Bannister and Soria both pitched extremely well....each went two innings of scoreless baseball, Bannister gave up one hit, Soria none.
In a symbolic moment....Alex Gordon - the player all fans are pinning their hopes of future success on - scored the first run of the game. A perfect way to usher in the new era of Royals baseball.
Gordon's Wichita teammate (and other savior of the franchise) Billy Butler saw some action later in the game and had a two-run single in the ninth inning.
The main thing I took away from this game were the performances of Bannister and Soria. I think they'd like to see Bannister in the rotation, and if he keeps pitching like he did yesterday, it'll be hard to keep him out. I think Soria's got an outside shot at it as well, although he's most likely destined for bullpen duty this year. Should be interesting to see how the rotation starts shaking out after a handful of games are played.
In today's game against the Rangers - we'll get to see Esteban German take his first shot at playing shortstop, furthering his role as a super-utility player. Pitchers going for KC today will be Billy Buckner, Tyler Lumsden, Luke Hochevar, Carlos Rosa, Danny Christensen and Matt Wright.
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