April 29, 2003
Royals for Real?
Since I'm going to see the Royals on the road twice this week, I thought I'd take a close look at the team. One way to get a good handle on a team is to look at their road statistics.
| Royals 2003 | Home | Road |
|---|
| Record | 10-0 | 7-5 |
| ERA | 2.25 | 4.57 |
| Runs/Game | 5.1 | 5.67 |
| HR Hit | 9 | 20 |
| HR Allowed | 4 | 12 |
It looks to me that the Royals are a little better than 500 on the road, bases on their runs per game and ERA. But a the moment, their pitcher and hitters seem to have a great homefield advantage. So right now, the Royals are probably not as good as their overall record, but if they can maintain a large homefield advantage, they'll do very well this year. If you can play .500 on the road and 20 games over at home, you'll have a good shot at the playoffs.