Game 3 Royals 4, Tigers 1

Another day, another routine victory by the Boys In Blue over the suddenly hapless Tigers in there own park. In a stunningly efficient manner the Royals swept the Tigers with a combination of strong pitching, timely hitting and good defense. The victory boosted the Royals record to 3-0 and 1st place in the AL Central. For the Ultra Optimist the magic number to clinch the division is 159. The 3-0 record to start the season is only the third time that has happened. It is only the second time the team has done this in there 40 year history, the last time in 1977 also against the Tigers. The Royals outscored the Tigers for the series 13-5. Eight of the Royals runs came with two outs. The starting pitchers limited the Tigers to 4 runs for the series for a ERA of 1.8. Overall the staff ERA is 1.55 with 24 K's 9 W's 21 Hits in 29 innings.Zack Greinke garnered the Royals third straight quality start with a line 7IP 6 hits 3K 1W and 1 run. Despite the good numbers Zack had a control ...