Well, our pitching staff all seem to be less than rested enough for any starts, so I called down to Omaha and requested a fresh starter to come up and fill in the rotation tonight until Seth and the others can get rested up. We optioned Bubic and called up David Lynch IV for the start tonight.
Game Summary – June 15th – Dodgers Lose at Home, 8-4
Behind the hitting of Javier Vaz, the Kansas City Royals stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4. Vaz was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Daniel Lynch IV earned the win to go to 1 0. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work. The 4th-place Royals improved to 32-41. With Kansas City leading 4-2 in the top of the seventh, Vaz hit a fastball from Walker Buehler for a 2-run double. It was his 3rd double of the season, and he put the Royals ahead, 6-2.
"Nice win for us," said Vaz. "Now we'll go after the next one."
Our call-up of David Lynch IV was a good decision for us tonight. I will keep him in the rotation for now since his first start was better than Bubic’s first. Our bullpen is pretty tired, though, so tomorrow night will be a delicate pitching cycle.
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Code:
Player Rslt (W-L) IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
D. LynchIV W (1-0) 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 1 101 2.84
J. Taylor 1.0 0 2 2 3 2 0 32 5.19
J. Schreiber 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 31 3.33
A. Claudio SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93
Batters Faced: D. Lynch IV 27, J. Taylor 6, J. Schreiber 6, A. Claudio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lynch IV 11-5, J. Taylor 0-1, J. Schreiber 0-1, A. Claudio 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lynch IV 101-58, J. Taylor 32-14, J. Schreiber 31-15, A. Claudio 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Taylor 1-0, J. Schreiber 2-2, A. Claudio 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Vaz
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 52432