October 24, 2014

First Pitch Power

Alcides Escobar pounds the first pitch of the game off the wall in the leftfield corner for a double. Alex Gordon grounds the next pitch to first to move the runner, and the Royals have a chance to score in the top of the first off Giants starter Tim Hudson.

Update: Lorenzo Cain grounds to short. The Giants take the out, and the Royals lead 1-0. There were two iffy strike calls during that plate appearance, one on a check swing, and one on a low pitch.

Update: Joe Panik gets a low pitch called a strike in the bottom of the first. Looks like this should be a good umpire for two pitchers who get their share of grounders.

The Royals lead the Giants 1-0 at the end of one.

1 thought on “First Pitch Power

  1. Devon

    That top of the 1st reminded me of a game in ’09 where the Angels beat Greinke 1-0. I remember the run scored due to a leadoff double in the 3rd, and a couple of batted outs that moved the runner over. The defense could’ve gotten the lead runner out at one point, but went for the easy out at 1st instead. I distinctly remember thinking “no biggie, it’s still early and Greinke can win if the Royals only allow 1 run”. That game stuck in my head ever since.

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