00:01And Lugo has had an all-star season.
00:03He has a new career high with starts already.
00:06This will be his 32nd, and with just two and a third innings, he'll reach 200 innings this year.
00:12All marks I'm sure that he's very proud of, but, you know, he's like the rest of them.
00:15The one thing on their mind, that's just do all he can to stay underneath a giant bass today.
00:20High fly ball left field, playable for Tommy Pham, who makes the catch.
00:24Day hit a ball to left field, the wind out of the northwest will knock it down.
00:30We've had one hitter, we have seen evidence of that.
00:32Chopped to third, Garcia has it go off the heel of his glove, and Ramos can run.
00:37So I don't know if he had a chance to throw him out.
00:40And a big swing, but no contact, and down he goes.
00:4392, lower part of the zone.
00:45Had him thinking.
00:46That's what you want, try to get hitters to think, and that can be dangerous.
00:49Ramos runs, and Chapman skies it to center field.
00:54And Isbell brings it down.
00:57San Francisco, nothing.
00:58The Royals are coming up.
00:59Big Giants, ace left-hander, Blake's down.
01:02He has been hot, 13, his last 13 starts, a 1-3-3 ERA.
01:07And those starts, 74 in the third innings pitched, only 29 hits allowed.
01:123-2, a swing, and a high fly ball, straightaway center.
01:17Nothing under it is Grant McCray, and he'll make the catch.
01:20One out.
01:21Here's Bobby Witt, Jr., superstar shortstop for the Royals.
01:25As he swings and hits a fly ball, right center, plenty of room.
01:29Grant McCray moving over into the gap, and he'll make the catch.
01:33Two up, two down.
01:34Lines one center field, well struck, but McCray's got it lined up.
01:38Moving back, now in a step, and McCray makes the catch.
01:42All three footouts, Grant McCray in that first inning.
01:45Girard Encarnacion with one out, and there's a line shot into center field.
01:50Wow, 1-15 off the bat.
01:53Sound of love.
01:54Grant looking to get going again.
01:56Just two for 15 on the road trip.
01:59Now a line drive into the gap, right center.
02:01That's going to split the outfielders, and it'll roll to the wall.
02:04And Encarnacion rounding third.
02:07Here comes the relay from Witt home.
02:09It's too late.
02:10Encarnacion into the slide.
02:12McCray all the way to third, and RBI triple.
02:16That a baby.
02:17That's what I'm talking about.
02:18Short stroke right there from Grant McCray.
02:21There's an excellent two-strike approach, and the Giants lead 1-0.
02:25The infield comes in for the Royals, for Fitzgerald.
02:28Hey, a good strikeout for Lugo.
02:30He got him with a curveball away after Fitzgerald couldn't get a bunt down twice.
02:35Yeah, look at that one, move right away from him.
02:37So now there are two out, runner at third.
02:39Batter is wisely, Brett Wisley.
02:42Swings and lines one in a left-base hit.
02:44And that's going to score another run as McCray trots home from third.
02:48So the Giants take a 2-0 lead on a hit from McCray, who had been 0-for-13,
02:53and now a hit from Wisley, who had been 0-for-his-last-16.
02:57Left-hander ready in pitches.
02:59And high, ball four.
03:01So a good start.
03:02Lead-off walk brings up Renfro.
03:05Snell, a high set.
03:06The 2-2 is swung on and missed.
03:09Struck him out with a slider.
03:11Good pitch to get Renfro, and for Snell, his first strikeout of the day.
03:15Two balls, two strikes.
03:17The pitch is swung on and missed.
03:19Struck him out with a curve in the dirt.
03:21Such a good pitch.
03:22That big curve from Blake Snell.
03:24And his second strikeout in a row.
03:260-2 pitch is a swing and a miss.
03:30He struck him out.
03:31It was a curveball.
03:32It was a curveball in Patrick Bailey's wallet, and Blake Snell threw it perfectly.
03:36Giants scored twice in the second.
03:38Grant McCray, an RBI triple.
03:40And a Brett Wisley, two out.
03:41RBI single.
03:43Here is strike three called.
03:4597 right down the middle.
03:47Hampson caught looking.
03:48And the fourth strikeout in a row for Snell.
03:50Here's the 0-2, and a swing and a miss.
03:54Struck him out with a curve.
03:55Isbell totally overmatched.
03:58Make it five consecutive strikeouts for Snell.
04:01Strike them all out, Blake.
04:03The 1-2 to Pham.
04:04Fastball fisted into shadow.
04:06Left center field.
04:06That drops onto the wet grass.
04:08A base hit.
04:09Pham hustles around first.
04:10Now puts on the brakes and shuffles back to the bag.
04:13He's got a two-out single.
04:15It's the Royals' first hit of the afternoon against Blake Snell.
04:18Witt rolls it softly third base side.
04:20Snell off the bump.
04:21Picks it up.
04:21Spins.
04:22Throws to first.
04:22On target and in time.
04:24And that ends the inning.
04:26This is Lugo's ninth major league season.
04:28He was with the Padres last year.
04:30Teammates with Blake Snell.
04:31And Bailey waves and misses at a curveball strike three.
04:34Second, third strikeout of the day for Lugo.
04:37Curveball popped up.
04:38Shallow left field.
04:40Pham hustles in and underneath it.
04:41And through the mist, he makes the catch.
04:43That ends the inning.
04:44Another one, two, three inning for Seth Lugo.
