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The Royals dropped yet another one-run game to the Tigers, their fifth in a row. But at least they didn\u2019t give fans any real hope in this one as the Tigers won 2-1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Here are two things that, had I said them two days ago, would not have made sense. The Tigers scored both of their runs in the first inning and <\/em>Noah Cameron pitched seven scoreless innings. The Royals chose to use Beck Way as an opener in this one, but he loaded the bases before recording his first out. He almost gave up a grand slam to Riley Greene, but Isaac Collins managed to bring it back for a sacrifice fly. After a ground out, he allowed an RBI single to Hao-Yu Lee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Noah Cameron looked as good as he ever has as the bulk reliever. He struck out 8 while allowing 2 hits and 3 walks in seven innings. I don\u2019t know if using an opener for him will become the new norm or why it would have such a huge effect on him, but boy it worked tonight. One thing that stands out when looking at his pitch usage and stuff rates is that he really dialed back the four-seam fastball use in this one. For the season he has used it the most of any pitch at 27.2% despite it not being a particularly good pitch. Tonight he only used it 16.5% of the time, less than his cutter and changeup. He usually won\u2019t use his cutter against lefties, but he was all too happy to do so tonight. That\u2019s actually one of the changes I recommended on Royals Rundown<\/a> earlier this week, so that was pretty gratifying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Unfortunately, he was in a hole before he took the mound, and Tarik Skubal was on the other side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In what may have been Skubal\u2019s last start as a Tiger, he struck out 12 Royals – giving him 999 for his career. He also allowed four hits, all doubles. The Royals\u2019 run came in the top of the fourth when Salvador Perez led off with a double and Nick Loftin came through with his own after two outs. The Royals\u2019 other best opportunity came in the third inning when Isaac Collins led off with a double and Michael Massey walked. Tyler Tolbert put down a sacrifice bunt – in the third inning! And the Royals got what they deserved for such tactics when Carter Jensen and Lane Thomas struck out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you\u2019re keeping track at home, that\u2019s 7 scoreless for Cameron and 7.1 innings allowing 1 run for Skubal. I say Cameron outdueled him, but honestly it was just terrific pitching by both teams once Beck Way got past his first three batters. But those three counted, and the Royals lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In what might be considered a second bright spot, Jac Caglianone was feeling well enough to pinch hit for Starling Marte in the ninth and didn\u2019t show any discomfort while flying out to shallow center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Royals will need to win tomorrow afternoon to have a shot at a series split. Michael Wacha (3.66 ERA, 4.37 SIERA) will face off against Casey Mize (2.79, 3.62). The game will be played at 12:10 PM Central.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.royalsreview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Royals dropped yet another one-run game to the Tigers, their fifth in a row. But at least they didn\u2019t give fans any real hope in this one as the Tigers won 2-1. Here are two things that, had I said them two days ago, would not have made sense. 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