Royals Blank Rockies 5-0

Starters

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Both Felipe Paulino and Aaron Crow tossed two scoreless innings, with Crow earning the W, before handing the ball off to the bullpen. Paulino got out of both the 1st and 2nd inning with the aid of two double-play groundballs. This was his first appearance in a game this Spring due to a left-hamstring strain he suffered earlier in camp. Crow walked one in the 4th, but erased it by inducing a double-play.

Bullpeners

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Jose Mijares, Louis Coleman, Brandon Sisk, Tommy Hottovy, and Jeremy Jeffress all threw an inning apiece, with all of them recording a K except for Hottovy, and all of them giving up a hit except for Sisk.

Hottovy is the most interesting potential bullpen possibility. The hometown lefty, just a few years removed from reconstructive-elbow surgery, has transitioned to a sidearm slot, leading Ned Yost to refer to him as a “left-handed Louis Coleman“. He had a stint with Boston last year, so he has big league experience. He’s currently battling with Tim Collins, Jose Mijares, and Everett Teaford for what is presumed to be the two lefty slots in the ‘pen.

Hitters

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Max Ramirez has done it again. He and Yuni both went yard. Yuni’s solo-shot in the 4th off of lefty Josh Outman sparked a 4-run inning.  Ramirez had a pinch-hit HR in the top of the 8th, adding one more run to build the lead to 5-0.

The Royals had 10 hits in all, with Yuni and Zo Cain each collecting 2 each. And of the 10 hits, 5 were for extra bases (3 2Bs: Gordon, Butler, Cain. 2HR: Yuni, Ramirez).

Billy Butler got his second start at 1B this Spring, and the Royals were errorless. Just saying.

Here’s the boxscore via NBC Sports

Final	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Kansas City	0	0	0		4	0	0		0	1	0		5	10	0
Colorado	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	7	0

Kansas City Royals Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Gordon, LF 2 0 1 0 2 .300 .417 .700   D. Lough, LF 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 Y. Betancourt, 2B 3 1 2 1 5 .250 .250 .583   J. Giavotella, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 C. Robinson, DH 5 1 1 0 1 .200 .333 .200 B. Butler, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 .417 .462 .750   M. Ramirez, 1B 1 1 1 1 4 .667 .778 2.167 M. Moustakas, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 .250 .357 .250   K. Kouzmanoff, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 L. Cain, CF 3 1 2 1 3 .500 .500 .800   G. Golson, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 B. Pena, C 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375   J. Rodriguez, C 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 M. Maier, RF 1 0 1 1 1 .333 .400 .444   W. Myers, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 I. Falu, SS 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778   T. Abreu, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200   F. Paulino, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   A. Crow, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Mijares, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Coleman, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Sisk, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   T. Hottovy, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Jeffress, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 35 5 10 5 19 - - -

Colorado Rockies Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG D. Fowler, CF 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500   E. Young, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 J. Herrera, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 .429 .429 .571   H. Gomez, SS 1 0 1 0 2 .500 .500 1.000   A. Brown, PR 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 J. Pacheco, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429   B. Paulsen, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 J. Giambi, DH 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .500 .333   C. Tracy, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 R. Hernandez, C 2 0 1 0 1 .429 .429 .429   W. Rosario, C 2 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 T. Colvin, RF 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .400 .556   K. Matthes, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 C. Blake, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000   N. Arenado, 3B 1 0 1 0 2 .286 .375 .571 C. Nelson, SS 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222   T. Field, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 T. Wheeler, LF 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .500 .333   B. Wood, LF 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250   D. Pomeranz, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Outman, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Belisle, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Molleken, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   E. Escalona, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 30 0 7 0 9 - - -

2B: KC 3, A. Gordon (1), B. Butler (1), L. Cain (3). Col 2, H. Gomez (1), N. Arenado (2).

HR: KC 2, Y. Betancourt (1), M. Ramirez (3).

Scoring Position: KC -  for . Col -  for .

Kansas City Royals Player IP H R ER BB K ERA F. Paulino 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 A. Crow, (W 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 J. Mijares 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 L. Coleman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 B. Sisk 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 T. Hottovy 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 J. Jeffress 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00

Colorado Rockies Player IP H R ER BB K ERA D. Pomeranz 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 J. Outman, (L 0-1) 3.0 6 4 4 1 1 9.00 M. Belisle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 D. Molleken 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 E. Escalona 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00

Caught Stealing: KC 1, L. Cain (1).

Time: 2:28

Attendance – 6,773

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