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11 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Royals are off to one of their worst starts ever. Can't pitch or hit . The three starters the Orioles are facing have not won a game with ERA's over 6 

 

Kind of surprised by that. They've had a lot of really bad starts. But yeah, I want 2/3 here.

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27 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

Do we get Lyles? Guarantee he’ll be up for a game v. Former employer.  He’s been struggling big time.  

We face Yarbrough, Lyles, and some up and coming new kid called Zack Greinke.  

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7 minutes ago, Aglets said:

We face Yarbrough, Lyles, and some up and coming new kid called Zack Greinke.  

All three have struggled but they’re all veterans capable of pitching a good game.   They’re 0-12 on the season combined.  Ouch.  

We have our choice of Kremer or Grayson on Thursday, with the other facing the Braves on Friday.  Interesting decision.  
 

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1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think if we win the first two, give the ball to Kremer for a hopefully get right game on Thursday and Grayson on Friday against the Braves.  

Do they want to wait that long for the pitchers to prepare? We all know they can be creatures of habit. 

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