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Series Preview: Indians at Royals 9/21-23

Found September 20, 2012 on Burning River Baseball:
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers,  Kansas City Royals
Just like the series against the Twins, this upcoming series will be almost completely meaningless. While the Indians do have some player evaluations to do for next year, there is little to be learned in series against teams in the same situation as the Indians. Both the Twins and Royals are also evaluating young talent, making these games more like the AAA games that most of these players were playing in a month ago. End of Season Goals: Masterson to .500: Justin's start in game one of this series will be his third to last on the year, meaning he must win all three starts to get to .500 43 Saves for Pure Rage: This one is still possible, but he hasn't made any progress over the last two series as each of the Indians wins has been a walk-off.  Not losing 100 games: At 62 wins, the Indians are almost to the point of being safe from losing 100 games. They only have to win one more game of their last twelve to do so and since they haven't lost 12 in a row all season, ...
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