Game Thread IX- Brewers vs Royals
Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it! The Kansas City Royals have a chance to win the series this afternoon against a very good Brewers ballclub. Early offense propelled the Brewers to a 5-2 victory yesterday in the first game of the doubleheader, while a big 6th inning led the Royals to an 8-2 victory, to split said doubleheader.
The Royals are currently 4-4 this season, with a 3-2 record at home so far, so in addition to trying to make this a winning series, a win today would make it a winning homestand. They will play a quick three-game series in Cleveland starting tomorrow, before heading straight home for a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox.
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Last Easter, the Royals were in Detroit and Tarik Skubal was the starting pitcher, a game the Royals won 4-3 in extra innings, to cap off a terrible road trip and avoid being swept in a four-game series against the Tigers.
Kris Bubic goes for the Royals today. The left-hander got off to a great start in Monday’s home opener against the Twins. Bubic went 6 innings, striking out four, allowing only one run (a solo homer) and walking three.
Bubic started in Milwaukee last season, going 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, 2 walks, striking out 8 batters, while allowing no runs.
While the Brewers are also starting a lefty today, the Royals are opting for a heavier right-handed lineup. Here are the starters behind Bubic.
Additionally, today the Royals will wear a different uniform at home, for the first time since 2008.
As for the Brewers, they have been the model of consistency for the last decade in baseball. For a small market team, they always seem to win a lot of games and in the playoffs. Here is their line-up today behind Kyle
Harrison.
First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. CT and can be streamed on Royals.TV.
