Recap
The Royals only scored in two innings today, 4 runs each to be exact, and that would be all they needed to beat the Oakland A's in front of a crowd of 5,359. Josh Outman struggled to get through his 3.1 innings, including giving up a grand slam to SS Mike Aviles before recording any outs in the second inning. He managed to bounce back and not allow any more runs after that home run, but the damage was done.
Zack Greinke was solid, striking out 8 over his 5 innings of work, although he did face some command issues as he walked two and hit a batter. The A's managed to get to Zack for 3 runs in the 2nd inning but only 2 were earned after an Alberto Callaspo throwing error ruined a double play that should have ended the inning. I'm beginning to wonder if Teahen is any worse defensively at 2nd base than Callaspo.
Oh, by the way Teahen hit another HR today, albeit in an intrasquad game.
Hitter of the Game
Mike Aviles and his grand slam garner him the hitter of the game award for today. Aviles drove in 5 runs total and scored one himself on a 2-3 day at the plate. Mike did not strike out or walk. He is hitting .333 this spring.
Pitcher of the Game
Although he gave up the only runs of the game, Zack Greinke will be the pitcher of the game today. Zack allowed 3 runs (2 earned) over his 5 innings of work today. He gave up 4 hits, one of which went for extra bases (a Daric Barton triple). Greinke walked two batters but struck out a total of 8. Not bad.
The Royals have another off day on Wednesday and will resume play on Thursday afternoon.
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