin Millar - DH 286 .241 .337 11 44 5 Luke Scott - LF 235 .281 .360 14 32 6 Melvin Mora - 3B 288 .229 .294 10 39 7 Ramon Hernandez - C 230 .239 .285 7 29 8 Adam Jones - CF 287 .272 .312 4 29 9 Brandon Fahey - SS 29 .207 .233 0 2
