Kansas City Royals get Shut Down by Chris Tillman
By John Viril
Baltimore Oriole starter Chris Tillman tossed the first complete-game shutout of his career Friday night against the Kansas City Royals in his 4-0 victory at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals only managed 5 hits and 1 walk against Tillman while striking out 3 times in what was a frustrating night for Kansas City hitters.
The Orioles kept pecking away at Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie, scoring 2 in 4th, one in the 6th, and a final run in the 8th on a home run by Chris Davis (his 3rd of the season).
The Royals fall to 2-2 on the home stand after starting with a two game sweep against the Rockies. The Royals are now 20-21 on the season and 7 games behind Detroit in the Central.
On the Mound
Jeremy Guthrie really wasn’t bad on Friday night. He lasted 8 innings and gave up 4 earned runs on 8 hits and 1 walk against two strikeouts. It just wasn’t good enough when the other guy threw a complete-game shutout.
Veteran reliever Casey Coleman, who was called up from Omaha, pitched a clean 9th inning in his first appearance for the Royals.
At the Plate
There isn’t really much to tell when you don’t score any runs. No Kansas City hitter had more than one hit on the night, and Norichika Aoki had the only extra base hit with a double. As a team, the Royals only managed 6 total base runners on 5 hits and one walk.
The Royals only struck out three times, but did hit 15 ground balls.
This and That
The game lasted only 2 hours and 22 minutes because both starters were making the other team put the ball in play, without many strikeouts.
Offenses heat up, cool off,” Yost said to ESPN.com .”Right now we don’t have anybody where I can sit back and say this boy is really swinging the bat well right now.”
KC Kingdom Player of the Game
When you don’t score any runs and your pitcher doesn’t qualify for a quality game, then there isn’t really much to talk about. But, my nod goes to Casey Coleman who pitched a scoreless inning on the same night he arrived from AAA. Whatever might come later, this is at least one good day for him in Royals uniform.
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- Billy Butler – 2C
- Johnny Giavotella
- Wade Davis
- Norichika Aoki
- Salvador Perez – 2
- Jeremy Guthrie
- Jason Vargas – 4
- Alex Gordon – 4
- Bruce Chen
- James Shields – 5
- Yordano Ventura – 3
- Mike Moustakas
- Danny Duffy – 2
- Omar Infante
- Mike Moustakas – 3
- Alcides Escobar – 3
- Eric Hosmer – 4
- Michael Mariot
- Casey Coleman
The Orioles
Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Slugger Chris Davis hit what was only his 3rd home run on the season in his 27th game after mashing 53 last season. Davis was 2-3 on the night with one walk, 2 runs scored, and 1 RBI.
Tillman’s gem improved his record to 4-2, with a 3.34 ERA. He came into the game with a 3.95 ERA.
Up Next
On Saturday night, the Royals will try to break out of their 2 game skid by sending Danny Duffy (1-3, 1.95 ERA) against Bud Norris (2-3, 3.98 ERA) for Baltimore. Game time is 6:10 CST at Kauffman Stadium.
Box
| Orioles Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .728 |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .520 |
| Adam Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .711 |
| Chris Davis 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .762 |
| Nelson Cruz DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .911 |
| Steve Clevenger C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .737 |
| J.J. Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .599 |
| Ryan Flaherty 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .511 |
| David Lough LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .455 |
| Chris Tillman P | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .574 |
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Generated 5/17/2014.
HR: C Davis (3, off J Guthrie, 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: N Cruz (1, off J Guthrie).
TB: C Davis 5; N Cruz 2; D Lough; J Hardy; M Machado; A Jones
RBI: N Cruz 2 (37); S Clevenger (7); C Davis (15).
2-out RBI: C Davis.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Flaherty-J Hardy-C Davis.
| Royals Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nori Aoki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .633 |
| Eric Hosmer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .749 |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .764 |
| Alex Gordon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .667 |
| Billy Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .572 |
| Johnny Giavotella 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .555 |
| Mike Moustakas 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .158 | .570 |
| Alcides Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .743 |
| Jarrod Dyson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .654 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .161 | .381 |
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Generated 5/17/2014.
2B: N Aoki (6, off C Tillman).
TB: N Aoki 2; E Hosmer; J Giavotella; J Dyson; A Escobar.
GIDP: N Aoki (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: J Guthrie (3)
| Orioles Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tillman, W (4-2) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.34 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Generated 5/17/2014.
| Royals Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Guthrie, L (2-3) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.76 |
| Casey Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.00 |
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Generated 5/17/2014.