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Even though Gil Meche pitched a solid game for the Royals today, he picked up the lose and watched his record dip to a staggering 1-4 to start off this young season.  Noone would have anticipated this.  The problem seems to be more the lack of offense, than a lack of pitching lately.  The starters are at least keeping  us within reach, a lot of the time leaving the game with the lead. 

Admittedly the bullpen is not helping the situation any, but you cannot win games, ever, by scoring NO runs!  The offense is slowly starting to sink farther into the bottom half of the worst in baseball.  Separating itself from teams like the Tampa Bay (once called Devil) Rays.  Who?  Exactly!  Sad.

The positive here again is the pitching seems to be coming into its own.  It started on fire, the talk of the town, and just got done being lite up night after night.  This seems more like an honest spot for them.  The starters pitching about 6 to 7 innings, giving up a max of 3 or 4 runs, striking out 4 to 5, and keeping a steady 3.25 ERA, collectively.

The worries continue for this offense.  Ranking last, or second-to-last, in many different categories, they need to do something to spark this young group back into its hitting ways.  Jose Guillen has been the mvp for them during this slump behind the plate, as he has been hitting the ball very well and seems to be responsible for quite a few of those runs scored during their losing streak.  The total runs scored ranks last in both leagues, with 82.  13 runs less then the second-to-last Minnesota with 95.

The Royals couldn’t get it done today, and lose this one 2-5, as the Blue Jays avoid getting swept.  Their record is now 11-14.  They now pack their bags and head to Texas, and take on the Rangers for a 3 game series.