As the Royals win 1of 3 against the Diamondbacks, it was a revamped veteran in Bruce Chen who got the win. As he has made it a perfect 3-0 in the month of May. Chen has made a huge turn around since his 0-4 start and looks to be on track. He has gone 6 2/3 innings in his last 3 appearances, allowing only 6 Runs in 20 1/3 innings, and has recorded 16 Strike outs. With Chens new Determination he could possibly help turn this bull pen around. With Everyone having tommy John surgery, Soria, Duffy, possibly Teaford, the young guys, like Nate Adcock, will be looking to Veterans like Chen for advice. The young Royals are making noise through out the MLB, with Moustakas playing great all around, Butler is starting to come around, Falu is making an uproar, and we still Have Cain and Perez to be activated from the DL. So don't count the Royals out just yet, as they still have two months before the All-Star Break and then after the All-Star Break, but for now lets focus on the Task at hand and that is the New York Yankees.
The Yankees Play host to the Royals tonight at 6:05pm. It will be a Rematch between Hiroki Kuroda and Felipe Paulino. The last time these two faced was on May 5, Paulino went 6 full innings for the Royals and gave up no earned runs, and Kuroda went 4 and 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs with 2 earned, and the Royals went on to win 5-1. expect a closer game this time around, Kuroda is 3-1 at home this season, but has lost his last 3 out and Paulino is now 1-1 this season looking to make another impact against the yankees. Look for a close game here as these two pitchers look to break each other down.
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:05pm Phil Hughes looks to bring the heat against Luke Hochevar. Hughes is 3-5 this season with an ERA of 5.23 as for Hochevar, he is 3-4 with an ERA of 7.02 look for a great match up here as Hughes is on a 2 game win streak, looking to make it 3, as Hoch comes in off a loss looking to Rebound with a win, like he has done all season after each loss. this game will be close as the Youngsters, the Royals, look to keep their 2-2 split and carry out a Win in Bronx and the yanks, the veterans, look to defend their home field.
Finally, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 The Yanks and the Royals wrap up their series, as Andy Pettitte faces Luis Mendoza. Pettitte is 1-1 on the Season, with an ERA of 2.51 since coming out of retirement, as for Mendoza. He has a Record of 2-2 with an ERA of 5.03 while looking to make it a 3 game winning streak after starting 0-2 and having a no Decision in the loss to the Diamondbacks. Look for a great game here as Pettitte looks to add another win to his historic career and Mendoza looks to out pitch the Whitty veteran.
In this series I predict the Royals will go 2-1. Reasons for this are, 1 the Royals Mike Moustakas Hit his first home run in Yankee Stadium and has great productivity in this ball park thus far in his career. 2 the Royals have a good road record and love beating teams on the Road, especially the Yankees. And number 3 The Yankees don't have a closer, and the way the pitching match-ups are at this moment, these games are going to be very close. So they will need a closer. So happy Monday all and Go Royals.
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