Found June 28, 2009 on The Pipeline:
Bruce Chen didn't pitch awfully his first start. It wasn't a Picasso, but it wasn't a stick figure drawing, either. You don't expect Nyjer Morgan to take you deep, and it would be nice to get more than 2 runs of support out of the offense. The Royals are assured their first losing interleague record since the horrible, horrible days of 2004. As much as I want to see several moves made, I wonder if they ever will be.AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 4, O-Royals 2CF Raines 2-4, 2B (2), RBI -- .149, finally gets first RBI with organizationSS Lisson 2-3, BB, 2 2B (4), RS, SB (2) -- .2221B Ka'aihue 1-4, HR (12), RBI (33), K, RS -- .272M. Wright 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K -- L, 0-5, 7.12 ERAMarte 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- 4.30 ERAYabuta 2 IP, 6 K -- 4.37 ERA, wow*** The Isotopes came up with 4 runs despite only 5 hits and Omaha couldn't keep pace in the series opener. Matt Wright gave up 2 2-out RBI hits in the 2nd and Omaha stranded 2 in the 3rd. The Royals left the base...
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