04:47He's now retired seven consecutive batters.
04:50Tyler Fitzgerald will lead things off for San Francisco.
04:52Swings at a breaking ball.
04:53Pops it up.
04:54Shallow right.
04:55Backpedaling is Hampson.
04:56The second baseman calling for it.
04:58Making the catch.
04:59And another quick out for Seth Lugo.
05:01Both of these pitchers were at 59 pitches through four innings.
05:04Breaking ball.
05:05Lined the other way.
05:06Coming in.
05:07Pham.
05:07He dives and he made the catch.
05:09A shoestring catch for Pham.
05:11And another quick one, two, three inning for Lugo.
05:13Always nice to have a guy like Blake Snell to set the tone on a long trip.
05:17And he certainly did that.
05:19As Hampson swings and misses a curve in the dirt.
05:23Bailey again blocks it.
05:24And a throw on to first to get Hampson ending the inning.
05:28Snell's retired seven in a row.
05:30Here's the pitch.
05:32Fastball chopped to the left side.
05:33Garcia leaves it for Witt who plays on the backhand.
05:36Throw to first in time to get Ramos.
05:38A good stretch from Gurriel at first helped.
05:40Breaking ball hit to the left side.
05:42Witt backhands on one hop.
05:43Plants throws to first.
05:44In time for the out.
05:45He did it again.
05:47Second time today that Bobby Witt Jr. has made a play deep in the hole.
05:51It's short and thrown from shallow left to get the out.
05:55Just give him the gold glove now.
05:57The 2-2 pitch is a swing and a miss.
06:00Back to the curve.
06:01And Isbell strikes out again.
06:03Struck him out.
06:05And it was the curveball again.
06:06Number 9 for Snell.
06:08Right here I mean we're running 98 at you.
06:11And then this big swervy curve.
06:14And it's a strike for forever.
06:16And it is tough to hit.
06:18Basketball laced into left center field.
06:20Ramos plays it on a bounce.
06:21That's a base hit.
06:23And Bobby Witt Jr. is 1 for 3.
06:25Much like his season average of 333.
06:28And leads all of Major League Baseball.
06:31So Bobby's on with two outs.
06:32And now Salvador Perez comes to the plate.
06:35Perez swings.
06:36Hits a high fly ball right center.
06:38In the ballpark.
06:40Over is Jastrzemski.
06:41He's under it.
06:42And he's got it.
06:43And for Blake Snell.
06:44That's now six shutout innings.
06:47And may have arrived at this spot.
06:49Seth Lugo and Blake Snell in fairly different ways.
06:52And yet they are both dominating.
06:54Now tip.
06:55And at Perez's mid.
06:56Strike three.
06:57Seth Lugo's got his fourth strikeout.
06:59Two gone to the seventh.
07:00And now Lugo's retired 15 in a row.
07:02Swung on and missed.
07:03Strike three.
07:04Cutter above the zone.
07:05McCray chased it.
07:06And Seth Lugo has retired 16 consecutive batters.
07:11He's now through seven innings of two-run ball.
07:14With five total strikeouts.
07:16Sean Jelly strikes out the side.
07:19It's a 2-0 Giants lead.
07:21And a perfect bottom of the seven.
07:24Looks at Massey at first.
07:26In comes a pitch.
07:27And a ground ball into left field.
07:29Isbell singles to left.
07:31And now the tying runs are on base.
07:33And so the number nine hitter, Kyle Isbell, singles to left.
07:37Just the Royals' third hit.
07:39Now you've got the top of the order.
07:41Pham and Witt and Perez.
07:43First at-bat today with a runner in scoring position.
07:46Swings.
07:47Little tapper in front of home plate.
07:49Bailey calmly will pick it up.
07:50His play will be at first.
07:52And a throw there in time to get the out.
07:55Those cheers turn to booze as Bob Melvin with an open base decides not to pitch to Junior who has
08:02a hit today.
08:03So a big moment for Salvador Perez.
08:05Perez swings and pops it up.
08:08Over on the right side.
08:10It's Wisely onto the outfield.
08:12Perez backpedals and makes the catch to end the inning.
08:17Right-handers 1-2 pitch.
08:19Weighing side and it hit him.
08:21It's the second straight inning.
08:23The Royals have had their leadoff man hit by a pitch.
08:26Just keep the line moving.
08:27How about that?
08:28Swung on and missed.
08:29Got him with a slider.
08:31Renfro chases.
08:32And that's out number one.
08:34I mean it was a slider that wasn't even close.
08:36It started off the plate away and then broke even more.
08:39Ground ball shortstop.
08:41Second base out.
08:43First base.
08:44Safe.
08:45The throw a little late and he pulled the first baseman Wade off the bag to the right field side
08:51of first base.
08:52So the Royals are still breathing.
08:53Now it's up to Massey.
08:55He's a left-handed hitter who gets a pretty good look at a right-hander.
08:58Popped up.
09:01And the San Francisco Giants come to Kansas City and sweep a three-game series and in doing so hold
09:09the Royals to one run.
09:11And the Royals go 0-6 on the homestand in this stretch of games that we were looking forward to
09:19this month.
09:20Once the Royals got past all of those first-place teams, 15 straight against non-playoff teams at the moment.
09:28And the Royals are 2-7.
09:30Heartbreaking.
09:31Never saw it coming.
09:32A sweep here.
09:33And no one else did that lives in this area or wears that Royals uniform.
Comments