The Walk Off: Edinson Volquez’s nightmare start among worst ever
June 24, 2016 at 11:41 PM
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Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Friday's 15-game slate didn't feature a single marquee pitching matchup. With that in mind, it should come as no real surprise that the night was dominated by offense, with all 30 teams combining to score 173 total runs on 293 totals hits. Yeah, it was a rough night for a lot of pitcher's ERA. None more so though than Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez, who may have turned in the worst start of baseball's modern era in Kansas City's 13-4 loss to the Astros . The numbers are downright awful. Volquez was knocked around for nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits in the first inning alone. . @astros 9-run 1st inning vs Royals: Triple RBI single Single Out RBI single RBI single BB Error, run scores RBI single Grand Slam Out Out — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 25, 2016 Ouch. If that wasn't bad enough, Royals' manager Ned Yost rolled with Volquez again in the second inning, where he allowed three more runners to reach without recording an out. As you...
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