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Game 35 Open Thread - Royals (18-16) at Yankees (19-13)

By Max Rieper

The Hiram Fire-him Countdown is on.

Kyle Davies

#34 / Pitcher / Kansas City Royals

6-1

210

R

R

Sep 09, 1983

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR

BB

 K ERA WHIP
2011 - Kyle Davies 1-4 7 7 0 0 0 0 35.2 50 30 29 6 13 26 7.32 1.77

Freddy Garcia

#36 / Pitcher / New York Yankees

6-4

250

R

R

Oct 06, 1976

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - Freddy Garcia 1-2 5 4 0 0 0 0 25.0 22 8 8 3 11 23 2.88 1.32

The Yanks have somehow managed to get some value out of 34 year old Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Freddy Garcia, but that will surely come to an end as Garcia is one of the few pitchers that the Royals absolutely OWN. In a not insignificant sample size (27 starts), Garcia is 9-13 with a 5.89 ERA in his career against the Boys in Blue. Garcia is the performance-enhancing drug Royals hitters need, as they are hitting .316/.355/.533 with 25 home runs in those 27 games.

Pitchers Opposing the Royals, Most Starts Yielding Five ER or More

1. Jim Abbott - 11 times

2. Kenny Rogers - 10 times

3. Freddy Garcia - 9 times*

*-tied with Brad Radke, Dave Stewart, Jim Clancy and Frank Tanana

Guess what? All of those top three guys pitched for the Yankees! ITS AN OMEN!

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